Francesco Bandello is an expert in Ophthalmology at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (Italy). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Francesco Bandello in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Retinal Diseases, Eye Injuries and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Francesco Bandello has authored 1,454 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 45 clinical trials, 12 of them ongoing. SLR score: 5,128 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Francesco Bandello IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Italy
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Ophthalmology

Subspecialties: Surgery - Medical Imaging - Immunology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1990 - 2026

Source: PubMed

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 1454

Citations

Citations: 30 836 1st author: 105 Last author: 443 Unique author: 7


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Spontaneous Regression of Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Lesions: Case Series and Literature Review.
PMID 42770730 — lymphoma, multimodal imaging, therapeutics, wounds and injuries
Ocul Immunol Inflamm20260
White dot syndromes in the era of multimodal imaging.
PMID 42720431 — white dot syndromes, eye injuries, multimodal imaging, eye diseases, therapeutics, retinaldehyde
Eur J Ophthalmol20260
Aflibercept 8 mg for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration: an italian expert consensus paper.
PMID 42684442 — macular degeneration, treatment adherence and compliance, ophthalmology, macular edema, therapeutics, edema
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol20260
Natural History of Macular Sensitivity in Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy: Microperimetry-Derived Outcome Measures in Preparation For Clinical Trials.
PMID 42678224 — eye, macular degeneration, natural history, ophthalmology, scotoma, history, vitelliform macular dystrophy
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci20260
Long-Term Graft Survival Following Penetrating Keratoplasty in Eyes with Preoperative Corneal Neovascularization.
PMID 42671781 — eye, corneal transplantation, graft survival, corneal neovascularization, keratoplasty, penetrating, transplants
Ophthalmol Ther20260

Clinical Studies 45

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 6

By phase:

Phase 3 19
N/A 9
Phase 2 8
Phase 2/Phase 3 7
Phase 4 2

By status:

Completed 28
Recruiting 6
Active not recruiting 5
Not yet recruiting 2
Terminated 2
Unknown 2

By type:

Interventional 39
Observational 6

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 9
multicentric2to4 2
multicentric5to9 2
multicentricup10 32

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Cohort/Consortium Investigators 4

Ongoing Clinical Trials

12 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
A clinical trial of EYE201 MK 8748 in people with macular degeneration (MK 8748 003)
2025-524894-17-00 — macular degeneration, safety
Phase 2/Phase 3Recruiting2026
Long term Extension Study for Participants with Geographic Atrophy (GA) Secondary to Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in JNJ 81201887 Parent Clinical Studies
2022-500747-21-00 — macular degeneration, atrophy, geographic atrophy
Phase 2Not yet recruiting2025
A clinical trial to learn more about the effects of FWY003 in people with geographic atrophy associated with age related macular degeneration
2025-523704-77-00 — macular degeneration, safety, atrophy, geographic atrophy
Phase 2Not yet recruiting2026
A study to test whether BI 764524 helps people with an eye condition called diabetic retinopathy
2023-508891-12-00 — eye, safety, diabetic retinopathy, pharmacokinetics
Phase 2Active not recruiting2024
A Phase 3 Randomized Double Masked Active Controlled Trial of a Single Intravitreal Injection of 4D 150 in Adults with Macular Neovascularization Secondary to Age Related Macular Degeneration (4FRONT 2)
2025-521349-25-00 — injections, macular degeneration, intravitreal injections
Phase 3Recruiting2025

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