CURRICULUM VITAE Massimo Lombardi
Massimo
Lombardi was born in 1946 in Rome. He took a degree with full marks and honours
in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1973. 1977:
He obtains the Specialization in Ophthalmology at the University of Rome “La
Sapienza” 1982: At prof. Svyatoslav N. Fyodorov’s invitation, Director of Moscow
Research Institute of Eye Microsurgery and father of the modern Radial Keratotomy
for the surgical correction of myopia, Massimo Lombardi is the first European
ophthalmologist who attends in Moscow the courses on training in the most recent
techniques for the microsurgery of the eye. 1987: He is the only private in
the world who comes to an arrangement with the Moscow Institute of Eye Microsurgery,
through the Soviet Ministry of Health.
This agreement allows him the possibility to try new ideas in the field of the
ophthalmological research with the help of several équipes. 1988: Certificate
of fitness to perform operations of “epikeratoprothesis” for the surgical correction
of keratoconus, myopia and high hyperopia, according to the procedure of dr.
Kauffman, Director of the Louisiana University-Ophthalmic Center. 1989: Certificate
of fitness to utilize “Excimer Laser” held by Summit Technology. 1990: He performs
for the 1st time in the world the operation of “Lasik” on pig eyes. 1995: He
holds in Atlanta a specialization course in refractive surgery to ophthalmologists
from many different countries.
1997: He signs a protocol of research and experimentation of personal projects
with The Cuban Company of “Retinosi Pigmentosa”. 1999: He creates a new integrative
methodology named “Modulated Asymmetric Microsurgery For Keratoconus”.
This technique improves the A.R.K. (with or without “Mini”) with other techniques
capable to correct both the anatomical faults, both the refractive ones. 2000:
Certificate related to the course of “Laser Thermokeratoplasty” held by the
division of experimental ophthalmic surgery of the ophthalmic clinic of the
University of Tubingen.
Massimo Lombardi is the inventor of original surgical techniques such as:
lensectomy for the refractive correction of high myopia (1984);
Asymmetrical Radial Keratotomy (A.R.K.) for the surgical correction of Keratoconus
(1985); correction with the RK of high myopia (until -21);
Excimer Laser for the correction of the residual ametropia after radial keratotomy
(1988); Excimer Laser on a epilens (epikeratoprothesis) for the correction of
the residual ametropia (1991);
Excimer Laser on a transplanted cornea (penetrating keratoplasty) for the correction
of the residual ametropia on the donor’s cornea (1991).
Honours 1988: for “Extraordinary Merits” - International Institute of Culture,
Sciences and Arts, Rome, Ministry of Education. 1989: for “Extraordinary Merits”,
Senate of the Republic.
