Professore Ordinario di Oftalmologia all’Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele di Milano e Primario dell’Unità Operativa di Oculistica – Unità Malattie della Cornea e della Superficie Oculare dell’IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano
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