Address:
Via Livenza, 3 – 00198 Rome Italy
serraolaser.it,

Education:
In November 2003: Sebastiano Serrao completed a Ph.D. in Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery at the Catholic University of Rome (Italy).

In April 2002: he went to Baltimore (MD), as a visiting doctor, to the “Corneal and Cataract Service” of the “Wilmer Eye Institute” at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In March 2002: he went to New York (NY) to attend the refractive surgery centre “Laserone”.

In April 2000 Sebastiano Serrao went to Columbus Ohio, to the Revision Eye Centre, under the direction of James Schumer MD, where he completed the “Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser Training and certification course”.

In 1996 Sebastiano Serrao was registered to the General Medical Council and attended the medical retina department of the Moorfields Eye Hospital (London, UK) directed by Prof. A.C. Bird.

During the 1991 1992 academic year he graduated in medicine and surgery from the Catholic University Of The Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy).

Specialty:
In November 1997 he finished his residency in Ophthalmology obtaining a summa cum laude diploma at the ophthalmology department of the Catholic University Of The Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy).

Professional Expierence:
1997-2010 Founder and Director of the refractive laser centre “Serraolaser” in Rome.

1993-2004 he has been working at the Department of Ophthalmology of the Catholic University of Rome where he performed cataract, cornea transplant and refractive surgery using excimer laser. Dr. Serrao has performed over 2000 ophthalmic surgeries.

From 1993 to 1994 he was a medical officer in the Italian airforce.

Societies:
Dr. Serrao is a member of:
ISRS (International Society of Refractive Surgery).

AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)

Field of research:
Study of re-epithelialization and wound healing after Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
Microscopic evaluation of the ablated corneal surface (at scanning electron microscope and at atomic force microscopy)
Corneal first surface optical aberrations and visual performance.
Biomechanical response of the cornea to excimer laser surgery.
Dr. Serrao has published articles on peer reviewed ophthalmological journals (Investigative Ophthalmology, Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, J Refract Surg and J Cataract Refract Surg).

Publications

 

 

1: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Barbaro V, Di Iorio E, Lombardo G. Multimodal imaging

quality control of epithelia regenerated with cultured human donor corneal limbal

epithelial stem cells. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 11;7(1):5154. doi:

10.1038/s41598-017-05486-8. PubMed PMID: 28698576; PubMed Central PMCID:

PMC5506064.

 

 

2: Giannini D, Lombardo G, Mariotti L, Devaney N, Serrao S, Lombardo M.

Reliability and Agreement Between Metrics of Cone Spacing in Adaptive Optics

Images of the Human Retinal Photoreceptor Mosaic. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017

Jun 1;58(7):3127-3137. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-20890. PubMed PMID: 28632879.

 

 

3: Lombardo G, Micali NL, Villari V, Leone N, Serrao S, Rusciano D, Lombardo M.

Assessment of stromal riboflavin concentration-depth profile in

nanotechnology-based transepithelial corneal crosslinking. J Cataract Refract

Surg. 2017 May;43(5):680-686. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2017.03.026. PubMed PMID:

28602332.

 

 

4: Serrao S, Giannini D, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Lombardo G, Lombardo M. New

technique for femtosecond laser creation of clear corneal incisions for cataract

surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 Jan;43(1):80-86. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.08.038. PubMed PMID: 28317683.

 

 

5: Lombardo M, Giannini D, Lombardo G, Serrao S. Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparing Transepithelial Corneal Cross-linking Using Iontophoresis with the

Dresden Protocol in Progressive Keratoconus. Ophthalmology. 2017

Jun;124(6):804-812. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.01.040. Epub 2017 Mar 7. PubMed

PMID: 28283279.

 

 

6: Lombardo M, Parekh M, Serrao S, Ruzza A, Ferrari S, Lombardo G. Two-photon

optical microscopy imaging of endothelial keratoplasty grafts. Graefes Arch Clin

Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar;255(3):575-582. doi: 10.1007/s00417-016-3543-3. Epub

2016 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 27858161.

 

 

7: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Raffa P, Rosati M, Lombardo G. Novel Technique of

Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking Using Iontophoresis in Progressive

Keratoconus. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:7472542. doi: 10.1155/2016/7472542. Epub

2016 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 27597895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5002487.

