Grazia Pertile MD

GRAZIA PERTILE - 2003 - present Chief of the department of Ophthalmology, Sacrocuore Hospital, Negrar-Verona(I). Performed surgeries during this period: 6810. Grazia Pertile build her experience in the treatment of severe retinal diseases with dr. Carl Claes at the Middelheim Hospital in Antwerp. The department of Ophthalmology of this hospital represented an international referral centre for trauma cases, recurrent retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity and essudative macular degeneration. When she moved to the Sacro Cuore Hospital in Negrar –Verona- she had the opportunity to capitalize on her considerable surgical experience. GP is one of the few surgeons in Italy and Europe who performs a surgical treatment in selected cases of essudative macular degeneration. Two techniques are performed: macular translocation and autologous choroidal graft transplantation. The wide experience in this sector gave the opportunity to her group to study themodifications induced by the surgery and has led to a better understanding of the disease and the possible therapeutic approaches.