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Formazione & Incarichi Professionali

2023-              Ricercatore con contratto di lavoro subordinato a tempo determinato lettera b), Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2023-              Medico Chirurgo specialista in Oftalmologia, Fondazione PTV, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2022               Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale alle funzioni di professore universitario di Seconda Fascia nel Settore Concorsuale 06/F2 - Malattie Apparato Visivo

2022               Incarico assistenziale a tempo determinato per Medico-Chirurgo specialista in Oftalmologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata di Roma

2018 - 2022    Dottorato di Ricerca, Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche Applicate, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata. Giudizio: Eccellente qualità con lode.

2021-2022      Cataract Surgeon, SpaMedica Limited of Spamedica House, Bolton, Regno Unito

2021-2022      Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Regno Unito

2021               Locum Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Cornea e superficie oculare), St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Regno Unito (12 mesi)

2020-2021      Corneal Fellow, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Regno Unito

2019-2020      Cataract and Ocular Surface Neoplasia Fellow, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Regno Unito (12 mesi)

2017-2018      Research Fellow in Cornea and Ocular Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Stati Uniti(18 mesi)

2014-2018      Diploma di Specializzazione in Oftalmologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata. Voto 50/50 e lode.

2013               Ocular Oncology Observership, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Stati Uniti(2 mesi)

2007-2013      Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore sede di Roma. Voto 110/110 e lode.

2010-2011      Erasmus Programme, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Regno Unito

2007               Maturità Scientifica, Liceo Scientifico Farnesina, Roma. Voto 100/100 e lode

 

Attività didattica

2023-             Docente, Corso di Laurea in Medicine & Surgery, Corso di Laurea in Ortottica ed Assistenza Oftalmologica, Scuola di Specializzazione in Oftalmologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2022-             Relatore/Correlatore Tesi, Corso di Laurea in Medicine & Surgery, Corso di Laurea in Ortottica ed Assistenza Oftalmologica, Scuola di Specializzazione in Oftalmologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2021-2022      Cultore della materia, Corso di Laurea in Medicine & Surgery, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2022-             Docente e Istruttore,European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO), Lugano, Svizzera

2022               Docente del Master di Immunologia Pediatrica Avanzata, Uveiti e Congiuntiviti Pediatriche, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2021-2022      Tutor di Tesi di Laurea, Corso di Laurea in Medicine & Surgery, Corso di Laurea in Ortottica ed Assistenza Oftalmologica, Scuola di Specializzazione in Oftalmologia, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia

2019-2021      Docenza formale ed informale, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Regno Unito

 

Riconoscimenti e Premi

2024               ARVO Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2024, Seattle, Stati Uniti

2024               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC), NominatoMembro del Comitato Scientifico della SITRAC

2023               Most Original Oral Presentation under 40s, Congresso della Società Italiana della Cornea, Cellule Staminali e della Superficie Oculare S.I.C.S.S.O 2023, Catania, Italia

2021               The Bowman Club Prize, Best Corneal Fellow Presentation. The Bowman Club XXI Annual Meeting, Liverpool, Regno Unito

2019               Best Paper SOI 2019, 99° Congresso Nazionale SOI, Roma, Italia

2018               Best Paper nella sessione Glaucoma, Congresso della Società Oftalmologi Universitari (SOU), Chieti, Italia

2014               LVI Premio A. Gemelli, 2014,Milano, Italia. Premiata come migliore studente laureato nella classe 2013 presso l’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

2013               Migliore studente AA 2011-2012, Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

2012               Secondo miglior studente AA 2010-2011, Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

2011               Migliore studente AA 2009-2010, Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

2010               Migliore studente AA 2008-2009, Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

2009               Migliore studente AA 2007-2008, Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

 

Presentazioni a Congressi

2024               European Dry Eye Society (EuDES). Titolo: Sailing between Scylla and Charybdis: Targeting dry eye disease personalized treatment – Clinical cases discussion: DED after surgery, DED & differential diagnosis. Congresso; European Dyy Eye Society Congress (EuDEC). Madrid, 20-22 Giugno 2024.

2024               Advocates in Ophtha. Titolo: Superficie Oculare e Glaucoma. Corso: Advocates in Ophtha. Lazise, 6-8 Giugno 2024.

2024               Gruppo oculisti ambulatoriali liberi (GOAL). Titolo: Innovazione Tecnologica per la Corretta Gestione della Superficie Oculare. Corso: Un occhio al futuro della donna: la menopausa nel terzo millennio. Roma, 31 Maggio 2024

2024               The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Titolo:Correlation among Dry Eye Questionnaires in patients without and with Glaucoma with Different Stages of Severity. Congresso: ARVO 2024. Seattle, Stati Uniti – 5-9Maggio 2024

2024               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Practice Management Pearls - Get it done! Consigli pratici di sopravvivenza sul segmento anteriore per il giovane oculista. Titolo: Ulcera corneale: un approccio efficace. Congresso: 3° Congresso Nazionale S.I.S.O. Roma, Italia – 18- 20 Aprile 2024

2024               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Simposio Società Italiana di Dacriologia e Superficie Oculare (S.I.D.S.O). – La Malattia dell’Occhio Secco: Innovazione, Ricerca ed Intelligenza Artificiale. Titolo: Terapie attuali & future per l’occhio secco. Congresso: 3° Congresso Nazionale S.I.S.O. Roma, Italia – 18- 20 Aprile 2024

2024               Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Glaucoma (AISG). Titolo: Correlazione tra questionari sull’occhio secco in pazienti senza glaucoma e con glaucoma a diversi stadi di severità. Congresso: 7° Congresso Internazionale AISG, Milano, Italia – 14-16 Marzo 2023

2024               Ophtha in Tour- Imparare dai Casi Clinici. Titolo: Le Patologie della Superficie Oculare. Figline Valdarno (FI), Italia – 1 -2 Marzo 2024

2024               Ophtha in Tour- Imparare dai Casi Clinici. Title: Paziente affetto da Glaucoma. Figline Valdarno (FI), Italia – 1 -2 Marzo 2024

2024               Ocular GVHD 2024. Titolo: Proposal for early diagnosis of ocular GVHD. Congresso: International Expert Meeting on Ocular Graft-vs-Host Disease. Center for Integrated Oncology, Colonia, Germania – 8 Marzo 2024

2024               Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva (AICCER). Titolo: Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome. Congresso: XXV Congresso Nazionale AICCER, Roma, Italia – 7-9 Marzo 2024

2024               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Wet lab DSAEK/DMEK.  Congresso: XXVIII Congresso Nazionale SITRAC, Roma, Italia – 15-17 Febbraio 2024

2023               European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER). Titolo: Alterations in clinical parameters in cicatrising conjunctivitis secondary to GvHD. 2Congresso: 6° Congresso EVER, Valencia, Spagna - 28 Ottobre 2023

2023               Videocatarattarefrattiva (VCR). Titolo: Dry eye disease nel paziente chirurgico: dalla diagnosi alla terapia. Congresso: Videocatarattarefrattiva 2023– 27Ottobre 2023

2023               Società Oftalmologica Calabrese (SOC). Titolo: Cataratta e Cheratoplastica. Congresso: XXII Congresso SOC, Reggio Calabria, Italia - 22-23 Settembre 2023

2023               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Titolo: Posterior Stromal Ripples Increase The Risk Of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Detachment Worsening Over Time. Congresso: 41° Congresso dell’ESCRS, Vienna, Austria. 8-12 Settembre 2023

2023               Società Italiana della Cornea, Cellule Staminali e della Superficie Oculare (SICSSO). Titolo: Posterior stromal ripples increase the risk of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Congresso: XXI Congresso SICSSO, Catania, Italia – 29Giugno- 1 Luglio 2023

