What Is Refractive Surgery? Refractive surgery is the surgical correction of refractive errors of the eye, such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. Introduction Introduction Surgery is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of ophthalmology. For example, the introduction of eximer lasers has replaced corneal incisions for ordinary cases in a short period of […]

What is a Corneal Transplant-keratoplasty? Corneal transplant consists of replacing the host’s diseased corneal tissue with a healthy cornea from a donor. The corneal graft can be partial thickness or full thickness. General indications General indications Optical keratoplasty is performed to improve vision, the most important indications are keratoconus, scars, corneal dystrophies Grafting may be […]

What is a HD Laser Refractive Surgery Qué es Cirugía refractiva con láser HD? It is the most up-to-date procedure to effectively correct refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and even presbyopia. Wavefront-based Laser Refractive Surgery is carried out with a special CUSTOMIZED 3D iDESIGN® instrument and the WaveScan WaveFront® system, which makes a […]

What is a Glaucoma? It is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy that appears in adulthood. It is characterized by: Thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Glaucomatous injury to the optic nerve. Visual field defects as the lesion progresses. The death of retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma occurs primarily by apoptosis (programmed cell death), rather […]