 

 

8: Savini G, Cummings AB, Balducci N, Barboni P, Huang J, Lombardo M, Serrao S,

Ducoli P. Agreement Between Predicted and Measured Ablation Depth After

Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK for Myopia. J Refract Surg. 2016

Mar;32(3):164-70. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20160121-03. PubMed PMID: 27027623.

 

 

9: Lombardo M, Parravano M, Serrao S, Ziccardi L, Giannini D, Lombardo G.

Investigation of Adaptive Optics Imaging Biomarkers for Detecting Pathological

Changes of the Cone Mosaic in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. PLoS One.

2016 Mar 10;11(3):e0151380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151380. eCollection 2016.

PubMed PMID: 26963392; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4786294.

 

 

10: Savini G, Hoffer KJ, Lombardo M, Serrao S, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Ducoli P.

Influence of the effective lens position, as predicted by axial length and

keratometry, on the near add power of multifocal intraocular lenses. J Cataract

Refract Surg. 2016 Jan;42(1):44-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.07.044. PubMed PMID:

26948777.

 

 

17: Lombardo G, Micali NL, Villari V, Serrao S, Lombardo M. All-Optical Method to

Assess Stromal Concentration of Riboflavin in Conventional and Accelerated UV-A

Irradiation of the Human Cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016

Feb;57(2):476-83. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18651. PubMed PMID: 26868750.

 

 

18: Savini G, Huang J, Lombardo M, Serrao S, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Venanzio S,

Ducoli P. Objective Monitoring of Corneal Backward Light Scattering After

Femtosecond Laser-assisted LASIK. J Refract Surg. 2016 Jan;32(1):20-5. doi:

10.3928/1081597X-20151207-08. PubMed PMID: 26812710.

 

 

19: Lombardo M, Micali N, Villari V, Serrao S, Pucci G, Barberi R, Lombardo G.

Ultraviolet A: Visible spectral absorbance of the human cornea after

transepithelial soaking with dextran-enriched and dextran-free riboflavin 0.1%

ophthalmic solutions. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Oct;41(10):2283-90. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.11.007. PubMed PMID: 26703306.

 

 

20: Lombardo M, Scarinci F, Giannini D, Pileri M, Ripandelli G, Stirpe M,

Lombardo G, Serrao S. HIGH-RESOLUTION MULTIMODAL IMAGING AFTER IDIOPATHIC

EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE SURGERY. Retina. 2016 Jan;36(1):171-80. doi:

10.1097/IAE.0000000000000679. PubMed PMID: 26110598.

 

 

21: Ziccardi L, Giannini D, Lombardo G, Serrao S, Dell'Omo R, Nicoletti A,

Bertelli M, Lombardo M. Multimodal Approach to Monitoring and Investigating Cone

Structure and Function in an Inherited Macular Dystrophy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015

Aug;160(2):301-312.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.04.024. Epub 2015 Apr 20. PubMed

PMID: 25908487.

 

 

22: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Carbone G, Lombardo G. Corneal light backscattering

after transepithelial corneal crosslinking using iontophoresis in donor human

corneal tissue. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Mar;41(3):635-43. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.07.031. PubMed PMID: 25804584.

 

 

23: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Desiderio G, Buratto L, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Pileri M,

Lombardo M. Analysis of femtosecond laser assisted capsulotomy cutting edges and

manual capsulorhexis using environmental scanning electron microscopy. J

Ophthalmol. 2014;2014:520713. doi: 10.1155/2014/520713. Epub 2014 Nov 20. PubMed

PMID: 25505977; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4258322.

 

 

24: Lombardo M, Rosati M, Pileri M, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Serrao S. Evaluation of

corneal optical properties in subjects wearing hydrogel etafilcon A contact

lenses and the effect of administering mannitol-enriched sodium hyaluronate

ophthalmic solution. Clin Ophthalmol. 2014 Nov 21;8:2347-54. doi:

10.2147/OPTH.S71944. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25473260; PubMed Central

PMCID: PMC4247147.

 

 

25: Lombardo G, Serrao S, Rosati M, Lombardo M. Analysis of the viscoelastic

properties of the human cornea using Scheimpflug imaging in inflation experiment

of eye globes. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e112169. doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0112169. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25397674; PubMed

Central PMCID: PMC4232387.

