academy
Research and Publications
Education
Ophthalmology Specialization with honors
PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology (University of Ferrara)
Level II Master’s in Health Care Management
Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery
Fellowship at Royal Liverpool University Hospital (UK)
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School (USA)
Current Positions
Full Professor of Ophthalmology, Humanitas University
Head of the Eye Center at IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Scientific Director of the ESASO Foundation
Member of HCPWP and EMA
Coordinator Head & Neck, Medical School and MedTech
Research Fields
3D vision systems and micro-invasive surgery
Fluidics of vitrectomy machines
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)
Regenerative medicine
Oculomics and precision medicine
Translational medicine in Ophthalmology
Scientific Societies
Patents
Posture Monitoring Device for Patients Treated with Vitrectomy
Vitrector
Adapter for Ophthalmoscope
Awards and Recognitions
Medal of Merit for Public Health (2025)
National “Asklepios” Award
Top Italian Scientists in Clinical Sciences
Ricerche e Pubblicazioni
- Surgical Management and Outcomes of Large High Myopic Macular Holes: Global Macular Hole Multicenter Study 3
- Synthesis and Immunological Evaluation of Pel-Derived Glycoconjugate Vaccine Candidates against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Immune responses to glycoconjugate vaccines rely on a balance between polysaccharide length and glycosylation density
- Correlation of retinal imaging with presence of inner limiting membrane pores in idiopathic epiretinal gliosis
- Vitreous collagen fragment dimensions after vitrectomy: a pilot study addressing the cut-rate enigma
- Challenges in ophthalmic consultations and strategic communication
- Intraretinal hyperreflective foci: Pathophysiology, imaging features, and clinical implications across retinal diseases
- Anterior chamber stability during phacoemulsification: comparing different phacoemulsification systems
- Time Effect on Silicone Oil Emulsion Formed in a Model of the Eye Vitreous Chamber
- Twenty years of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: evolution of surgical technique and outcomes in a high-volume tertiary center
Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Mario Romano
Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Eye Center at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan.
Affiliations
IRCCS Humanitas, Milano
Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo
ESASO Foundation, Lugano