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.