Retina & Vitreous
Neuroretinal tissues with very high bioenergetic turnover, where oxidative stress, microcirculation, and systemic status can act as cofactors in retinal diseases.
Systemic Ophthalmology
Integrated Clinical Care
Our clinical practice combines specialist eye examinations and conventional ophthalmic diagnostics with the biological framework of Systemic Medicine (AIMES). We assess ocular health in its reciprocal connections with low-grade inflammation, metabolism, and lifestyle, operating strictly within the boundaries of accredited scientific evidence.
Dr. Alberto Lanfernini, Ophthalmologist – Dr. Annalisa Moscariello, Ophthalmologist
Clinics in Faenza and Ravenna (Italy)
Official Clinical Website of our practices:
MediciOculisti.it (Offices & Booking)
Integrated Eye Care Areas
Glaucoma & Crystalline Lens
Chronic ocular conditions where cellular aging, vascular perfusion, and optic nerve stress require continuous monitoring alongside standard therapeutic protocols.
Ocular Surface & Gut-Eye Axis
Dry eye, blepharitis, and chronic visual discomfort: areas where recent research investigates the interaction between mucosal barriers, microbiota, and low-grade inflammation.
Ophthalmic Framework & Biological Terrain
1. Standard EBM Diagnostics
The conventional ophthalmic examination is fundamental: slit-lamp biomicroscopy, applanation tonometry, and high-definition imaging (OCT, visual fields).
Vision →2. Biological Terrain Assessment
In chronic conditions, the ophthalmologist assesses systemic cofactors: oxidative stress, metabolic balance, and low-grade inflammation (inflammaging).
Systemic Approach →5. Multidisciplinary Care
Active cooperation with internists, gastroenterologists, and nutritionists to provide comprehensive care when eye conditions have systemic roots.
About Us →3. Causal Approach
Identifying and managing the underlying systemic and inflammatory triggers supporting the ocular disorder, alongside the necessary local symptomatic therapy.
Causal Approach →4. Visual Longevity & Nutrition
Complementary support to cellular and mitochondrial physiology through clinical nutritional optimization and lifestyle guidance.
Visual Longevity →Main Multidisciplinary Center
Systemic Medical Center (CMS)
A multidisciplinary polystudio where systemic eye care is directly supported by specialists in clinical nutrition and internal medicine for managing complex cases.
Scientific and Cultural Foundations
Systemic Ophthalmology is inspired by Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI) and aligns with the Italian Association of Systemic Medicine (AIMES), of which our doctors are active members.
AIMES Official Website →Questions about systemic eye care?
Clinical insights on how diet, microbiota, and metabolism interact with ocular health.
Eye Doctor Q&A →Deontological and Clinical Framework
«Systemic Ophthalmology» represents a complementary methodological and clinical orientation; it does not constitute an independent medical specialty recognized by official medical regulatory boards. Biological terrain, nutritional, and microbiota evaluations have a purely supportive and adjuvant purpose. They never replace official ophthalmic guidelines, regular in-person specialist examinations, or pharmacological and surgical treatments prescribed by the attending ophthalmologist.