2023               Società Italiana della Cornea, Cellule Staminali e della Superficie Oculare (SICSSO). Video: Technique for Descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and airCongresso: XXI Congresso SICSSO, Catania, Italia – 29Giugno- 1 Luglio 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Titolo: Le irregolarità dello stroma posteriore aumentano il rischio di peggioramento del distacco della DMEK nel tempo. Congresso: 2° Congresso nazionale S.I.S.O, Roma, Italia. 18-20 Maggio 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Simposio: La terapia personalizzata per il Dry Eye Disease. I miei pazienti con dry eye disease - presentazione e discussione di casi clinici visti in ambulatorio. Congresso: 2° Congresso Nazionale S.I.S.O. Roma, Italia. 18-20 Maggio 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Corso: Tips & tricks per il giovane oculista nella gestione delle patologie del segmento anteriore. Titolo: Glaucoma e Superficie Oculare. Congresso: 2° Congresso Nazionale S.I.S.O. Roma, Italia. 18-20 Maggio 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Video: Tecnica chirurgica di Descemetoressi sotto Viscoelastico ed Aria. Congresso: 2° Congresso Nazionale S.I.S.O. Roma, Italia. 18-20 Maggio 2023

2023               The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Titolo: Feasibility of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery without hospital overnight admission. Congresso: ARVO 2023. New Orleans, Stati Uniti – 23-27Aprile 2023

2023               Società Oftalmologica Romana e del Lazio (SOR). Titolo: Congiuntivite cicatrizzante: quale approccio al paziente? Congresso: 3° Congresso SOR, Roma, Italia – 21 Aprile 2023

2023               Corso: La Gestione Ottimale del Paziente Glaucomatoso: Interazione tra Università e Territorio. Titolo: Il Glaucoma nel terzo millennio: epidemiologia. Roma, Italia. 31 Marzo 2023

2023               Corso: La Gestione Ottimale del Paziente Glaucomatoso: Interazione tra Università e Territorio. Titolo: Quale migliore terapia ipotonizzante nel rispetto della superficie oculare per una migliore compliance. Roma, Italia. 31 Marzo 2023

2023               Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Glaucoma (AISG). Titolo: Confronto tra OCT Glaucoma Staging System & Columbia University OCT-based method nella diagnosi di glaucoma e utilità della loro integrazione con il campo visivo. Congresso: 6° Congresso internazionale AISG, Torino, Italia. 11 Marzo 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Titolo: Corneal perforation: to glue or not to glue. Congresso: XXVII Congresso nazionale SITRAC, Bologna, Italia. 16-18 Febbraio 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Titolo: Posterior stromal ripples increase the risk of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Congresso: XXVII Congresso nazionale SITRAC, Bologna, Italia. 16-18 Febbraio 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Wet lab DALK. Congresso: XXVII Congresso nazionale SITRAC, Bologna, Italia. 16-18 Febbraio 2023

2022               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).  Titolo: Feasibility of DMEK Surgery Without Hospital Overnight Admission During Covid-19 Era. Congresso: 40° Congresso ESCRS, Milano, Italia

2022               Società Oftalmologica Romana e del Lazio (SOR).  Titolo: Malattie autoimmuni e dry eye: diagnosi e terapia. Congresso: 2° Congresso SOR, Roma, Italia

2022               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Titolo: Nuova tecnica chirurgica di Descemetoressi sotto Viscoelastico ed Aria. Congresso: SITRAC 2022, Verona, Italia

2021               EuCornea. Titolo: A novel technique for descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and air. Congresso: 12° Congresso EuCornea.

2021               The Bowman Club. Titolo: Conjunctival Biopsy Site in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. Congresso: The Bowman Club XXI Annual Meeting, Liverpool, Regno Unito

2020               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Titolo: Female patients with corneal epithelial defects have longer healing times. Congresso: 38° Congresso dell’ESCRS

2020               EuCornea. Titolo: Female patients with corneal epithelial defects have longer healing times. Congresso: 11° Congresso EuCornea 2020.

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Titolo: Biopsia congiuntivale nei pazienti con sospetto pemfigoide oculare: dove eseguirla? Congresso: 99°Congresso Nazionale SOI, Roma, Italia.

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Titolo: Il ruolo degli anti-VEGF nelle malattie della superficie oculare. Congresso: 99°congresso Nazionale SOI, Roma, Italia

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Titolo: L'evoluzione dell'importanza terapeutica delle cellule staminali limbari nelle patologie della superficie oculare. Congresso: 17° Congresso Internazionale SOI, Roma, Italia.

2019               Ophthalmology and Vision Science Prize Meeting 2019. Titolo: Mucous membrane pemphigoid: which ocular location should be sampled? Congresso: Sueki Prize conference meeting. Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Regno Unito

2019               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Titolo: Mucous membrane pemphigoid: which ocular location should be sampled? Congresso: 37° Congresso dell’ESCRS, Parigi, Europa.

2019               Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Titolo: Regulatory T cells derived from hosts at high risk of corneal graft rejection have impaired protective effects on corneal endothelial cells. Congresso: ARVO 2019, Vancouver, Canada.

2018               Società degli Oftalmologi Universitari (SOU). Titolo: OCT del polo posteriore: RNFL, papilla o mRGC? Congresso: 14° Corso Nazionale SOU, Chieti, Italia

2018               Schepens Eye Research Institute (SERI). Titolo: The Role of Regulatory T cells in preventing Corneal Endothelial Cell loss. Incontro: Schepens Eye Research Institute meetings, Boston, MA, US

2018               Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Titolo: Limbal and Conjunctival Epithelial Thickness in Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease. Congresso: ARVO 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stati Uniti.

2018               International Chronic Ocular GVHD Consensus Meeting. Titolo: Summary of Findings from Recent Work on GVHD. Congresso: 7th International Chronic Ocular GVHD Consensus Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

2018               Educazione Continua in Oftalmologia. Titolo: Come comunicare la ricerca in maniera efficace: le slides, uno strumento da utlizzare nel modo giusto. Congresso: Educazione Continua in Oftalmologia 2018, Villasimius, Italia

2014               Società Italiana Laser in Oftalmologia (SILO). Titolo: Nevo Coroideale e Corioretinopatia Sierosa Centrale. Congresso: XXX Congresso Annuale S.I.L.O., Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italia

 

Pubblicazioni su riviste peer reviewed

1.            Dohlman TH, Singh RB, Amparo F, Carreno-Galeano T, Dastjerdi M, Coco G, Di Zazzo A, Shikari H, Saboo U, Sippel K, Ciralsky J, Yoo SH, Sticca M, Wakamatsu TH, Murthy S, Hamrah P, Jurkunas U, Ciolino JB, Saeed H, Gomes JAP, Perez VL, Yin J, Dana R. Suppression of Neovascularization by Topical and Subconjunctival Bevacizumab After High-Risk Corneal Transplantation. Ophthalmol Sci. 2024 Feb 13;4(4):100492. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2024.100492. PMID: 38682029; PMCID: PMC11046200.

2.            Coco G*, Buffon G*, Taloni A, Giannaccare G. Recent Advances in Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease. Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 Apr 12;14(8):669. doi: 10.3390/nano14080669. PMID: 38668163; PMCID: PMC11053557.

3.            Pagano L, Borgia A, Alfaqawi F, Makuloluwa A, Coco G, Giannaccare G, Messina M, Romano V, Gadhvi K. Endothelial Migration and Regeneration after Penetrating Trauma Injury in a Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Graft: Case Presentation and Literature Overview. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 29;13(5):1424. doi: 10.3390/jcm13051424. PMID: 38592231; PMCID: PMC10931994.

4.            Meliante LA, Piccotti G, Tanga L, Giammaria S, Manni G, Coco G. Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliation and Hearing Loss: A Systematic Literature Review. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 28;13(5):1379. doi: 10.3390/jcm13051379. PMID: 38592217; PMCID: PMC10931971.

