Italo GiuffreProfessor, Catholic University of Rome, Itly
Biography
Dr. Italo Giuffre' is Consultant at the Department of Ophthalmology (Head: Prof. A. Caporossi) - Catholic University of Rome (Italy) since 2009 and Lecturer at the Orthoptics School in Bozen (Italy). He graduated as Medical Doctor cum laude at Tor Vergata University in 1988. He discussed a thesis about the biological and pharmacological aspects of neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma. In 1992 he postgraduated cum laude in Ophthalmology at Sapienza University (Head: Prof. M. R. Pannarale). He discussed a thesis about the ibopamine test after administration of corticoids in patients affected by allergic conjunctivitis. He completed a Vitreo-retinal Fellowship at Antwerpen Ophthalmology Department (Head: Prof. R. Zivoynovic). In 1995-1996 he was Lecturer of Genetic of eye diseases at the Postgraduate Course of Ophthalmology at Tor Vergata University of Roma (Head: Prof. M.G. Bucci). In 2001 he became PhD in Neuropaediatrics and malformative diseases at Sapienza University (Head: Prof. G.P. Cantore). He discussed a thesis about genetics of Apert and Crouzon syndromes.
His publications include one book about Genetics of Eye diseases, INC Editor 2000, 5 chapters in international books about ibopamine, apoptosis and tumorigenesis and genetics of glaucoma and over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He served as Medical Officer in the Italian Army in 1990-1991 and he is Captain since 2000. He worked at the Ophthalmological Department (Head: Prof. E. Balestrazzi) at L?Aquila University since 1992 up to 2009. Since then he served as Consultant at the Glaucoma Service and Hereditary eye diseases Service (Head: Prof. B. Falsini) at the Catholic University of Rome (Italy).
He is member of ARVO, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Italian Society of Ophthalmology (SOI), AIMO, AISG, SiGLA, SIOP, GIVRE. He received the SOI Best Paper Award in 2013. He serves numerous Editorial positions including Editor- in-Chief of Journal of Ocular Diseases and Therapeutics, Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Neurology India, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Academic Editor of British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Ophthalmology Research: an International Journal, Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, British Microbiology Research Journal, Journal of International Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Disease and Global Health, International Journal of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical Research, EC Ophthalmology, British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, Journal of Ophthalmology: Open Access, The Open Ophthalmology Journal, Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, Journal of Case Reports in Medical Sciences, Open Access Journal of Ophthalmology, International Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Research, Annals of Case Reports and Images. He attended more than 400 American, European and national meetings. In more than 100 he was invited speaker.
Research Interest
Cataract, glaucoma, hereditary eye diseases, orbit, paediatric ophthalmology, refractive surgery