Advances in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor at University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. His main research and clinical are Medical Retina and ophthalmic surgery (retina and cataract). Professor Querques has contributed to more than 300 peer-reviewed articles published mainly in the areas of Medical Retina (age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, hereditary retinal diseases, ophthalmic genetics). His current main area of both clinical and laboratory research is focusing on the diagnosis (imaging) and treatment of age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, and hereditary retinal diseases. Professor Querques is a member of the Italian Society of Ophthalmology (SOI), the French Society of Ophthalmology (SFO), the European Association of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Retina Society, the Club Jules Gonin, and the Macula Society. Doctor Querques serves as Editor in Chief of Ophthalmology @ Point Of Care, and as Editorial Board Member of Ophthalmologica, Ophthalmology and Therapy, and Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. Enrico Borrelli, MD, graduated from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy) in 2013. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Gabriele D’Annunzio University (Chieti, Italy) and his clinical research fellowship in medical retina and retinal imaging at Doheny Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Currently, he works as retina specialist at San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy). His research interests include image analysis and ocular imaging (retinal and choroidal disorders), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), pachychoroid disease, and diabetic retinopathy. He has performed pioneering work in opening the field of color autofluorescence and in employing OCT angiography to detect changes in the choriocapillaris in AMD subjects. He has authored or co-authored over 160 articles in peer reviewed international journals. He has given a number of invited lectures at meetings. He is recipient of a number of prizes and he is on the board of medical societies (national and specialized), as well as a consultant to numerous pharmaceutical companies. Riccardo Sacconi, MD, FEBO, received his medical degree from the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (Italy) in 2012. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at University of Verona (Italy), and a clinical research fellowship in medical retina and retinal imaging at the department of Ophthalmology of San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy). Currently, he works as retina specialist at San Raffaele Hospital and he is completing his PhD program at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. His main research interests include the ophthalmic imaging and management of retinal diseases, contributing to more than 130 peer-reviewed articles. He is editorial assistant of European Journal of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology @ Point Of Care.