 

 

26: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Rosati M, Ducoli P, Lombardo G. Biomechanical changes

in the human cornea after transepithelial corneal crosslinking using

iontophoresis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014 Oct;40(10):1706-15. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.04.024. PubMed PMID: 25263041.

 

 

27: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Lombardo G. Technical factors influencing cone packing

density estimates in adaptive optics flood illuminated retinal images. PLoS One.

2014 Sep 9;9(9):e107402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107402. eCollection 2014.

PubMed PMID: 25203681; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4159321.

 

 

28: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Rosati M, Lombardo M. Preliminary

investigation of corneal wavefront aberration following femtosecond laser clear

corneal incision for cataract surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2014

Nov-Dec;24(6):842-9. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000485. Epub 2014 May 16. PubMed PMID:

24846626.

 

 

29: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Ducoli P, Rosati M, Lombardo M.

Effect of femtosecond laser-created clear corneal incision on corneal topography.

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014 Apr;40(4):531-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.11.027.

Epub 2014 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 24560554.

 

 

30: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Ducoli P, Lombardo G. Influence of sampling window size

and orientation on parafoveal cone packing density. Biomed Opt Express. 2013 Jul

12;4(8):1318-31. doi: 10.1364/BOE.4.001318. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID:

24009995; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3756574.

 

 

31: Lombardo M, Parravano M, Lombardo G, Varano M, Boccassini B, Stirpe M, Serrao

1. Adaptive optics imaging of parafoveal cones in type 1 diabetes. Retina. 2014

Mar;34(3):546-57. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182a10850. PubMed PMID: 23928676.

 

 

32: Schiano Lomoriello D, Lombardo M, Gualdi L, Iacobelli L, Tranchina L, Ducoli

P, Serrao S. Stability of cachet phakic intraocular lens position during 6-months

follow-up. Open Ophthalmol J. 2013 Mar 22;7:20-3. doi:

10.2174/1874364101307010020. Print 2013. PubMed PMID: 23898355; PubMed Central

PMCID: PMC3722538.

 

 

33: Lombardo M, Scarinci F, Ripandelli G, Cupo G, Stirpe M, Serrao S. Adaptive

optics imaging of idiopathic epiretinal membranes. Ophthalmology. 2013

Jul;120(7):1508-9.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.02.004. Erratum in:

Ophthalmology. 2013 Sep;120(9):1719. PubMed PMID: 23823508.

 

 

34: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Ducoli P, Rosati M, Lombardo M. Evaluation of

femtosecond laser clear corneal incision: an experimental study. J Refract Surg.

2013 Jun;29(6):418-24. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20130430-01. Epub 2013 May 3. PubMed

PMID: 23642006.

 

 

35: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Ducoli P, Lombardo G. Eccentricity dependent changes of

density, spacing and packing arrangement of parafoveal cones. Ophthalmic Physiol

Opt. 2013 Jul;33(4):516-26. doi: 10.1111/opo.12053. Epub 2013 Mar 29. PubMed

PMID: 23550537.

 

 

36: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Schiano Lomoriello D, Ducoli P, Stirpe M, Serrao S.

Interocular symmetry of parafoveal photoreceptor cone density distribution.

Retina. 2013 Sep;33(8):1640-9. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182807642. PubMed PMID:

23538574.

 

 

37: Lombardo M, Parravano M, Serrao S, Ducoli P, Stirpe M, Lombardo G. Analysis

of retinal capillaries in patients with type 1 diabetes and nonproliferative

diabetic retinopathy using adaptive optics imaging. Retina. 2013

Sep;33(8):1630-9. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182899326. PubMed PMID: 23492950.

 

 

38: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Devaney N, Parravano M, Lombardo G. Adaptive optics

technology for high-resolution retinal imaging. Sensors (Basel). 2012 Dec

27;13(1):334-66. doi: 10.3390/s130100334. Review. PubMed PMID: 23271600; PubMed

Central PMCID: PMC3574679.

