ICR Ophthalmological Centre

ICR has received the Applus+ certification of Hygiene and Control protocols, which verifies the good practices of the center with regard to the physical environment and basic hygiene measures, technical measures, organizational measures, control of labor personnel and access control measures.

Smoking is already the leading preventable cause of death in the world and, although society is aware of the consequences of tobacco smoke on the body, many people do not know that it can also affect the eyes and cause vision loss.

Scientists have proven that nutrition, lifestyle and environment (climate and environmental factors) have a huge impact on health. Mediterranean diet reduces cholesterol levels, blood pressure and risk of diabetes. What is Age Related Macular Degeneration? Age Related Macular Degeneration is a very common disease whose main risk factor is advanced age. ARMD is the most common cause of vision loss in developed countries […]

Our eyes grow throughout our lives, especially in the first two years of life and during puberty.
In this article we show you the temporal evolution of the eyes and the most common pathologies in each stage of life.

Have you ever wondered what daily activities can impair your vision? The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has selected the 20 most harmful actions for our eye health.

When certain eye symptoms appear, it is very common to wonder to what extent they are serious or not, and whether it is enough to comment on them during an ophthalmological visit or, on the contrary, it is necessary to go to the emergency room. In ICR, we present, for each of the symptoms, in which situations it is necessary to go to the emergency room.

As we get older our eyes do too, and they present changes that we must control to have good eye health. In celebration of 2020: the year of the eye, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has published the most common age-related eye changes.

This course starts full of new aspects, such as the incorporation of different digital platforms or online classes, which combine with the pressure of work and exams and the busy life of students and teachers. For all these reasons, students and teachers must take special care of their eye health. Here are some tips for taking care of your vision.

Our Optometry Department clears up how to choose glasses for your children, what characteristics they should have, how the frame should be or which lenses are the most suitable.

A study made by the association Visión y Vida confirms that the three month confinement we have experienced has had a negative impact on the population’ s visual health. Thus, according to the results of this study, more than half of the population has had their vision worsened, especially young people between 12 and 19 years old and people with early presbyopia.

Dr. Jürgens has commented that the use of screens and technological devices in excesses can increase myopia.

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, anecdotal reports suggest that the new outbreak of coronavirus can cause conjunctivitis, and possibly be transmitted by aerosol contact with the conjunctiva.

Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve characterized by a loss of the vision field and is usually asymptomatic, making early detection and treatment difficult. To raise awareness of this disease and the importance of detecting it in time, we share 10 important details about glaucoma.

Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery is an intervention aimed to remove the excess skin, and sometimes the fat, from the eyelids (upper and/or lower). It is usually performed on people older than 35 or 40 years old and can be carried out for health and/or aesthetic reasons. It is advisable that an oculoplastic ophthalmologist takes care […]

Times change and we are slowly moving towards precision medicine. In the field of diseases that affect vision, knowledge about its genetic basis has grown exponentially in recent years. Genetic diagnostic tests have undergone a revolution with the techniques of massive sequencing and the possibilities of treatment with gene therapy begin to be an emerging […]