The Institute of Ocular Microsurgery (IMO) in Barcelona will hold the second edition of the International Retina Congress, Trends in Surgical & Medical Retina, on June 7 and 8, 2013 after the success of the last meeting, which was attended by more than 350 retina specialists from all over the world. IMO’s medical doctor, Borja … Read more
There is a possibility of reversing blindness. Scientists in the United Kingdom have shown that the part of the eye that detects light can be repaired with stem cells. And, now the team at University College London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital has claimed that it can be tested in humans. In fact, it is already being … Read more
Dr. Marta Figueroa, retina specialist and medical director of the Vissum Santa Hortensia center in Madrid, has received the 2017 Ramón Castroviejo Award for her outstanding work in the field of medical and surgical retina. This prestigious award is given annually by the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology at its annual congress to professionals, whose contribution … Read more
Retinitis pigmentosa is a disease of the retina in which the outermost layers of the retina, where the photoreceptors are located, are damaged. Dr. Figueroa, retinologist, medical director of Vissum Santa Hortensia and a member of Top Doctors, answers all the doubts about this eye disease. This ophthalmological disease affects 1 to 5 out of … Read more