In children’s ocular pathologies, it is necessary to differentiate between refractive or binocularity defects and ocular pathologies. Thus, this would be the difference between them and the most appropriate treatment in each case: Refractive or binocularity defects: Amblyopia (commonly known as lazy eye), is caused by a bad development of vision in one of the … Read more
Visual Therapy is an optometric treatment of neurophysiological stimulation that allows us to develop, improve and integrate visual abilities in cases of functional alterations. It is performed through exercises where we integrate the visual process with movement, space, memory and visual interpretation. These exercises will be performed daily at home with weekly or biweekly controls … Read more
The word LASER comes from the acronym Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation which means in English: light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation. Laser light is nothing more than highly organized and coherent light with special properties. Theoretical knowledge of the operation and precautions to be taken in the handling of lasers … Read more
AMD: These acronyms encompass a set of degenerative changes of the macula, constituting the first cause of irreversible legal blindness in the developed world. These disorders can be very varied, from atrophy of the neurosensorial retina over the macular pigmented epithelium, to the growth of choroidal vessels in that area, producing exudation, inflammation, bleeding and … Read more
Glaucoma is a chronic disease of the optic nerve that, without proper treatment, can progress insidiously and lead to blindness. It usually occurs when intraocular pressure is higher than the eye can withstand, resulting in reduced side vision. This symptom may go unnoticed, and when this happens, the patient does not usually recognize the disease … Read more
The retina is the innermost layer of the eye. It is responsible for transforming the light it receives into a nerve impulse, which travels from the optic nerve to the brain, converting it into images. It is key to vision, so much so that if the central area (macula) is affected, the patient would not … Read more
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that are characterized by producing damage to the optic nerve, this is a very specific damage that will result in a loss of visual field. To explain it in another way, the optic nerve would be the cable that communicates the eye with the brain and transmits all the … Read more
The Institut de la Màcula, in collaboration with the Barcelona Macula Foundation, is developing a clinical trial program to investigate Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The Director of the Institut, specialist in macula, retina and vitreous, Dr. Jordi Monés, explains what AMD is and the progress made with the trials carried out so far. Definition and … Read more
The retina is the inner layer of the eye in which the images we receive from our environment are transformed into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain through the optic nerve, where vision is produced at the back of the optic nerve, in the occipital area. How can we prevent the main retinal … Read more
Dr. Sara Velilla is performing at Los Manzanos clinic in Logroño the treatment with injections of anti-angiogenic drugs for the most prevalent retinal diseases. What are ocular injections of anti-angiogenic drugs? Ocular injections of anti-angiogenic drugs are a treatment that in recent years has improved the quality of life of people suffering from retinal diseases … Read more