 

 

39: Serrao S, Buratto L, Lombardo G, De Santo MP, Ducoli P, Lombardo M. Optimal

parameters to improve the interface quality of the flap bed in femtosecond

laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012

Aug;38(8):1453-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.05.021. PubMed PMID: 22814052.

 

 

40: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Ducoli P, Serrao S. Adaptive optics photoreceptor

imaging. Ophthalmology. 2012 Jul;119(7):1498-1498.e2. doi:

10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.03.019. PubMed PMID: 22749092.

 

 

41: Lombardo M, Serrao S, Ducoli P, Lombardo G. Variations in image optical

quality of the eye and the sampling limit of resolution of the cone mosaic with

axial length in young adults. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Jul;38(7):1147-55.

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.02.033. PubMed PMID: 22727285.

 

 

42: Tranchina L, Lombardo M, Oddone F, Serrao S, Schiano Lomoriello D, Ducoli P.

Influence of corneal biomechanical properties on intraocular pressure differences

between an air-puff tonometer and the Goldmann applanation tonometer. J Glaucoma.

2013 Jun-Jul;22(5):416-21. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31824cafc9. PubMed PMID:

22366703.

 

 

43: Serrao S, Lombardo M, De Santo MP, Lombardo G, Schiano Lomoriello D, Ducoli

P, Stirpe M. Femtosecond laser photodisruptive effects on the posterior human

corneal stroma investigated with atomic force microscopy. Eur J Ophthalmol.

2012;22 Suppl 7:S89-97. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000113. PubMed PMID: 22267457.

 

 

44: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Carbone G, De Santo MP, Barberi R, Serrao S.

Biomechanics of the anterior human corneal tissue investigated with atomic force

microscopy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Feb 29;53(2):1050-7. doi:

10.1167/iovs.11-8720. PubMed PMID: 22266511.

 

 

45: Lombardo M, De Santo MP, Lombardo G, Schiano Lomoriello D, Desiderio G,

Ducoli P, Barberi R, Serrao S. Surface quality of femtosecond dissected posterior

human corneal stroma investigated with atomic force microscopy. Cornea. 2012

Dec;31(12):1369-75. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823f774c. PubMed PMID: 22262224.

 

 

46: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Ducoli P, Serrao S. Long-term changes of the anterior

corneal topography after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and myopic

astigmatism. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Sep 1;52(9):6994-7000. doi:

10.1167/iovs.10-7052. PubMed PMID: 21791596.

 

 

47: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Ducoli P, Lombardo M. Long-term corneal wavefront

aberration variations after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and myopic

astigmatism. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Sep;37(9):1655-66. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.03.046. Epub 2011 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 21782383.

 

 

48: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Ducoli P, Lombardo M. Optical performance of the cornea

six years following photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis

Sci. 2011 Feb 11;52(2):846-57. doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-5905. PubMed PMID: 21051709.

 

 

49: Schiano Lomoriello D, Lombardo M, Tranchina L, Oddone F, Serrao S, Ducoli P.

Repeatability of intra-ocular pressure and central corneal thickness measurements

provided by a non-contact method of tonometry and pachymetry. Graefes Arch Clin

Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Mar;249(3):429-34. doi: 10.1007/s00417-010-1550-3. Epub 2010

Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 20981434.

 

 

50: Lombardo M, Talu S, Talu M, Serrao S, Ducoli P. Surface roughness of

intraocular lenses with different dioptric powers assessed by atomic force

microscopy. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2010 Sep;36(9):1573-8. doi:

10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.06.031. PubMed PMID: 20692572.

 

 

51: Lombardo M, Terry MA, Lombardo G, Serrao S, Ducoli P. Investigation of

corneal topography after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty. Eur J

Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov-Dec;20(6):971-8. PubMed PMID: 20544675.

 

 

52: Lombardo M, Terry MA, Lombardo G, Boozer DD, Serrao S, Ducoli P. Analysis of

posterior donor corneal parameters 1 year after Descemet stripping automated

endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) triple procedure. Graefes Arch Clin Exp

Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar;248(3):421-7. doi: 10.1007/s00417-009-1284-2. Epub 2010 Jan

29. PubMed PMID: 20111972.

 

 

53: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Lombardo M, Palombi M, Roberts CJ. Corneal topography

six years after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and myopic astigmatism. J

Refract Surg. 2009 May;25(5):451-8. PubMed PMID: 19507798.

