Fondazione Banca Degli Occhi del Veneto O.N.L.U.S.

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

A Simplified Technique for In situ Excision of Cornea and Evisceration of Retinal Tissue from Human Ocular Globe

Mohit Parekh¹, Stefano Ferrari¹, Enzo Di Iorio¹, Vanessa Barbaro¹, Davide Camposampiero¹, Marianthi Karali², Diego Ponzin¹, Gianni Salvalaio¹

¹Fondazione Banca Degli Occhi del Veneto O.N.L.U.S. , ²Telethon Institute for Genetics & Medicine (T.I.G.E.M.)

The paper describes a simplified technique to excise corneal and to eviscerate retinal tissues from the ocular globe of human cadaveric donors. The technique described here will help to excise good quality tissues to be used for transplantation, surgical or research purposes without damaging other tissues of the ocular globe.

Medicine

Fertility Sparing Procedure using Carbon Dioxide Fiber Laser Vaporization of Ovarian Endometrioma

Massimo Candiani¹, Jessica Ottolina¹, Iacopo Tandoi¹, Ludovica Bartiromo¹, Matteo Schimberni¹, Roberta Villanacci¹, Stefano Ferrari¹

¹Gynecological Surgery and Endometriosis Departmental Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute

In this protocol, CO₂fiber laser technique is demonstrated for the surgical treatment of ovarian endometriosis, which represents a viable alternative in terms of fertility preservation with the major advantage of not being dependent on the surgeon's skills and personal experience.