Antonio Moramarco

Associate Professor

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Academic discipline: MEDS-17/A Ophthalmology

Curriculum vitae

Education and Training

National Scientific Habilitation (ASN):

11/27/2023: National Scientific Certification to function as an Associate Professor (second level university professor) Sector 06/F2

University Studies:

August 02, 2011: Ophthalmology, University of Siena (with full marks and honors). Thesis: “Palpebral fissure width and strabismus: review of 192 cases".
July 2006: License to practice Medicine and Surgery, second session. Registered in the Provincial Register of Physicians and Surgeons of Reggio nell'Emilia.
July 19, 2005: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Siena (with a score of 105/110). Thesis: “Orbital lymphomas: Review of case series and new therapeutic approaches with monoclonal antibodies".

Postgraduate Studies:

Nov 2011 – May 2012: Six-month research fellowship awarded by the University of Siena for research activities on “Evaluation of the incidence and effects of medical therapy for macular degeneration”, at the Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology Unit.

3. Professional Experience

Nov 2025 - present: Associate Professor (second level), SSD MED/30 – Diseases of the Visual System (Competitive Sector 06/F2), Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna.
July 2022 - Oct 2025 - present: Consultant Ophthalmologist (Level I Medical Director), IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna.
Sept 2023 – present: Professional management position of High Professionalism called "MEDICAL AND SURGICAL THERAPY OF SEVERE OCULAR INFECTIONS" at IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna.
Nov 2021 – June 2022: Secondment (over 50%) to IRCCS Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna.
Jan 2012 – Nov 2021: Consultant Ophthalmologist (Level I Medical Director), Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Local Health Authority-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia.

4. Surgical Experience

Summary of surgical activity (updated to 2025):

Surgical case history as primary surgeon:

Cataract surgeries: senile cataract, congenital/pediatric cataract, ectopia lentis, cataract after keratoplasty, uveitic cataract, traumatic cataract.
Anterior and posterior chamber surgeries: IOL implantation/explantation, anterior and posterior vitrectomy, iris reconstruction (pupilloplasty, iris cerclage), artificial iris implants.
Glaucoma surgeries: trabeculectomy, drainage device implantation.
Corneal transplants: penetrating keratoplasty (optical and tectonic purposes, also associated with cataract), anterior lamellar keratoplasty (tectonic and optical purposes, after perforation), posterior lamellar keratoplasty (DSAEK, DMEK), variable geometry keratoplasty.
Ocular surface reconstruction surgeries: pterygium, stem cell transplantation (autograft and allograft), conjunctival flap, amniotic membrane implantation.
Refractive surgeries: PRK/FemtoLASIK, arcuate incisions, compressive sutures, phakic IOL implantation, corneal cross-linking.
Eyelid surgeries: temporary and permanent blepharorrhaphy, entropion/ectropion.

Participation in live surgery:

5. Research and Publications

Scientific Research - main areas of interest:

Corneal Transplantation: Penetrating, Anterior Lamellar, Endothelial Keratoplasty.
Corneal Cross-linking: accelerated, topography-guided cross-linking, long-term results.
Corneal and Ocular Surface Diseases: Corneal infections, Inflammatory corneal ulcers, Dry eye treatment, Conjunctival neoplasms.
Eye Banking: Risk of infection transmission from donor to recipient.
Cataract Surgery: Genesis, treatment, and measurement of post-surgical inflammation, pseudoexfoliative cataract.
Glaucoma: Glaucoma surgery, Normal Tension Glaucoma.
Ocular Immunology, Uveitis: Epidemiology of uveitis, diagnostic and therapeutic-surgical approach to ocular inflammations.

Participation in national and international research groups:

Collaboration with Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK, on “Lamellar surgery” and endothelial lamellar corneal transplantation. Results published in CORNEA (2023).
Collaboration with Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on the “DALK study” to analyze and simplify the technique. Results published in Ocul Surf (2024).
Collaboration with the Eye Bank of Emilia Romagna (July-December 2020) for staff training on creating suitable grafts for DMEK technique.

Bibliometric Statistics (Scopus, updated Nov 2025):

Participation in Editorial Boards of Journals:

2021-present: Editorial Board Member: Journal of Ocular Disease and Therapeutics.
2022-present: Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Medicine, section Ophthalmology (Q1).

Reviewer for International Scientific Journals:

Journal of Ophthalmology, BMC Ophthalmology, Eye, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Life, Graefe's Archive of Ophthalmology, Frontiers in Ophthalmology, International Ophthalmology