5.            Vitiello L, Lixi F, Coco G, Giannaccare G. Ocular Surface Side Effects of Novel Anticancer Drugs. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 13;16(2):344. doi: 10.3390/cancers16020344. PMID: 38254833; PMCID: PMC10814578

6.            Lin TPH, Sen M, Gupta V, Agrawal R, Lanzetta P, Giannaccare G, Chan CKM, Agrawal K, Menia NK, Rojas-Carabali W, Arora A, Martinuzzi D, Taloni A, Rubinato L, Coco G, Sarao V, Veritti D, Chen L, Honavar SG, Lam DSC. Update on coronavirus disease 2019: Ophthalmic Manifestations and Adverse Reactions to Vaccination. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2023 Nov-Dec 01;12(6):512-536. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000647. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 38117598.

7.            Taloni A*, Coco G*, Rastelli D, Buffon G, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Safety and Efficacy of Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant Given Either First-Line or Second-Line in Diabetic Macular Edema. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2023 Dec 12;17:3307-3329. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S427209. PMID: 38106365; PMCID: PMC10725633.

8.            Pagano L, Posarelli M, Giannaccare G, Coco G, Scorcia V, Romano V, Borgia A. Artificial intelligence in cornea and ocular surface diseases. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep 16;37(3):179-184. doi: 10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_52_23. PMID: 38074299; PMCID: PMC10701143.

9.            Taloni A, Borselli M, Scarsi V, Rossi C, Coco G, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Comparative performance of humans versus GPT-4.0 and GPT-3.5 in the self-assessment program of American Academy of Ophthalmology. Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 29;13(1):18562. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45837-2. PMID: 37899405; PMCID: PMC10613606.

10.         Coco G, Ambrosini G, Poletti S, Meliante LA, Taloni A, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Recent advances in drug treatments for dry eye disease. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2023 Oct 7:1-21. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2269090. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37804227.

11.         Giannaccare G, Coco G, Rossi C, Borselli M, Lucisano A, Vaccaro S, Verdiglione M, Scorcia V. Combined Use of Therapeutic Hyper-CL Soft Contact Lens and Insulin Eye Drops for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Neurotrophic Keratopathy. Cornea. 2024 Jan 1;43(1):120-124. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003361. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37607273; PMCID: PMC10686274.

12.         Siragusa L, Angelico R, Angrisani M, Zampogna B, Materazzo M, Sorge R, Giordano L, Meniconi R, Coppola A; SPIGC Survey Collaborative Group. How future surgery will benefit from SARS-COV-2-related measures: a SPIGC survey conveying the perspective of Italian surgeons. Updates Surg. 2023 Sep;75(6):1711-1727. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01613-5. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PMID: 37578735; PMCID: PMC10435629.

13.         Coco G, Kaye SB, Romano V. Letter Regarding: Establishing a Biomarker for the Prediction of Short-Term Graft Detachment After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2023 Aug 1;42(8):e15-e16. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003307. Epub 2023 Jun 6. PMID: 37289568.

14.         Borgia A, Romano V, Romano D, Pagano L, Vagge A, Giannaccare G, Ahmed M, Gadhvi K, Menassa N, Ahmad M, Kaye S, Coco G. Managing Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatism: High-Tech vs. Low-Tech Imaging Techniques for Guiding Suture Manipulation. J Clin Med. 2023 May 14;12(10):3462. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103462. PMID: 37240568; PMCID: PMC10218853.

15.         Patefield A, Meng Y, Airaldi M, Coco G, Vaccaro S, Parekh M, Semeraro F, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Zheng Y, Romano V. Deep Learning Using Preoperative AS-OCT Predicts Graft Detachment in DMEK. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 May 1;12(5):14. doi: 10.1167/tvst.12.5.14. PMID: 37184500; PMCID: PMC10187791.

16.         Borgia A*, Coco G*, Airaldi M, Romano D, Pagano L, Semeraro F, Menassa N, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Romano V. Role of Direct Supervision in the Learning Curve of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery. Cornea. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003278. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37098113. (co-first; corresponding author)

17.         Coco G, Piccotti G, Romano V, Ferro Desideri L, Vagge A, Traverso CE, Pellegrini M, Bruscolini A, Marenco M, Giannaccare G. Cenegermin for the treatment of dry eye disease. Drugs Today (Barc). 2023 Mar;59(3):113-123. doi: 10.1358/dot.2023.59.3.3521858. PMID: 36847622.

18.         Coco G,Romano D, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachments in superior versus temporal approach. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2023 Feb 21:11206721231158230. doi: 10.1177/11206721231158230. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36809907.

19.         Ferrara M, Loda A, Coco G, Grassi P, Cestaro S, Rezzola S, Romano V, Semeraro F. Diabetic Retinopathy: Soluble and Imaging Ocular Biomarkers. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 24;12(3):912. doi: 10.3390/jcm12030912. PMID: 36769560; PMCID: PMC9917666.

20.         Pagano L, Shah H, Gadhvi K, Ahmad M, Menassa N, Coco G, Kaye S, Romano V. Assessment of Corneal Angiography Filling Patterns in Corneal Neovascularization. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 12;12(2):633. doi: 10.3390/jcm12020633. PMID: 36675562; PMCID: PMC9867460.

21.         Rossetti L, Goni F, Montesano G, Stalmans I, Topouzis F, Romano D, Galantin E, Delgado-Gonzales N, Giammaria S, Coco G, Vandewalle E, Lemmens S, Giannoulis D, Pappas T, Manni G. The effect of citicoline oral solution on quality of life in patients with glaucoma: the results of an international, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan 14. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05947-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36639525.

22.         Coco G, Iannetta D, Febbraro I, Elmo E, Manni G. Efficacy of Nonpreserved Sodium Hyaluronate Artificial Tears in Dry Eye Disease Patients Treated with Prostaglandin Analogs for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Prospective, Nonrandomized, Open-Label Pilot Study. J Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec 2;2022:1320996. doi: 10.1155/2022/1320996. PMID: 36505508; PMCID: PMC9733995.

23.         Coco G,Ferrara M, Borgia A, Romano D, Romano V. Carlevale intraocular lens opacification after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 26:11206721221128669. doi: 10.1177/11206721221128669. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36163691.

24.         Coco G, Levis HJ, Borgia A, Romano D, Pagano L, Virgili G, Kaye SB, Romano V. Posterior stromal ripples increase risk of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/aos.15250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36120722.

25.         Ferrara M, Coco G, Sorrentino T, Jasani KM, Moussa G, Morescalchi F, Dhawahir-Scala F, Semeraro F, Steel DHW, Romano V, Romano MR. Retinal and Corneal Changes Associated with Intraocular Silicone Oil Tamponade. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 5;11(17):5234. doi: 10.3390/jcm11175234. PMID: 36079165; PMCID: PMC9457190.

26.         Coco G,Romano V. Corneal Disease & Transplantation. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 29;11(15):4432. doi: 10.3390/jcm11154432. PMID: 35956050; PMCID: PMC9369630. IF: 4.964

27.         Moramarco A, Romano V, Modugno RL, Coco G, Viola P, Fontana L. Yogurt Technique for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Preparation: Early Clinical Outcomes. Cornea. 2022 Aug 3. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002995. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35942529.

28.         Parekh M, Romano D, Wongvisavavit R, Coco G, Giannaccare G, Ferrari S, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Levis HJ, Semeraro F, Calvo-de-Mora MR, Scorcia V, Romano V. DMEK graft: One size does not fit all. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/aos.15202. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35751171.

29.         Ferrara M, Romano V, Iovino C, Kadhim MR, van Dijk EH, Boon CJ, Grassi P, Demirel S, Cartes C, Romano MR; e-LOS Study Group. Tips to optimize digital education in ophthalmology: Results from ESASO survey. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 13:11206721221093187. doi: 10.1177/11206721221093187. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35414278.