 

 

54: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Friend DJ, Serrao S, Terry MA. Long-term anterior and

posterior topographic analysis of the cornea after deep lamellar endothelial

keratoplasty. Cornea. 2009 May;28(4):408-15. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818d33c7.

PubMed PMID: 19411959.

 

 

55: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Serrao S. Long-term optical quality of the

photoablated cornea. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2007 Mar;24(3):588-96.

PubMed PMID: 17301848.

 

 

56: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Manzulli M, Palombi M, Serrao S. Relative

contribution of central and peripheral aberrations to overall high order corneal

wavefront aberration. J Refract Surg. 2006 Sep;22(7):656-64. PubMed PMID:

16995547.

 

 

57: Lombardo M, De Santo MP, Lombardo G, Barberi R, Serrao S. Analysis of

intraocular lens surface properties with atomic force microscopy. J Cataract

Refract Surg. 2006 Aug;32(8):1378-84. PubMed PMID: 16863979.

 

 

58: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Serrao S. Interocular high-order corneal wavefront

aberration symmetry. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2006 Apr;23(4):777-87.

PubMed PMID: 16604757.

 

 

59: Lombardo M, Lombardo G, Manzulli M, Serrao S. Response of the cornea for up

to four years after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. J Refract Surg. 2006

Feb;22(2):178-86. PubMed PMID: 16523838.

 

 

60: Lombardo M, De Santo MP, Lombardo G, Barberi R, Serrao S. Atomic force

microscopy analysis of normal and photoablated porcine corneas. J Biomech.

2006;39(14):2719-24. Epub 2005 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 16209868.

 

 

61: Lombardo M, De Santo MP, Lombardo G, Barberi R, Serrao S. Roughness of

excimer laser ablated corneas with and without smoothing measured with atomic

force microscopy. J Refract Surg. 2005 Sep-Oct;21(5):469-75. PubMed PMID:

16209444.

 

 

62: Serrao S, Lombardo M. Corneal epithelial healing after photorefractive

keratectomy: analytical study. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 May;31(5):930-7.

PubMed PMID: 15975458.

 

 

63: Serrao S, Lombardo G, Lombardo M. Differences in nasal and temporal responses

of the cornea after photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005

Jan;31(1):30-8. PubMed PMID: 15721694.

 

 

64: Lombardo M, Serrao S. Smoothing of the ablated porcine anterior corneal

surface using the Technolas Keracor 217C and Nidek EC-5000 excimer lasers. J

Refract Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;20(5):450-3. PubMed PMID: 15523956.

 

 

65: Serrao S, Lombardo M. One-year results of photorefractive keratectomy with

and without surface smoothing using the technolas 217C laser. J Refract Surg.

2004 Sep-Oct;20(5):444-9. PubMed PMID: 15523955.

 

 

66: Serrao S, Lombardo M, Mondini F. Photorefractive keratectomy with and without

smoothing: a bilateral study. J Refract Surg. 2003 Jan-Feb;19(1):58-64. PubMed

PMID: 12553608.

 

 

67: Falsini B, Fadda A, Iarossi G, Piccardi M, Canu D, Minnella A, Serrao S,

Scullica L. Retinal sensitivity to flicker modulation: reduced by early

age-related maculopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 May;41(6):1498-506.

PubMed PMID: 10798669.

 

 

68: Falsini B, Serrao S, Fadda A, Iarossi G, Porrello G, Cocco F, Merendino E.

Focal electroretinograms and fundus appearance in nonexudative age-related

macular degeneration. Quantitative relationship between retinal morphology and

function. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1999 Mar;237(3):193-200. PubMed PMID:

10090581.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Serrao receives patients in Rome at S.I.O. – Studio Italiano di Oftalmologia, Via Livenza 3, Tel. +39 380 333 1100 +39 380 333 1100 .
For an appointment with dr. Serrao call +39 380 333 1100 +39 380 333 1100 or alternatively write an email to:

Sebastiano Serrao
S.I.O. – Studio Italiano di Oftalmologia
Via Livenza, 3 – 00198 Rome Italy
Tel. +39 380 333 1100 +39 380 333 1100
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