Dr. Fabio Scarinci

Fabio Scarinci is an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal diseases. He graduated with honours from the University of “La Sapienza” in Rome in 2001, completed his ophthalmology residency at the University “Magna Graecia” in 2006, and earned a Ph.D. in toxicology and pharmacology from “La Sapienza” in 2020. Since 2008, Dr. Scarinci has worked in the Medical Retina Division at the G.B. Bietti Foundation—IRCCS in Rome, and since 2019, he has also contributed to its paediatric division. His clinical focus includes age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, and refractive errors. He is experienced in cataract and strabismus surgeries, laser therapy, and optical coherence tomography. His research centres on retinal neurodegeneration, photoreceptor cells, and vasculature. In 2014, he received an international fellowship to study retinal diseases at Northwestern University, Chicago. Dr. Scarinci's work has been published in high-impact journals, and he has contributed to several medical textbooks. He is a member of the Italian Ophthalmological Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and is a founding member of the International Ocular Circulation Society. As a reviewer for journals like Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science and JAMA Ophthalmology, Dr. Scarinci remains active in clinical trials and has received several accolades, including the 2011 “Best Paper” award at the Italian Ophthalmological Society Congress.