Research











Publications - Journal articles

The influence of ametropia on pupil diameter.
Grasso P. A., Tommasi F., Kardatos D., Gurioli M., & Boccardo L. (2024). Il Nuovo Cimento C, 331.

Psychometric properties and diagnostic performance of three dry eye questionnaires in Italian: OSDI, OSDI-6, and SPEED.
Facchin, A. Boccardo, L. Optometry and Vision Science 101(9):p 579-588, September 2024.

Comparison of Eye Axial Length Measurements Taken Using Partial Coherence Interferometry and OCT Biometry.
Rizzieri N. e Facchin A.P. (2024), Vision, 8, 46.

Teleoptometry and smartphone-associated visual habits across the lifespan.
Grasso P.A., Tomasi F., Gurioli M. e Boccardo L. (2023), Il Nuovo Cimento 46 C, 169.

Teleoptometry: State of the art and future perspectives.
Boccardo L, Grasso P.A. e Gurioli M. (2023), Il Nuovo Cimento 46 C, 163.

Viewing distance and character size in the use of smartphones across the lifespan.
Boccardo, L., Gurioli, M., & Grasso, P. A. (2023). PloS one, 18(4), e0282947.

Broken Ring enVision Search (BReViS): A New Clinical Test of Attention to Assess the Effect of Layout and Crowding on Visual Search.
Facchin A, Simioni M, Maffioletti S, & Daini R. Brain Sciences, 13(3), 494. (2023)

Decrease of myopic progression rate by Orthokeratology. Three-year results of a retrospective study.
Paglia M, Fossetti A, Di Benedetto C. SOPTI Meeting abstracts. Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual Science, 15(1) 2022.

Translation and validation of convergence insufficiency symptom survey to Italian: Psychometric results
Boccardo L, Di Vizio A, Galli G, Naroo SA, Fratini A, Tavazzi S, Gurioli M, Zeri F. Journal of Optometry (2022).

Normative Values of the Groffman Visual Tracing Test for the Assessment of Oculomotor Performance in the Adult Population.
Facchin A, Mischi E, Iannello C, Maffioletti S, Daini R. Vision (Basel). 2022 Jun 15;6(2):34.

Saccadic movements assessment in eccentric fixation: A study in patients with Stargardt disease.
Giacomelli G, Farini A, Baldini I, Raffaelli M, Bigagli G, Fossetti A, Virgili G. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep;31(5):2556-2562.

Italian translation, validation, and repeatability of Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED) Questionnaire.
Facchin A, Boccardo L. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021 Aug 11:101497.

Spotlight on the Developmental Eye Movement (DEM) Test.
Facchin A. Clin Optom (Auckl), 2021

Comparison, within-session repeatability and normative data of three phoria tests.
Facchin A, Maffioletti S. J Optom. 2021 Jul-Sep;14(3):263-274.

Self-reported symptoms of mask-associated dry eye: A survey study of 3,605 people.
Boccardo L. Cont Lens Anterior Eye, 2021 Jan 20:101408.

Viewing distance of smartphones in presbyopic and non-presbyopic age.
Boccardo L. J Optom. 2020 Sep 4:S1888-4296(20)30091-1.

Global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cheloni R, Gandolfi SA, Signorelli C, Odone A. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 3;9(3):e022188.

The Reliability of the DEM Test in the Clinical Environment.
Facchin A, Maffioletti S. Front Psychol, 2018 Jul 25;9:1279.

An Italian translation and validation of the Near Activity Visual Questionnaire (NAVQ)ABSTRACT
Zeri F, Beltramo I, Boccardo L, Palumbo P, Petitti V, Wolffsohn JS, Naroo SA - European Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 27, Issue 6, Nov-Dec 2017, pp. 627-800, e175-e195

Short-term effects on local corneal thickness during the use of soft contact lenses for irregular cornea
Fossetti A, Boccardo L, Rapini A - BCLA - 40th Clinical Conference & Exhibition – Liverpool – 9-11 June 2017

An Italian translation and validation of the Near Activity Visual Questionnaire (NAVQ)
F. Zeri, I. Beltramo, L. Boccardo, P. Palumbo, V. Petitti, JS. Wolffsohn, SA. Naroo, European Journal of Ophtalmology 2017 Apr 11.

