On 12 June 2015 was adopted the definitive incorporation of the ICR to Oftared, a network of cooperative health research in the field of ophthalmology. Oftared’s mission is to generate the knowledge necessary to preserve the health and promote well-being through adequate prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases of degenerative and chronic nature of […]

¿What is it?  The ocular allergies, or allergic conjunctivitis, is a frequent condition that usually affects the conjunctive of the eye. It is characterized by recurrent and bilateral, ocular inflammation caused by certain allergens, i.e. substances that enter in contact with the eye tissues, induces a State of hypersensitivity to this substance. Ocular allergies can be […]

You have scheduled a visit of neuro-ophthalmology but has not yet come and wondered how you are going to be the visit and prior information or current situation we may need. If you have a family member or known to have passed through our department, you probably already know that the first visit of neuro-ophthalmology is […]

People younger than 60 years watch an average of 8 hours a day electronic devices within a short distance. So many hours front screen can affect vision and end up becoming a problem that can cause vision problems like eyestrain, itching, dry eyes, blurred vision, redness or even headache and pain in the eyelids. According to […]

The Doctor Ignasi Jürgens, director medical of the Institut Català de Retina (ICR) and head of the Department of Retina and Vitreous, has designed a new surgical technique to the patients operated of cataracts that have a permanent or intermittent entrapment of the lens with the iris (pupillary capture). Cataract surgery currently consists of phacoemulsification […]

Nutrition, lifestyle and environment (climate and environmental factors) play a major role in health. The Mediterranean diet reduces cholesterol levels, blood pressure and the risk of diabetes.
In addition, foods rich in vitamin C and E, Zinc, Lutein and Omega 3 have been shown to reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and dry eye.