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Lymphoproliferative disease of the orbitFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 18:398-401. 2007..This paper highlights the staging strategies and treatment options based on a review of the most updated and relevant bibliography...
Oncocytic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland in a patient with neurofibromatosisFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 26:486-8. 2010..Radical surgical excision, followed by adjunctive radiotherapy, is considered the treatment of choice, but the prognosis remains guarded...
Advanced periocular, facial, and oral amyloidosisFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 21:397-8. 2005..Histopathologic examination revealed cutaneous amyloidosis. Six months later, extensive excision of the upper eyelid lesions was required to restore normal visual function...
Visual loss secondary to orbital apex invasion as the first manifestation of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinomaFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 25:248-50. 2009..The patient underwent stereotactic radiosurgery, which arrested the tumor progression. Orbitocranial recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare and ocular symptoms may be the first manifestation of the disease...
Management of malignant and benign eyelid lesionsFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova and Ospedale G Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 17:480-4. 2006..The management of benign and malignant eyelid neoplasms has been extensively examined. This paper offers an overview of the most common eyelid lesions and their management based on a review of the relevant bibliography...
Outcomes after surgical excision of large and massive orbital tumorsFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 24:280-3. 2008..To evaluate the outcome of surgical excision of large and massive orbital tumors. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first article to evaluate the relationship between the size of orbital tumors and the surgical outcome...
Solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit: is it rare? Report of a case series and review of the literatureFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Ophthalmology 110:1442-8. 2003..We believe that the orbital SFT is a relatively common tumor and that it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any orbital tumor...
Mini-invasive ptosis surgeryFrancesco P Bernardini
Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova and Ospedale Evangelico Valdese, Torino, Italy
Orbit 25:111-5. 2006..We believe that, in a selected group of patients, a less invasive approach with an upper lid skin incision of only 0.8 cm is equally effective for the final result and offers several advantages compared to the traditional technique...
Epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland: an updateFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 19:409-13. 2008..The goal of this article is to offer an update on the treatment and prognosis of the most common epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland, report on new pathological entities and offer a review of the classification of lacrimal gland tumors...
Primary undifferentiated large cell carcinoma of the lacrimal glandFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova, Italy
Ophthalmology 118:1189-92. 2011..To report a unique case of primary undifferentiated large cell carcinoma (LCCA) of the lacrimal gland, a tumor not previously described in the ophthalmic literature...
Unilateral microblepharonFrancesco P Bernardini
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, and Ospedale Evangelico-Valdese, Torino, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 20:467-9. 2004..Treatment consisted in hard-palate grafting and lateral tarsal strip suspension of the lower eyelid of the affected side. The outcome was considered satisfactory by the surgeon and by the patient. No further surgery was required...
Unusual presentation of giant cell angiofibroma of the eyelidsDario Surace
Department of Ophthalmology, Santa Maria del Carmine Hospital, Piazzale Santa Maria 6, Rovereto, Italy
Eur J Ophthalmol 20:1073-5. 2010..To describe a case of bilateral eyelid-confined giant cell angiofibroma (GCAF) in a patient with a slowly progressive bilateral eyelid swelling...
Gross enophthalmos after cerebrospinal fluid shunting for childhood hydrocephalus: the "silent brain syndrome"Francesco P Bernardini
Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, Istituto G Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 25:434-6. 2009..A key radiologic feature is presented, and a conjectural mechanism is proposed for this disfiguring condition...
Frontalis suspension sling using a silicone rod in patients affected by myogenic blepharoptosisFrancesco P Bernardini
Clinica Oculistica, , Genova, Italy
Orbit 21:195-8. 2002..A silicone rod, because of its elasticity, is the material of choice in this selected category of patients...
Periocular and orbital amyloidosisFrancesco P Bernardini
Ophthalmology 114:1232. 2007
Minimally invasive conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with Jones tubeMartin H Devoto
Consultores Oftalmologicos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 22:253-5. 2006..This technique creates a direct communication between the conjunctiva and the middle meatus with the use of a 14-gauge angiocatheter. The glass tube is inserted under endoscopic or direct visualization...
