MASTROPASQUA Leonardo
EDUCATION
1980 Medical Degree, Magna Cum Laude, University “G. d’Annunzio”of Chieti-Pescara
1985 Specialization in Ophthalmology, Magna Cum Laude, University La Sapienza Roma.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
– 1983 Assistant Professor in “Ophthalmology”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara;
– 1992 Associate Professor in “Ophthalmology”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara;
– 2000 Full Professor, Diseases of the Visual Sistem, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara;
Director:
– Section of Vision Science – Department of Medicine and Ageing Science- University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara;
– Regional Center of Excellence in Ophthalmology;
– Regional Glaucoma Centre;
– Residency Training Programme in Ophthalmology at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara;
– School of Orthoptics and Assistance in Ophthalmology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara.
SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS
– National President of the Ophthalmology Society of Italian Universities (SOU);
– Member of the Directive Council of the Italian section of IAPB (International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness) and vice-president of IAPB in Abruzzo.
– Past member for Ophthalmology of the Superior Health Council;
– Board member of GEV ANVUR (Groups of Experts in Evaluation for the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) for assessing the quality of Italian research
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Professor:
– Ophthalmology in the M.D. course, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti – Pescara
– School of Specialization in Ophthalmology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti – Pescara
– School of Orthoptics and Assistance in Ophthalmology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti – Pescara
TRAINING ACTIVITY
From 2002 to date: organized more than 20 Continuing Medical Education events in
Ophthalmology at the University "G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Pubblications: author of 255 original scientific articles, book chapters and monographs in ophthalmology, 191 of which published in peer review journals included in the Journal Citation Report with an h-factor of 30.
Scientific reviewer for the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Refractive Surgery, European Journal of Ophthalmology, British Jounal of Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and other peer rewied Journals with I.F.
Original Scientific Contributions: Author of the monograph entitled “In vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea” edoted by Slack
Inc., Thorofare NJ; 2000
Scientific Editors for the following Scientific Journal: BMC Ophthalmology, Journal of Eucornea, Eye and Vision.
PRINCIPLE FIELDS OF INTEREST
– Refractive surgery, corneal pathologies and surgery, cataract surgery, glaucoma, ophtahlmic
imaging.
SURGICAL EXPERIENCE
He performs more than four thousand surgical procedures per year (anterior and posterior segment
surgery procedures) of which approximately 2000 are refractive procedures.