30.         Dohlman TH, McSoley M, Amparo F, Carreno-Galeano T, Wang M, Dastjerdi M, Singh RB, Coco G, Di Zazzo A, Shikari H, Saboo U, Sippel K, Ciralsky J, Yoo SH, Sticca M, Wakamatsu TH, Murthy S, Hamrah P, Jurkunas U, Ciolino JB, Gomes JAP, Perez VL, Yin J, Dana R. Bevacizumab in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation: A Pilot Multicenter Prospective Randomized Control Trial. Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug;129(8):865-879. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.03.024. Epub 2022 Mar 28. PMID: 35358592.

31.         Fenech MT, Coco G, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Titley M, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Kaye SB, Romano V. Thinning rate over 24 months in ultrathin DSAEK. Eye (Lond). 2022 Mar 15. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02011-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35292772.

32.         Romano D, Coco G, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Importance of Corneal Angiography in Subclinical Limbitis in a Case of Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis. Cornea. 2022 Aug 1;41(8):1038-1040. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002891. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 35266676.

33.         Pagano L, Shah H, Al Ibrahim O, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Lee JW, Kaye SB, Levis HJ, Hamill KJ, Semeraro F, Romano V. Update on Suture Techniques in Corneal Transplantation: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2022 Feb 18;11(4):1078. doi: 10.3390/jcm11041078. PMID: 35207352; PMCID: PMC8877912.

34.         Coco G, Hamill KJ, Troughton LD, Kaye SB, Romano V. Risk factors for corneal epithelial wound healing: Can sex play a role? Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec 10:11206721211066705. doi: 10.1177/11206721211066705. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34889141.

35.         Romano V, Parekh M, Virgili G, Coco G, Leon P, Islein K, Ponzin D, Ferrari S, Fasolo A, Yu AC, Lucenteforte E, Busin M, Kaye SB. Gender matching did not affect 2-year rejection or failure rates following DSAEK for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct 6:S0002-9394(21)00502-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.09.029. PMID: 34626575.

36.         Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Parekh M, Coco G, Levis HJ, Ponzin D, Ferrari S, Virgili G, Kaye SB, Edwards RT, Romano V. Cost analysis of eye bank versus surgeon prepared endothelial grafts. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Aug 12;21(1):801. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06828-z. PMID: 34384422; PMCID: PMC8359056.

37.         Coco G,Pagano L, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Novel Technique for Descemetorhexis Under Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices and Air. Cornea. 2021 Sep 1;40(9):1215-1217. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002769. PMID: 34351875.

38.         Coco G, Borgia A, Romano D, Kaye SB, Romano V. Blast Wound Dehiscence During Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Rebubbling in a Previous Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Case Report. Cornea. 2021 Jul 28. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002838. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34320596.

39.         Ferrara M, Pagano L, Kadhim MR, Romano D, D'Alterio FM, Coco G, Borgia A, Romano MR, Saeed MU, Romano V. Comment on: Impact of reduced elective ophthalmic surgical volume on U.S. hospitals during the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Aug 1;47(8):1103-1104. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000715. PMID: 34290214.

40.         Shah H, Pagano L, Vakharia A, Coco G, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Romano V. Impact of COVID-19 on keratoconus patients waiting for corneal cross linking. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar 15:11206721211001315. PMID: 33719638.

41.         Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Fenech M, Titley M, Levis HJ, Ruzza A, Ferrari S, Kaye SB, Parekh M, Romano V. Rebubbling rate in preloaded versus surgeon prepared DSAEK. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 May 4:11206721211014380. PMID: 33947232.

42.         Romano V, Steger B, Ahmad M, Coco G, Pagano L, Ahmad S, Zhao Y, Zheng Y, Kaye SB. Imaging of vascular abnormalities in ocular surface disease. Surv Ophthalmol. 2021 May 13:S0039-6257(21)00119-3. PMID: 33992663.

43.         Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Pagano L, Kaye SB, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Romano V. Expanding the supply of donor grafts. Cornea. 2021 May 27. PMID: 34050068.

44.         Coco G, Cremonesi P, Menassa N, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Semeraro F, Kaye SB, Romano V. Changes in pupillometry associated with dissipated energy during phacoemulsification. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec 29:1120672120984377. PMID: 33372549

45.         Romano V, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Titley M, Fenech MT, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Kaye S. Clinical outcomes of pre-loaded ultra-thin DSAEK and pre-loaded DMEK. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 16;5(1):e000546.. PMID: 33094167

46.         Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Pagano L, Kaye SB, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Romano V. Eye Banking: OneCornea for Multiple Recipients. Cornea. 2020 Dec;39(12):1599-1603. PMID: 32947412

47.         Singh RB, Yung A, Coco G, Sinha S, Dohlman TH, Yin J, Dana R. Efficacy and retention of silicone punctal plugs for treatment of dry eye in patients with and without ocular graft-versus-host-disease. Ocul Surf. 2020 Oct;18(4):731-735. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.07.018. Epub 2020 Jul 30. PMID: 32738300; PMCID: PMC7686277

48.         Ferrara M, Romano V, Steel DH, Gupta R, Iovino C, van Dijk EHC; OphthaTraining Group, Romano MR. Reshaping ophthalmology training after COVID-19 pandemic. Eye (Lond). 2020 Nov;34(11):2089-2097. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-1061-3. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32612174; PMCID: PMC7329193

49.         Rossetti L, Iester M, Tranchina L, Ottobelli L, Coco G, Calcatelli E, Ancona C, Cirafici P, Manni G. Can Treatment With Citicoline Eyedrops Reduce Progression in Glaucoma? The Results of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial. J Glaucoma. 2020 Jul;29(7):513-520. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001565. PMID: 32541370; PMCID: PMC7337116

50.         Menassa N, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Kaye SB, Levis HJ, Romano V. Free-Floating DMEK in the Host Anterior Chamber: Surgical Management. Cornea. 2020 Nov;39(11):1453-1456. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002380. PMID: 32452994

51.         Coco G, Romano V, Menassa N, Borroni D, Iselin K, Finn D, Figueiredo GS, Tacea F, Field EA, Ahmad S, Kaye SB. Conjunctival biopsy site in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Am J Ophthalmol 2020. Aug;216:1-6.PMID: 32067959

52.         Coco G, Foulsham W, Nakao T, Yin J, Amouzegar A, Taketani Y, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Regulatory T cells promote corneal endothelial cell survival following transplantation via Interleukin-10. Am J Transplant. 2019 Oct 6. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15631. PMID: 31587452

53.         Coco G, Kheirkhah A, Foulsham W, Dana R, Ciolino JB. Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Jul 16;15:100519. PMID: 31372581

54.         Kheirkhah A, Coco G, Satitpitakul V, Pham TT, Dana R. Limbal and Conjunctival Epithelial Thickness in Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Cornea. 2019 Oct;38(10):1286-1290. PMID: 31306282

55.         Foulsham W, Mittal SK, Nakao T, Coco G, Taketani Y, Chauhan SK, Dana R. The purinergic receptor antagonist oxidized adenosine triphosphate suppresses immune-mediated corneal allograft rejection. Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 13;9(1):8617. PMID: 31197223

56.         Coco G*, Amparo F*, Patel SP, Foulsham W, Stockslager SG, Carreno JT, Ciolino J, Dana R. Oral Guaifenesin for the treatment of Filamentary Keratitis. Ocul Surf 2019 Apr 1. pii: S1542-0124(19)30031-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2019.03.008

57.         Kheirkhah A, Coco G, Satitpitakul V, Dana R.Subtarsal Fibrosis is Associated with Ocular Surface Epitheliopathy in Graft-Versus-Host Disease.Am J Ophthalmol2018 Mar 2. pii: S0002-9394(18)30095-3. PMID: 29505774

58.         Bonzano C, Di Zazzo A, Barabino S, Coco G, Traverso CE. Collagen Cross-Linking in the Management of Microbial Keratitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018; 8:1-6. PMID: 29308960