A test of multiple correlation temporal window characteristic of non-Markov processes
Arecchi FT, Farini A, Megna N - The European Physical Journal Plus (2016) 131:50

Not prism prescription, but prism adaptation rehabilitates spatial neglect; a reply to Bansal, Han and Ciuffreda.
Facchin A, Beschin N, Daini R. Brain Inj. 2015;29(4):533-4.

Design of short Italian sentences to assess near vision performance
Calossi A, Boccardo L, Fossetti A, Radner W - Journal of Optometry, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Oct–Dec 2014, pp. 203-209

Modified Direction of DEM Test Suggests Differences in Naming and Eye Movements
Facchin A, Ruffino M, Facoetti A, Maffioletti S - Optom Vis Perf 2014.


Conference Posters

Un caso di astigmatismo elevato monoculare corretto con lente sclerale torica.
Saverio Sacchitello - Sopti, Rimini 7/8 maggio 2023

Studio sul confronto e la ripetibilità inter-operatore e intra-operatore di tre esami soggettivi per la valutazione dello stato eteroforico.
Matteo Baglioni, Alessio Giorgetti, Fabio Casalboni, Giuseppe Migliori, Luciano Parenti - Sopti, Rimini 7/8 maggio 2023

Effectiveness of Omega-3 supplements in the treatment of dry eye. A systematic review.
Giulia Cenini, Sabrina Giometto - OCCSEE Split, Dalmatia, Croatia, 21/23 Aprile 2023

Computer-based assessment of visual acuity: comparison of different psychometric procedures
Boccardo L, Marradini I - Roma, 18/20 Maggio 2019

Il diametro della pupilla dipende dall’errore refrattivo?
Boccardo L, Kardatos D - Firenze, 21/22 Gennaio 2018

Occhiali a potere regolabile: valutazione del loro impiego in soggetti sottoposti a ortocheratologia
Boccardo L, Salan M - Firenze, 21/22 Gennaio 2018

Presbyopia prescribing habits of eye care practitioners and patient satisfaction in Italy: which role for contact lenses?
Boccardo L, Tricarico M - BCLA - 40th Clinical Conference & Exhibition – Liverpool – 9-11 June 2017

Calculated oxygen transmissibility through various piggyback contact lens systems
Calossi A, Boccardo L - BCLA - 40th Clinical Conference & Exhibition – Liverpool – 9-11 June 2017

Retrospective analysis on myopia control with overnight orthokeratology (*)
Fossetti A, Baumgartner B, Soragni P - 3° OCCSEE Conference - Split (Croatia) – 14-16 April 2016

Effect of simulated astigmatic refractive error on reading performance (*)
Fossetti A, Martella M - 2° OCCSEE Conference - Rovinj (Croatia) – 29 May-1 June 2014

Relation between meibography of the two eyes, NIBUT and OSDI in young subjects
Fossetti A, Aru S, Falleni C, Farini A, Landi A, Ramacciotti A - 7th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface - Taormina (Italy) – 18-21 September 2013

The effect of contact lens on tear osmolarity depends on the tear osmolarity itself
Fossetti A, Cozza F, Falleni C, Farini A, Siroki J - 7th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface - Taormina (Italy) – 18-21 September 2013

Evaluation of the anterior chamber angle closure: comparison of the Van Herick technique with Scheimpflug camera (*)
Imbesi S, Fossetti A - EAOO Conference – Malaga (Spain) - 18-21 April 2013

Repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement of ocular aberrations with a Shack-Hartmann aberrometer
Parenti L, Fossetti A, Calossi A - EAOO Conference – Malaga (Spain) - 18-21 April 2013

Comparison between an open field autorefractor and an internal fixation target autorefractor
Fossetti A, Farini A, Migliori G, Calossi A - EAOO Conference – Malaga (Spain) - 18-21 April 2013

Assessing near vision function: The Italian version of the Radner Reading Chart
Fossetti A, Calossi A, Boccardo L - ECVP - Alghero (Italy) – 2-6 September 2012

Comparing reading speed on different devices: computer monitor, book, e-tablet (*)
Marcì L, Farini A, Megna N, Baldanzi E, Fossetti A – ECVP - Toulouse (France) – 28 August- 1 September 2011

Hyperopic orthokeratology on myself
Boccardo L - BCLA - 35th Clinical Conference & Exhibition, Manchester (UK) - 26-29 May 2011


(*)In collaboration with the Physics Department of the University of Florence