Termite, Alba Chiara
Viggiano, Pasquale
Boscia, Giacomo
Tagano, Lorenzo Accurso
Zerbinati, Marta
Festa, Tommaso
Fracchiolla, Giulia
Fracchiolla, Antonio
Giancipoli, Ermete
Cristiana, Iaculli
Pignatelli, Francesco
Pignataro, Maria Grazia
Moscara, Federico
Puzo, Pasquale
Recchimurzo, Nicola
Alessio, Giovanni
Boscia, Francesco
Article History
Received: 6 May 2025
Accepted: 14 September 2025
First Online: 27 September 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments between January 2021 and May 2023. In Italy, retrospective studies using anonymized data do not requirespecific patient consent or ethical committee approval. However, this study was reviewed and approved by the internal review boards of the University of Bari "Aldo Moro" and theUniversity of Foggia, and the Eye Clinic “SS. Annunziata” Hospital of Taranto.
: Despite the retrospective nature of the study, written informed consent was obtained from all participants for the use of their clinical data for research purposes.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants for their anonymized information to be published in this article.