59.         Foulsham W, Coco G, Amouzegar A, Chauhan SK, Dana R. When Clarity Is Crucial: Regulating Ocular Surface Immunity. Trends Immunol 2017; Dec 13. pii: S1471-4906(17)30229-6. PMID: 29248310

60.         Foulsham W, Marmalidou A, Amouzegar A, Coco G, Chen Y, Dana R. Review: The Function of Regulatory T Cells at the Ocular Surface.Ocul Surf2017; 15(4):652-659. PMID: 28576753

61.         Blasi MA, Orteschi D, Pagliara MM, Coco G, Asaro A, Mulè A, Petrone G, Zollino M. Unique genomic profile associated with pediatric uveal melanoma. Eur J Ophthalmol 2015; 25(4):e31-4. PMID: 25790812

62.         Shields CL, Kaliki S, Crabtree GS, Peshtani A, Morton S, Anand RA, Coco G, Shields JA. Iris metastasis from systemic cancer in 104 patients: the 2014 Jerry A. Shields Lecture. Cornea 2015; 34(1):42-8. PMID: 25343701

Education & Professional appointments

2023-              Researcher in Ophthalmology (Assistant Professor), University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2023-              Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2022               National Scientific License for the role of Associate Professor sector 06/F2 – Ophthalmology

2022               Medical Doctor Ophthalmology Specialist, University Hospital of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2018 - 2022    PhD in Applied Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2021-2022      Cataract Surgeon, SpaMedica Limited of Spamedica House, Bolton, United Kingdom

2021-2022      Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2021               Locum Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Cornea and ocular surface), St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2020-2021      Corneal Fellow, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2019-2020      Cataract and Ocular Surface Neoplasia Fellow, St. Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2017-2018      Research Fellow in Cornea and Ocular Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

2014-2018      Ophthalmology Residency, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (score 50/50 cum Laude)

2013               Ocular Oncology Observership, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

2007-2013      Doctor of Medicine (MD), Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. (Score 110/110; Summa Cum Laude)

2010-2011      Erasmus Programme, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom

2007               High School Diploma, Liceo Scientifico Farnesina, Rome, Italy (Score 100/100; Cum Laude)

 

Teaching Activity

2023-             Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Degree in Medicine & Surgery, Degree in Orthoptics andOphthalmology Residency Programme, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2022-             Thesis Advisor, Degree in Medicine & Surgery, Degree in Orthoptics andOphthalmology Residency Programme, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2021-2022      Ophthalmology LecturerDegree in Medicine & Surgery,University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2022-             Lecturer and Instructor,European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO), Lugano, Switzerland

2022               Master in Advanced Pediatric Immunology Lecturer, Pediatric uveitis and conjunctivitis, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2021-2022      Thesis Tutor, Degree in Medicine & Surgery, Degree in Orthoptics andOphthalmology Residency Programme, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

2019-2021      Formal and Informal Teaching, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom

 

Honors and Prizes

2024               ARVO Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2024, Seattle, United States

2024               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC).Invited as Member of the Scientific Committee

2023               Most Original Oral Presentation under 40s, The international Society of Cornea, Stem Cells and Ocular Surface, S.I.C.S.S.O. Congress 2023, Catania, Italy

2021               The Bowman Club Prize, Best Corneal Fellow Presentation. The Bowman Club XXI Annual Meeting, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2019               Best Paper SOI 2019, 99th National SOI conference, Rome, Italy

2018               Best Paper in Session Glaucoma, University Ophthalmological Society (SOU) Conference, Chieti, Italy

2014               LVI A. Gemelli Prize, Milan, Italy 2014. Awarded to the top-ranked student in the graduating class of 2013 at Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

2013               Best academic performance 2011-2012, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

2012               2nd best academic performance 2010-2011, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

2011               Best academic performance 2009-2010, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

2010               Best academic performance 2008-2009, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

2009               Best academic performance 2007-2008, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

 

Conference presentations

2024               European Dry Eye Society (EuDES). Title: Sailing between Scylla and Charybdis: Targeting dry eye disease personalized treatment – Clinical cases discussion: DED after surgery, DED & differential diagnosis. Congress; European Dyy Eye Society Congress (EuDEC). Madrid, 20th-22nd June 2024.

2024               Advocates in Ophtha. Title: Ocular Surface and glaucoma. Course: Advocates in Ophtha. Lazise, 6th-8th June 2024.

2024               Gruppo oculisti ambulatoriali liberi (GOAL). Title: Technological Innovation for the Correct Management of the Ocular Surface. Course: Un occhio al futuro della donna: la menopausa nel terzo millennio. Rome, 31st May 2024

2024               The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Title:Correlation among Dry Eye Questionnaires in patients without and with Glaucoma with Different Stages of Severity. Congress: ARVO 2024. Seattle, United States – 5th-9th May 2024

2024               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Practice Management Pearls - Get it done! Practical Survival Advice on Anterior Segment Diseases for Young Ophthalmologists. Title: Corneal ulcer: an effective approach. Congress: 3° National Congress S.I.S.O. Rome, Italy – 18th - 20th April 2024

2024               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Società Italiana di Dacriologia e Superficie Oculare (SIDSO) Symposium - Dry Eye Disease: Innovation, Research and Artificial Intelligence. Title: Current & Future Therapies for Dry Eye Disease. Congress: 3° National Congress S.I.S.O. Rome, Italy – 18th - 20th April 2024

2024               Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Glaucoma (AISG). Title: Correlation among Dry Eye Questionnaires in patients without and with Glaucoma with Different Stages of Severity. Congress: 7° International Conference AISG, Milan, Italy – 14th -16th March 2023

2024               Ophtha in Tour- Learning from Clinical Cases. Title: Ocular Surface Diseases. Figline Valdarno (FI), Italy – 1st-2nd March 2024

2024               Ophtha in Tour- Learning from Clinical Cases. Title: Patient with Glaucoma. Figline Valdarno (FI), Italy – 1st-2nd March 2024

2024               Ocular GVHD 2024. Title: Proposal for early diagnosis of ocular GVHD. Congress: International Expert Meeting on Ocular Graft-vs-Host Disease. Center for Integrated Oncology, Cologne, Germany – 8th March 2024

2024               Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia della Cataratta e Refrattiva (AICCER). Title: Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome. Congress: XXV National Congress AICCER, Rome, Italy – 7th-9th March 2024

2024               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Wet lab DSAEK/DMEK.  Congress: XXVIII National Conference SITRAC, Rome, Italy – 15th-17th February 2024

2023               European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER). Alterations in clinical parameters in cicatrising conjunctivitis secondary to GVHD. 26th EVER Congress, Valencia, Spain - 28th October 2023

2023               Videocatarattarefrattiva (VCR). Title: Dry eye disease in surgical patient: from diagnosis to treatment. Congress: National Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery – 27th October 2023

2023               Società Oftalmologica Calabrese (SOC). Title: Cataract Surgery and Corneal Transplantation. Congress: XXII Congress SOC, Reggio Calabria, Italia - 22-23 September 2023

2023               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Title: Posterior Stromal Ripples Increase The Risk Of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Detachment Worsening Over Time. Congress: 41st Congress of the ESCRS, Vienna, Austria. 8-12 September 2023

2023               The International Society of Cornea, Stem Cells and Ocular Surface (SICSSO). Title: Posterior stromal ripples increase the risk of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Congress: XXI SICSSO Congress, Catania, Italy – 29th June- 1st July 2023

