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Glaucoma is an eye disease characterized by progressive optic neuropathy or not associated with increased intraocular pressure, which leads to chronic visual field loss and vision. Who can have Glaucoma? People at risk for glaucoma are: 1. Family history of glaucoma (familial predisposition) 2. People over 40 years. 3. Hyperopia or high myopia. 4. Diabetes. […]
Pterygium is a common disease worldwide, its incidence increases in people who are exposed to the sun more often. In the equatorial zone, we have a tropical climate, which affect more strongly the sun’s rays. It is common to see the damage caused by the sun in the exposed areas of our skin, like freckles […]
“Lazy Eye” in medical term is known as amblyopia or low vision in one or both eyes, apparently healthy and can be corrected before six (6) years. What are the causes of this disease? The main causes are: 1. Children who need glasses to see and never used it (Refractive errors uncorrected) 2. Crossed eyes […]
Keratoconus (from Greek kerato = cornea, and cone = shaped cone), is a condition in which the cornea (front transparent lens of the eye), is abnormally thin and protrudes forward. Keratoconus means a cone shaped cornea. What symptoms occur in keratoconus? The initial symptom is blurred vision and can initially be treated with glasses, although […]
Cataract is the main cause of decreased vision in people over 65 years, today fortunately cataract surgery with an expert doctor in this type of surgery, it is a procedure with successful results. 1.What is a Cataract? A cataract is a gradual and progressive clouding of the lens behind the iris (the colored part of […]
Refractive surgery Surgery for nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. For more than a century (Snellen 1869, Schioetz 1885) in different parts of the world have studied different methods to correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, requiring the use of corrective lenses. In 1949, Dr. Jose Ignacio Barraquer Moner (1916-1998), “The father […]
