Congenital Optic Disc Anomalies: Insights from Multimodal Imaging

Gilda Cennamo, MD,PHD. She is a retina consultant at the University of Naples Federico II since 2003. She received her medical degree from the University of Naples Federico II in 1998. She completed her general ophthalmology residency at the Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples and obtained her PhD at the University of Catania. Her clinical and research interests include diseases of the vitreo retina and chorioretinal tumors. She has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Michele Rinaldi is a lecturer on the Degree Course of Medicine and Surgery, School of Specialization in Ophthalmology, the Degree Course in Orthoptics, and an assistant in Ophthalmology at the Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania. He obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Second University of Naples, on 07/27/1993, and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology of the “Federico II” University of Naples. He obtained a PhD in Neurophthalmology XIII cycle at the University of Bari in 2002. For many years he has been involved in the diagnosis and therapy of retinal diseases with particular interest in age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He has been performing intravitreal treatments with anti-VEGF and cortisone for many years. He is an expert in all types of laser therapies for the treatment of retinal pathologies, glaucoma, and floaters. He is a cataract surgeon, and has worked with all refractive defects (myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia, presbyopia) using excimer lasers, PICL lens implants, toric, trifocal, and Edof refractive IOL implants. He is a surgeon of vitreoretinal pathologies with any minimally invasive technique.

Marina Concilio is a Doctorate Student and Research Assistant at the Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. Her research interests and expertise include Medical Retina, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Uveitis, ocular surface, and Ocular anterior segment.

Ciro Costagliola is a Professor at Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy, and the Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Vincenzo Tiberio, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. Ciro Costagliola obtained a Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Naples on 5/11/1981 and registered with the Order of Surgeons of the Province of Naplesin the same year. Ciro Costagliola Specialized in Ophthalmology at the 1st Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples on 3 July 1985. From 1989 to 1990,  Ciro Costagliola Specialized courses in Endocrinology and Diabetology Pediatrics, with a final diploma awarded on 7 November 1990. The research interests include epiretinal membrane; optical coherence tomography; vitrectomy; keratoconus; crosslinking; and riboflavin.