01 December 2006
Ocular manifestations in patients with AIDS

Ocular manifestations in patients with AIDS


AIDS is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is considered one of the most devastating public health problems in...
20 October 2006
Ocular (eye) trauma

Ocular (eye) trauma


Our very first article written in this prestigious newspaper about one year ago was precisely about this topic, but in spite of the fact that the inci...
01 September 2006
Leukemia and your eyes

Leukemia and your eyes


What is leukemia? Normally cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them; when the cells grow old, they die and new cells take their ...
25 August 2006
Diabetes Mellitus and Ocular Manifestations

Diabetes Mellitus and Ocular Manifestations


Once again we define Diabetes Mellitus as a chronic metabolic disease which favors the appearance and development of numerous changes and damage to th...
04 August 2006
When and why Glaucoma Surgery

When and why Glaucoma Surgery


In previous articles, it has been made abundantly clear that glaucoma is a serious ocular disease and if not properly treated could cause blindness. W...
26 May 2006
Retinopathy of prematurity

Retinopathy of prematurity


In previous articles we have talked about retinopathy as a severe complication seen in diabetic and/or hypertensive patients who are generally adults,...
19 May 2006
After your cataract surgery

After your cataract surgery


On a daily basis we are asked by our patients and/or their family members about the post-operative care that a patient should carry out after their ca...
05 May 2006
Central retinal artery occlusion

Central retinal artery occlusion


Central retinal artery occlusion disease is one of the most sudden and dramatic events seen in ophthalmology. It also remains a disease of poor visual...
13 April 2006
After your cataract surgery

After your cataract surgery


On a daily basis we are asked by our patients and/or their family members about the post-operative care that a patient should carry out after their ca...
07 April 2006
Diabetic retinopathy – not so sweet complication

Diabetic retinopathy – not so sweet complication


Before we start talking about this topic, I think that it is necessary to define what is Diabetes Mellitus. This term, as you have seen, consists of t...