Dr. Rocío Rodríguez Rivera, ophthalmologist of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus of the ICR, participated in the 26th Congress of the Spanish Society of Strabology and Pediatric Ophthalmology, which was held from 10 to 12 May 2018 in Tarragona, moderating the Session of Free Communications and Videos.
In addition to the sessions and the presentation of posters, round tables were held at the congress, on both strabismus and pediatric ophthalmology, and also a symposium for residents.
In the session moderated by Dr. Rocío Rodríguez, the following topics were presented: “Strabismus caused by ocular trauma”, “Relationship of ocular motility in computed tomography in infiltrative thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy”, “Strabismus associated with thyroid ophthalmopathy after operation with topical anesthesia “ and, a video related to pediatric eye piercing, surgical management and follow-up was presented.
Dr. Laura Soldevila, Dr. Lorena Castillo, Dr. Cecilia Gómez and Dr. Rosa Díaz from the ICR also participated in the congress, presenting the poster “Progressive binocular diplopia. Squamous carcinoma in ordinary apex affecting the cavernous sinus. “
This conference was also attended by the opticians Núria Rodríguez, Laura Ascencio and Lluís Solà, members of the Strabismus and Orthoptics department of the ICR.
Amblyopia or lazy eye is a vision alteration caused by an asymmetry in the position of the eyes. It usually develops at a very early age and is the leading cause of childhood vision loss.
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