2023               The International Society of Cornea, Stem Cells and Ocular Surface (SICSSO). Video: Technique for Descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and air. Congress: XXI SICSSO Congress, Catania, Italy - 29th June- 1st July 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Title: Posterior Stromal Ripples: Risk Factor for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Detachment Worsening over Time. Congress: 2nd S.I.S.O National Congress, Rome, Italy. 18th-20th May 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Symposium: Personalized Treatment for Dry Eye Disease. Title: Patients with Dry Eye Disease – Clinical Cases Presentation and Discussion. Congress: 2nd S.I.S.O National Congress, Rome, Italy. 18th-20th May 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Course: Tips & Tricks for Young Ophthalmologists in Management of Anterior Segment Eye Diseases. Title: Glaucoma & Ocular Surface. Congress: 2nd S.I.S.O National Congress, Rome, Italy. 18th-20th May 2023

2023               Società Italiana di Scienze Oftalmologiche (S.I.S.O.). Video: Technique for Descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and air.  Congress: 2nd S.I.S.O National Congress, Rome, Italy. 18th-20th May 2023

2023               The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Title: Feasibility of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery without hospital overnight admission. Congress: ARVO 2023. New Orleans, United States – 23rd-27th April 2023

2023               Società Oftalmologica Romana e del Lazio (SOR). Title: Cicatricial conjunctivitis: how to manage patients. Congress: 3rd Conference SOR, Rome, Italy – 21st April 2023

2023               Course: The Optimal Management of Glaucoma Patient: Interaction between University and Territory. Title: Glaucoma in the third millennium: epidemiology. Rome, Italy. 31st March 2023

2023               Course: The Optimal Management of Glaucoma Patient: Interaction between University and Territory. Title: What better hypotonic therapy respecting the ocular surface for better compliance. Rome, Italy. 31st March 2023

2023               Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Glaucoma (AISG). Title: Comparison between OCT Glaucoma Staging System & Columbia University OCT-based method in glaucoma diagnosis and role of visual field data integration. Congress: 6° International Conference AISG, Turin, Italy – 11th March 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Title: Corneal perforation: to glue or not to glue. Congress: XXVII National Conference SITRAC, Bologna, Italy – 16th-18th February 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Title: Posterior stromal ripples increase the risk of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Congress: XXVII National Conference SITRAC, Bologna, Italy – 16th-18th February 2023

2023               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Wet lab DALK.  Congress: XXVII National Conference SITRAC, Bologna, Italy – 16th-18th February 2023

2022               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).  Title: Feasibility of DMEK Surgery Without Hospital Overnight Admission During Covid-19 Era. Congress: 40th Congress of the ESCRS, Milan, Italy

2022               Società Oftalmologica Romana e del Lazio (SOR).  Title: Autoimmune Diseases and Dry Eye: diagnosis and treatment. Congress: SOR 2022, Rome, Italy

2022               Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare (SITRAC). Title: Novel Surgical Technique of Descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and air. Congress: SITRAC 2022, Verona, Italy

2021               EuCornea. Title: A novel technique for descemetorhexis under ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and air. Congress: 12th Congress of EuCornea.

2021               The Bowman Club. Title: Conjunctival Biopsy Site in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. Congress: The Bowman Club XXI Annual Meeting, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2020               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Title: Female patients with corneal epithelial defects have longer healing times. Congress: 38th Congress of the ESCRS

2020               EuCornea. Title: Female patients with corneal epithelial defects have longer healing times. Congress: 11th Congress of EuCornea 2020

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Title: Mucous membrane pemphigoid: which ocular location should be sampled? Congress: 99th National SOI conference, Rome, Italy

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Title: The role of anti-VEGF in ocular surface diseases. Congress: 99th National SOI conference, Rome, Italy

2019               Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI). Title: The evolution of the therapeutic importance of limbal stem cells in ocular surface pathologies. Congress: 17th International SOI conference, Rome, Italy

2019               Ophthalmology and Vision Science Prize Meeting 2019. Title: Mucous membrane pemphigoid: which ocular location should be sampled? Congress: Sueki Prize conference meeting. Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

2019               European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Title: Mucous membrane pemphigoid: which ocular location should be sampled? Congress: 37th Congress of the ESCRS, Paris, Europe.

2019               Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Title: Regulatory T cells derived from hosts at high risk of corneal graft rejection have impaired protective effects on corneal endothelial cells. Congress: ARVO 2019, Vancouver, Canada.

2018               Società degli Oftalmologi Universitari (SOU). Title: Posterior Pole OCT: RNFL, ONH or  mRGC? Congress: SOU meeting, Chieti, Italy

2018               Title: The Role of Regulatory T cells in preventing Corneal Endothelial Cell loss. Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, US

2018               Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Title: Limbal and Conjunctival Epithelial Thickness in Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease. Congress: ARVO 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

2018               Title: Summary of Findings from Recent Work on GVHD. Congress: 7th International Chronic Ocular GVHD Consensus Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

2018               Title: Effectively Communicating Research. Congress: Educazione Continua in Oftalmologia, Villasimius, Italy

2014               Società Italiana Laser in Oftalmologia. Title: Choroidal nevus and central serous chorioretinopathy. Congress: SILO meeting. Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

 

Peer reviewed publications

1.            Dohlman TH, Singh RB, Amparo F, Carreno-Galeano T, Dastjerdi M, Coco G, Di Zazzo A, Shikari H, Saboo U, Sippel K, Ciralsky J, Yoo SH, Sticca M, Wakamatsu TH, Murthy S, Hamrah P, Jurkunas U, Ciolino JB, Saeed H, Gomes JAP, Perez VL, Yin J, Dana R. Suppression of Neovascularization by Topical and Subconjunctival Bevacizumab After High-Risk Corneal Transplantation. Ophthalmol Sci. 2024 Feb 13;4(4):100492. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2024.100492. PMID: 38682029; PMCID: PMC11046200.

2.            Coco G*, Buffon G*, Taloni A, Giannaccare G. Recent Advances in Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease. Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 Apr 12;14(8):669. doi: 10.3390/nano14080669. PMID: 38668163; PMCID: PMC11053557.

3.            Pagano L, Borgia A, Alfaqawi F, Makuloluwa A, Coco G, Giannaccare G, Messina M, Romano V, Gadhvi K. Endothelial Migration and Regeneration after Penetrating Trauma Injury in a Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Graft: Case Presentation and Literature Overview. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 29;13(5):1424. doi: 10.3390/jcm13051424. PMID: 38592231; PMCID: PMC10931994.

4.            Meliante LA, Piccotti G, Tanga L, Giammaria S, Manni G, Coco G. Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliation and Hearing Loss: A Systematic Literature Review. J Clin Med. 2024 Feb 28;13(5):1379. doi: 10.3390/jcm13051379. PMID: 38592217; PMCID: PMC10931971.

5.            Vitiello L, Lixi F, Coco G, Giannaccare G. Ocular Surface Side Effects of Novel Anticancer Drugs. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 13;16(2):344. doi: 10.3390/cancers16020344. PMID: 38254833; PMCID: PMC10814578

6.            Lin TPH, Sen M, Gupta V, Agrawal R, Lanzetta P, Giannaccare G, Chan CKM, Agrawal K, Menia NK, Rojas-Carabali W, Arora A, Martinuzzi D, Taloni A, Rubinato L, Coco G, Sarao V, Veritti D, Chen L, Honavar SG, Lam DSC. Update on coronavirus disease 2019: Ophthalmic Manifestations and Adverse Reactions to Vaccination. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2023 Nov-Dec 01;12(6):512-536. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000647. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 38117598.

7.            Taloni A*, Coco G*, Rastelli D, Buffon G, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Safety and Efficacy of Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant Given Either First-Line or Second-Line in Diabetic Macular Edema. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2023 Dec 12;17:3307-3329. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S427209. PMID: 38106365; PMCID: PMC10725633.

8.            Pagano L, Posarelli M, Giannaccare G, Coco G, Scorcia V, Romano V, Borgia A. Artificial intelligence in cornea and ocular surface diseases. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep 16;37(3):179-184. doi: 10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_52_23. PMID: 38074299; PMCID: PMC10701143.

