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.

The Healthcare Center of Vilafranca del Penedès has inaugurated this Monday, October 5th, a new Ophthalmology service in charge of the Institut Català de Retina. This service will be available to mutualists, private patients and clients of other companies.

Today, the 8th of October, is World Sight Day, a date decreed by the WHO and the IAPB to raise awareness of blindness and visual impairment. This year the chosen slogan has been Hope in Sight.

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.

Dr. Agnieszka Dyrda, member of the ICR’s Department of Retina and Vitreous and Department of Cataract, has published together with the European Society of Retina and Vitreous (EVRS) an article that evaluates at international level the different therapeutic approaches of this pathology and makes a review of the current literature on it.

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.