Chronic stress and unbalanced diets are at the origin of some of the most disabling eye diseases, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts or dry eye syndrome. For this reason, modern ophthalmology is evolving towards a more holistic conception of the patient, aware that eye diseases are the consequence of factors that are beyond the eyes themselves.
Thus, Área Oftalmológica Avanzada is committed to early diagnosis and global and preventive treatment of ocular pathologies.
The current pace of life affects our visual health.
In recent years, we are witnessing a revolution in medicine and the concept of health. We are seeing how stress, lack of exercise or unbalanced nutrition are at the origin of many diseases. The same situation exists in the field of ophthalmology.
There is increasing evidence linking diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, dry eye syndrome or even cataracts with the oxidative aggression produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on the eye or with the chronic stress so frequent in our society, almost always accompanied, in addition, by nutritional disorders affecting the immune and endocrine systems.
The control of stress and nutritional dysfunctions (two sides of the same coin) help to prevent the onset of eye diseases or to control their evolution, preventing them from reaching the stages of irreversible vision loss.
At present, we have genetic tests that can predict the onset of eye diseases and new technologies allow us to study the effect of stress on ocular tissues and its involvement in ophthalmic diseases. At the same time, we have the ability to control this negative effect and slow down its evolution.
At Área Oftalmológica Avanzada, with almost 30 years of experience, we are aware of these advances and have been incorporating this new approach to ocular pathology and eye health into our classic treatments for some time now. That is why, in our team, ophthalmologists, optometrists, endocrinologists and nutritionists collaborate to establish guidelines for diagnosis and specific treatment for each patient. “Experience shows us that most eye problems are the tip of the iceberg of a problem that will only be solved if we treat it as a whole,” concludes Dr. Vergés, head of Área Oftalmológica Avanzada.