Dr. Amanda Rey, member of the Retina and Vitreous Department at ICR, explained in one of our weekly clinical sessions the dangers associated to the use of laser pointers upon the retina.

World Glaucoma Day is celebrated on March 12th and it marks the start of World Glaucoma Week, a collaborative project between World Glaucoma Association and World Glaucoma Patient Association .

Refractive or vision correction surgery is a set of ophthalmologic surgical procedures aimed at correcting refractive defects such as myopia or high myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia or eyestrain to achieve good visual quality and avoid depending on the use of glasses or contact lenses.

Colored contact lenses are an increasingly popular accessory for people who want to change the color of their iris. But especially during Halloween there is an increase in people using colored contact lenses to enhance their costumes. However, few are aware of the risks associated with these contact lenses.

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.

.According to a new study, few people with COVID will develop eye problems. However, when these problems do occur, they can range from mild to very serious vision problems. Many of them can even affect the retina.