9.            Taloni A, Borselli M, Scarsi V, Rossi C, Coco G, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Comparative performance of humans versus GPT-4.0 and GPT-3.5 in the self-assessment program of American Academy of Ophthalmology. Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 29;13(1):18562. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45837-2. PMID: 37899405; PMCID: PMC10613606.

10.         Coco G, Ambrosini G, Poletti S, Meliante LA, Taloni A, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Recent advances in drug treatments for dry eye disease. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2023 Oct 7:1-21. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2269090. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37804227.

11.         Giannaccare G, Coco G, Rossi C, Borselli M, Lucisano A, Vaccaro S, Verdiglione M, Scorcia V. Combined Use of Therapeutic Hyper-CL Soft Contact Lens and Insulin Eye Drops for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Neurotrophic Keratopathy. Cornea. 2024 Jan 1;43(1):120-124. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003361. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37607273; PMCID: PMC10686274.

12.         Siragusa L, Angelico R, Angrisani M, Zampogna B, Materazzo M, Sorge R, Giordano L, Meniconi R, Coppola A; SPIGC Survey Collaborative Group. How future surgery will benefit from SARS-COV-2-related measures: a SPIGC survey conveying the perspective of Italian surgeons. Updates Surg. 2023 Sep;75(6):1711-1727. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01613-5. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PMID: 37578735; PMCID: PMC10435629.

13.         Coco G, Kaye SB, Romano V. Letter Regarding: Establishing a Biomarker for the Prediction of Short-Term Graft Detachment After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2023 Aug 1;42(8):e15-e16. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003307. Epub 2023 Jun 6. PMID: 37289568.

14.         Borgia A, Romano V, Romano D, Pagano L, Vagge A, Giannaccare G, Ahmed M, Gadhvi K, Menassa N, Ahmad M, Kaye S, Coco G. Managing Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatism: High-Tech vs. Low-Tech Imaging Techniques for Guiding Suture Manipulation. J Clin Med. 2023 May 14;12(10):3462. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103462. PMID: 37240568; PMCID: PMC10218853.

15.         Patefield A, Meng Y, Airaldi M, Coco G, Vaccaro S, Parekh M, Semeraro F, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Zheng Y, Romano V. Deep Learning Using Preoperative AS-OCT Predicts Graft Detachment in DMEK. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 May 1;12(5):14. doi: 10.1167/tvst.12.5.14. PMID: 37184500; PMCID: PMC10187791.

16.         Borgia A*, Coco G*, Airaldi M, Romano D, Pagano L, Semeraro F, Menassa N, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Romano V. Role of Direct Supervision in the Learning Curve of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery. Cornea. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003278. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37098113. (co-first; corresponding author)

17.         Coco G, Piccotti G, Romano V, Ferro Desideri L, Vagge A, Traverso CE, Pellegrini M, Bruscolini A, Marenco M, Giannaccare G. Cenegermin for the treatment of dry eye disease. Drugs Today (Barc). 2023 Mar;59(3):113-123. doi: 10.1358/dot.2023.59.3.3521858. PMID: 36847622.

18.         Coco G,Romano D, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachments in superior versus temporal approach. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2023 Feb 21:11206721231158230. doi: 10.1177/11206721231158230. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36809907.

19.         Ferrara M, Loda A, Coco G, Grassi P, Cestaro S, Rezzola S, Romano V, Semeraro F. Diabetic Retinopathy: Soluble and Imaging Ocular Biomarkers. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 24;12(3):912. doi: 10.3390/jcm12030912. PMID: 36769560; PMCID: PMC9917666.

20.         Pagano L, Shah H, Gadhvi K, Ahmad M, Menassa N, Coco G, Kaye S, Romano V. Assessment of Corneal Angiography Filling Patterns in Corneal Neovascularization. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 12;12(2):633. doi: 10.3390/jcm12020633. PMID: 36675562; PMCID: PMC9867460.

21.         Rossetti L, Goni F, Montesano G, Stalmans I, Topouzis F, Romano D, Galantin E, Delgado-Gonzales N, Giammaria S, Coco G, Vandewalle E, Lemmens S, Giannoulis D, Pappas T, Manni G. The effect of citicoline oral solution on quality of life in patients with glaucoma: the results of an international, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan 14. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05947-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36639525.

22.         Coco G, Iannetta D, Febbraro I, Elmo E, Manni G. Efficacy of Nonpreserved Sodium Hyaluronate Artificial Tears in Dry Eye Disease Patients Treated with Prostaglandin Analogs for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Prospective, Nonrandomized, Open-Label Pilot Study. J Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec 2;2022:1320996. doi: 10.1155/2022/1320996. PMID: 36505508; PMCID: PMC9733995.

23.         Coco G,Ferrara M, Borgia A, Romano D, Romano V. Carlevale intraocular lens opacification after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 26:11206721221128669. doi: 10.1177/11206721221128669. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36163691.

24.         Coco G, Levis HJ, Borgia A, Romano D, Pagano L, Virgili G, Kaye SB, Romano V. Posterior stromal ripples increase risk of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft detachment worsening over time. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/aos.15250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36120722.

25.         Ferrara M, Coco G, Sorrentino T, Jasani KM, Moussa G, Morescalchi F, Dhawahir-Scala F, Semeraro F, Steel DHW, Romano V, Romano MR. Retinal and Corneal Changes Associated with Intraocular Silicone Oil Tamponade. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 5;11(17):5234. doi: 10.3390/jcm11175234. PMID: 36079165; PMCID: PMC9457190.

26.         Coco G,Romano V. Corneal Disease & Transplantation. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 29;11(15):4432. doi: 10.3390/jcm11154432. PMID: 35956050; PMCID: PMC9369630. IF: 4.964

27.         Moramarco A, Romano V, Modugno RL, Coco G, Viola P, Fontana L. Yogurt Technique for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Preparation: Early Clinical Outcomes. Cornea. 2022 Aug 3. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002995. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35942529.

28.         Parekh M, Romano D, Wongvisavavit R, Coco G, Giannaccare G, Ferrari S, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Levis HJ, Semeraro F, Calvo-de-Mora MR, Scorcia V, Romano V. DMEK graft: One size does not fit all. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/aos.15202. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35751171.

29.         Ferrara M, Romano V, Iovino C, Kadhim MR, van Dijk EH, Boon CJ, Grassi P, Demirel S, Cartes C, Romano MR; e-LOS Study Group. Tips to optimize digital education in ophthalmology: Results from ESASO survey. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 13:11206721221093187. doi: 10.1177/11206721221093187. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35414278.

30.         Dohlman TH, McSoley M, Amparo F, Carreno-Galeano T, Wang M, Dastjerdi M, Singh RB, Coco G, Di Zazzo A, Shikari H, Saboo U, Sippel K, Ciralsky J, Yoo SH, Sticca M, Wakamatsu TH, Murthy S, Hamrah P, Jurkunas U, Ciolino JB, Gomes JAP, Perez VL, Yin J, Dana R. Bevacizumab in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation: A Pilot Multicenter Prospective Randomized Control Trial. Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug;129(8):865-879. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.03.024. Epub 2022 Mar 28. PMID: 35358592.

31.         Fenech MT, Coco G, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Titley M, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Kaye SB, Romano V. Thinning rate over 24 months in ultrathin DSAEK. Eye (Lond). 2022 Mar 15. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02011-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35292772.

32.         Romano D, Coco G, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Importance of Corneal Angiography in Subclinical Limbitis in a Case of Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis. Cornea. 2022 Aug 1;41(8):1038-1040. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002891. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 35266676.

33.         Pagano L, Shah H, Al Ibrahim O, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Lee JW, Kaye SB, Levis HJ, Hamill KJ, Semeraro F, Romano V. Update on Suture Techniques in Corneal Transplantation: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2022 Feb 18;11(4):1078. doi: 10.3390/jcm11041078. PMID: 35207352; PMCID: PMC8877912.

