From the Departments of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics (S.B., M.R., P.C., G.C.), and Biostatistics (G.R., S.Z.), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Fidia Oftal-Bausch & Lomb Pharmaceuticals (S.G.), Catania, Italy.
Submitted September 13, 2002.
Revision received November 19, 2002.
Accepted November 19, 2002.
Presented in part as a poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 5–10, 2002.
The authors have no financial interest in any of the products or instruments used in this study.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Stefano Barabino, M.D., Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, via Siccardi 14, 18038 Sanremo, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]