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Dr. Oddone Francesco

Head of the Research Unit
Inpatient Area UOS Manager, Assistant Manager, Research Doctor at IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti
Dr. Oddone Francesco
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Medical activity: Works at IRCCS G.B. Bietti in the offices of Via Livenza, 3 and Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo 6, Rome

Scientific publication: PubMed

linkedin: Francesco Oddone

Email: francesco.oddone@fondazionebietti.it

  • 2008 PhD in Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine – University of Rome Tor Vergata on the genetic variability of pigmentary glaucoma
  • 2004 Specialization in Ophthalmology with 110 cum laude – University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • 2000 Degree in Medicine and Surgery – University of Rome Tor Vergata

• From 2017 to today: Head of UOS Wards Area IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Rome.

• From 2016 to today: Head of the Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Research Line of the IRCCS G.B. Bietti,  Rome.

• From 2014 to today: Head of Glaucoma Research Unit IRCCS G.B. Bietti, Rome.

• From 2015 to today: full-time permanent employment with the qualification “Assistant Manager” at the G.B. Bietti, Rome.

• From 2008 to 2014: Coordinated and ongoing collaboration agreement as a 1st level medical manager with the San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital (Rome) as part of the same agreement with the IRCCS G.B.Bietti Foundation aimed at the project “Development and evaluation of the efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic pathologies of macular pathologies “.

• From 2004 to 2014: Research Doctor with collaboration agreement within the Glaucoma Operating   Unit,     IRCCS G.B. Bietti, Rome.

Lecturer at the School of Specialization in Ophthalmology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmology.

• Member of the Special Interest Group “Next Generation Partnership” of the European Glaucoma Society

• Member of the Program Planning Committee of the European Glaucoma Society

• Member of the Glaucoma Expert Committee of EVICR.net

• Member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the Columbus AMD Study Phase III International Clinical Trial

Lecturer at the School of Specialization in Ophthalmology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmology.

• Member of the Special Interest Group “Next Generation Partnership” of the European Glaucoma Society

• Member of the Program Planning Committee of the European Glaucoma Society

• Member of the Glaucoma Expert Committee of EVICR.net

• Member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the Columbus AMD Study Phase III International Clinical Trial

• Principal Investigator: A prospective, double-masked, randomized, multicenter, active- controlled, parallel-group, 6-month study assessing the safety and ocular hypotensive efficacy of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution compared to GANFORT® (bimatoprost 0.03% / timolol 0.5% ) Ophthalmic Solution in subjects with elevated intraocular pressure (MERCURY 3)

• Principal Investigator: A phase IV study on the changes in ocular signs and symptoms in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma switched from Ganfort® eye drops (bimatoprost 0.03% / timolol 0.5%) to Taptiqom® eye drops (tafluprost 0.0015% / timolol 0.5%).

• Principal Investigator: Clinical performance of Compass in the diagnosis of glaucoma: a comparision with HFA (CMP_002)

• Principal Investigator: To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Bimatoprost 0.01% (BIMMD) and Tafluprost single-dose 15 µg / ml (TUDPF) (SAFLUTAN) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension suitable for prostaglandin therapy: European multicentre, randomized, cross study – over, single blind, with a masked investigator, lasting six months. (SPORT II)

• Principal Investigator: Safety and efficacy with Twice Daily Brinzolamide 1% / Brimonidine 0.2% (SIMBRINZA) as an Adjunctive Therapy to Travoprost 0.004% / Timolol 0.5% (DUOTRAV)

• Principal Investigator: XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT REGISTER (XEN-GTR): Italian multicenter prospective observational study

• Principal Investigator: Efficacy of an ophthalmic solution based on aturine and hyaluronic acid in glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients in chronic therapy with ocular hypotonizing drugs (OFTAL PLUS)

 

•Principal Investigator: Combination of tafluprost 0.0015% / timolol 0.5% without preservative, fixed dose, in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety in a real life scenario. (0240-0024) LOYADA

• Principal Investigator: Evaluation of BDNF and NGF levels in plasma and tears of glaucoma patients.

• Comparison between the incidence and severity of conjunctival hyperemia associated with the topical use of bimatoprost 0.01% and latanoprost 0.005% in glaucomatous or ocular hypertensive patients

• Comparison between the effects of Bimatoprost 0.01% and Timolol 0.5% on circadian intraocular pressure

 

• Principal Investigator: Proteomic study of the sclero-corneal trabeculae in glaucoma

• Principal Investigator: Intraocular pressure and tolerability Study of Preservative Free Bimatoprost 0.03% Unit Dose (BUDPF) or preservative free Latanoprost 0.005% Unit Dose (LUDPF) (Monoprost®) in patients with Ocular hypertension or glaucoma: A Randomized, single masked, 3 month cross-over, Investigator led, European multicentre Trial (SPORT)

• Principal Investigator: Efficacy of an ophthalmic solution based on cyanocobalamin, taurine and hyaluronic acid in patients treated with ocular hypotonizing drugs

• Principal Investigator: Diagnostic Accuracy of the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph 3

• Principal Investigator: Multicenter study on age-related biomechanical changes of the cornea

• Principal Investigator: Comparison between the Moorfields Multi Location Motion Displacement test (MDT) and conventional perimetry in healthy eyes and sheared glaucoma

• Principal Investigator: Study of the epidemiology of glaucomatous disease in the urban population of the city of Rome

• Principal Investigator: Change in the morphological and functional patterns of the ocular surface in patient treated with latanoprost after the use of TSP 0,5% preservative free eyedrops. Randomized, prospective, single masked, multicenter study

• Comparison of the effect of bimatoprost-timolol fixed combination in reducing intraocular pressure versus fixed combinations of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors-timolol in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension not controlled by monotherapy: retrospective study

• Influence of pupillary dilation in measurements of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), the optic nerve head (ONH) and the ganglion cell layer (GCC) with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Spectral Domain (RTVue-100)

• Learning effect of the Heidelberg Edge Perimeter (HEP) in patients with ocular hypertension.

• Prot. N ° 006-02-Prospective longitudinal study for the evaluation of the development of diseases on the ocular surface. Comparison between Treatment-Naive patients (not having received specific treatments) with ocular hypertension or glaucoma versus patients without elevated ocular pressure. (SAHARA)

• Evaluation of the genetic characteristics of pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma and in other forms of glaucoma

• Multi-center clinical study of 2×3 months, single blind, comparing Ganfort and Duotrav in reducing intaocular pressure in patients with Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma or Primary Open Angle Glaucoma treated with Xalacom.

• Cirrus-OCT reproducibility and accuracy

• European retrospective study on the rate of progression of open angle glaucoma

• Single-blind, multicenter, three-month pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the fixed combination bimatoprost / timolol vs latanoprost in previously untreated patients with open-angle glaucoma at high risk of glaucomatous disease progression

• Learning effect of sita-swap perimetry (swedish interactive algorithm short-wavelength) in patients with ocular hypertension

 

Ophthalmology,  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Archives of Ophthalmology, Acta Ophthalmologica, Journal of Glaucoma, Eye, European Journal Ophthalmology, BMC Ophthalmology, Graefe’s Archives of Ophthalmology, Plos One, BMJ Open, American Journal of Ophthalmology

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal Advances in Therapy
  • Member of the Scientific Board of the Italian Review of Ophthalmology

• Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Ophthalmology Point of Care

Award for the best scientific presentation awarded by the Italian Association for the Study of Glaucoma (AISG) in 2009 for the presentation “The Genetic variability of pigmentary glaucoma”.

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