34.         Coco G, Hamill KJ, Troughton LD, Kaye SB, Romano V. Risk factors for corneal epithelial wound healing: Can sex play a role? Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec 10:11206721211066705. doi: 10.1177/11206721211066705. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34889141.

35.         Romano V, Parekh M, Virgili G, Coco G, Leon P, Islein K, Ponzin D, Ferrari S, Fasolo A, Yu AC, Lucenteforte E, Busin M, Kaye SB. Gender matching did not affect 2-year rejection or failure rates following DSAEK for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct 6:S0002-9394(21)00502-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.09.029. PMID: 34626575.

36.         Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Parekh M, Coco G, Levis HJ, Ponzin D, Ferrari S, Virgili G, Kaye SB, Edwards RT, Romano V. Cost analysis of eye bank versus surgeon prepared endothelial grafts. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Aug 12;21(1):801. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06828-z. PMID: 34384422; PMCID: PMC8359056.

37.         Coco G,Pagano L, Borgia A, Kaye SB, Romano V. Novel Technique for Descemetorhexis Under Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices and Air. Cornea. 2021 Sep 1;40(9):1215-1217. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002769. PMID: 34351875.

38.         Coco G, Borgia A, Romano D, Kaye SB, Romano V. Blast Wound Dehiscence During Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Rebubbling in a Previous Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Case Report. Cornea. 2021 Jul 28. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002838. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34320596.

39.         Ferrara M, Pagano L, Kadhim MR, Romano D, D'Alterio FM, Coco G, Borgia A, Romano MR, Saeed MU, Romano V. Comment on: Impact of reduced elective ophthalmic surgical volume on U.S. hospitals during the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Aug 1;47(8):1103-1104. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000715. PMID: 34290214.

40.         Shah H, Pagano L, Vakharia A, Coco G, Gadhvi KA, Kaye SB, Romano V. Impact of COVID-19 on keratoconus patients waiting for corneal cross linking. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar 15:11206721211001315. PMID: 33719638.

41.         Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Fenech M, Titley M, Levis HJ, Ruzza A, Ferrari S, Kaye SB, Parekh M, Romano V. Rebubbling rate in preloaded versus surgeon prepared DSAEK. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 May 4:11206721211014380. PMID: 33947232.

42.         Romano V, Steger B, Ahmad M, Coco G, Pagano L, Ahmad S, Zhao Y, Zheng Y, Kaye SB. Imaging of vascular abnormalities in ocular surface disease. Surv Ophthalmol. 2021 May 13:S0039-6257(21)00119-3. PMID: 33992663.

43.         Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Pagano L, Kaye SB, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Romano V. Expanding the supply of donor grafts. Cornea. 2021 May 27. PMID: 34050068.

44.         Coco G, Cremonesi P, Menassa N, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Semeraro F, Kaye SB, Romano V. Changes in pupillometry associated with dissipated energy during phacoemulsification. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec 29:1120672120984377. PMID: 33372549

45.         Romano V, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Titley M, Fenech MT, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Kaye S. Clinical outcomes of pre-loaded ultra-thin DSAEK and pre-loaded DMEK. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 16;5(1):e000546.. PMID: 33094167

46.         Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Pagano L, Kaye SB, Ferrari S, Levis HJ, Parekh M, Romano V. Eye Banking: OneCornea for Multiple Recipients. Cornea. 2020 Dec;39(12):1599-1603. PMID: 32947412

47.         Singh RB, Yung A, Coco G, Sinha S, Dohlman TH, Yin J, Dana R. Efficacy and retention of silicone punctal plugs for treatment of dry eye in patients with and without ocular graft-versus-host-disease. Ocul Surf. 2020 Oct;18(4):731-735. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.07.018. Epub 2020 Jul 30. PMID: 32738300; PMCID: PMC7686277

48.         Ferrara M, Romano V, Steel DH, Gupta R, Iovino C, van Dijk EHC; OphthaTraining Group, Romano MR. Reshaping ophthalmology training after COVID-19 pandemic. Eye (Lond). 2020 Nov;34(11):2089-2097. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-1061-3. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32612174; PMCID: PMC7329193

49.         Rossetti L, Iester M, Tranchina L, Ottobelli L, Coco G, Calcatelli E, Ancona C, Cirafici P, Manni G. Can Treatment With Citicoline Eyedrops Reduce Progression in Glaucoma? The Results of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial. J Glaucoma. 2020 Jul;29(7):513-520. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001565. PMID: 32541370; PMCID: PMC7337116

50.         Menassa N, Pagano L, Gadhvi KA, Coco G, Kaye SB, Levis HJ, Romano V. Free-Floating DMEK in the Host Anterior Chamber: Surgical Management. Cornea. 2020 Nov;39(11):1453-1456. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002380. PMID: 32452994

51.         Coco G, Romano V, Menassa N, Borroni D, Iselin K, Finn D, Figueiredo GS, Tacea F, Field EA, Ahmad S, Kaye SB. Conjunctival biopsy site in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Am J Ophthalmol 2020. Aug;216:1-6.PMID: 32067959

52.         Coco G, Foulsham W, Nakao T, Yin J, Amouzegar A, Taketani Y, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Regulatory T cells promote corneal endothelial cell survival following transplantation via Interleukin-10. Am J Transplant. 2019 Oct 6. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15631. PMID: 31587452

53.         Coco G, Kheirkhah A, Foulsham W, Dana R, Ciolino JB. Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Jul 16;15:100519. PMID: 31372581

54.         Kheirkhah A, Coco G, Satitpitakul V, Pham TT, Dana R. Limbal and Conjunctival Epithelial Thickness in Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Cornea. 2019 Oct;38(10):1286-1290. PMID: 31306282

55.         Foulsham W, Mittal SK, Nakao T, Coco G, Taketani Y, Chauhan SK, Dana R. The purinergic receptor antagonist oxidized adenosine triphosphate suppresses immune-mediated corneal allograft rejection. Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 13;9(1):8617. PMID: 31197223

56.         Coco G*, Amparo F*, Patel SP, Foulsham W, Stockslager SG, Carreno JT, Ciolino J, Dana R. Oral Guaifenesin for the treatment of Filamentary Keratitis. Ocul Surf 2019 Apr 1. pii: S1542-0124(19)30031-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2019.03.008

57.         Kheirkhah A, Coco G, Satitpitakul V, Dana R.Subtarsal Fibrosis is Associated with Ocular Surface Epitheliopathy in Graft-Versus-Host Disease.Am J Ophthalmol2018 Mar 2. pii: S0002-9394(18)30095-3. PMID: 29505774

58.         Bonzano C, Di Zazzo A, Barabino S, Coco G, Traverso CE. Collagen Cross-Linking in the Management of Microbial Keratitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018; 8:1-6. PMID: 29308960

59.         Foulsham W, Coco G, Amouzegar A, Chauhan SK, Dana R. When Clarity Is Crucial: Regulating Ocular Surface Immunity. Trends Immunol 2017; Dec 13. pii: S1471-4906(17)30229-6. PMID: 29248310

60.         Foulsham W, Marmalidou A, Amouzegar A, Coco G, Chen Y, Dana R. Review: The Function of Regulatory T Cells at the Ocular Surface.Ocul Surf2017; 15(4):652-659. PMID: 28576753

61.         Blasi MA, Orteschi D, Pagliara MM, Coco G, Asaro A, Mulè A, Petrone G, Zollino M. Unique genomic profile associated with pediatric uveal melanoma. Eur J Ophthalmol 2015; 25(4):e31-4. PMID: 25790812

62.         Shields CL, Kaliki S, Crabtree GS, Peshtani A, Morton S, Anand RA, Coco G, Shields JA. Iris metastasis from systemic cancer in 104 patients: the 2014 Jerry A. Shields Lecture. Cornea 2015; 34(1):42-8. PMID: 25343701

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