• Treatment of Cataracts

A cataract is the opacity of the crystalline lens. At Oftalmoplus we are pioneers in cataract surgery techniques through a small incision with topical anaesthetic, without the need to be admitted into hospital and without needing to cover the eye. Functional recovery is very quick, with the patient being able to return to normal, everyday activity.

The technique we use is phacoemulsification. It basically consists in aspirating the cataract with ultrasound or pressurised water. It is carried out using a surgical microscope and high precision instrumentation. Once the cataract has been removed, an artificial crystalline lens is introduced which is a flexible folded lens which unfolds inside the eye permitting clear vision.

This technique is performed on an outpatient basis, in other words, hospital admission is not required. The patient walks him or herself in and out of the operating theatre and can go home 20 to 30 minutes after the intervention.

In addition, we can take advantage of the cataract intervention to correct myopia, hypermetropia or astigmatism. We can also correct the need to use glasses due to eyestrain.

 

 

• Treatment for presbyopia

The inability of the eye to focus on nearby images because it cannot modify the curve of the crystalline lens is called presbyopia. Until now the solution consisted in using nearsighted glasses, contact lenses or implanting multifocal lenses.

There are different forms of treatment, all of them available at our Clinic:

1 -Through the same surgical technique employed for cataracts.

Instead of implanting a monofocal lens, we use a latest generation multifocal one such as the Acrysof Restor which, as well as resolving the cataracts, also corrects eyestrain defects.

With the Premium Restor Vision treatment, the intervention would be performed with the latest technological advances, such as the INFINITI system – which includes the exclusive water micropulse technology – and involves the implantation of a Restor multifocal lens which will enable you to once again see clearly at any distance and, in the majority of cases, make do without glasses. Only a small number of people, and for very specific activities, require the help of simple near-sighted glasses.

Come and find out more about the possibility of correcting your myopia, hypermetropia or astigmatism by laser. Without requiring hospital admission, without missing any days off work and at incredible prices.

LASIK , the technique consists in the modification of the shape of the cornea via the application of the Excimer laser inside it, with minimum discomfort for the patient and a very fast recovery. The anaesthetic for this surgical technique is topical (with eye drops) and a post-operative ocular dressing is not required.

ZYOPTIX
Until now the Lasik technique could not treat people with certain optical characteristics. Thanks to the new Zyoptix technology, these patients can now find a solution to their mild vision problems. With Zyoptix, the treatment is designed specifically to treat your individual vision defects.

Zyoptix, the same as treatment with a standard laser, is fast and practically painless.

The cornea is the clear structure on the anterior surface of the eye with the greatest capacity of focus. Its dioptric power is that of 42 dioptres. The anterior surface of the cornea is bathed in a film which produces the lacrimal glands of the conjunctiva.
At Oftalmoplus we have the technology to study:

• lacrimal production (Schirmer test)
• thickness of the lacrimal film ( Corneal O CT)
• the thickness of the cornea (corneal pachymetry)
• the morphology of the cornea (Orbscan corneal topography )
• anterior aberrations of the cornea (Atlas topography )
• the characteristics of the posterior layer of the cornea (endothelial contraction)
• the total aberrations of the eye (Hartmman-Sachs aberrometer)

Glaucoma is a disease in which, as a result of an increase in intraocular pressure, a compression of the optic nerve ensues with the resulting death of nerve cells and therefore the irreversible loss of sight.

The only way to avoid this loss of sight is to ensure early diagnosis of ocular hypertension with regular ophthalmological check-ups and the closest possible monitoring of any nerve damage.

At Oftalmoplus we have the technology to study

 

• the corneal thickness (corneal pachymetry)
• computerised visual field with automatic monitoring programmes of loss of visual field through glaucoma (Humpry)
• morphology of the optic nerve with measurement of the layer of nerve fibres (Stratus papillary OCT) for the monitoring and quantification of the damage.

The initial treatment for glaucoma is carried out using hypotensive drops and regular check-ups. If this treatment is not sufficient, we can perform laser or filtration surgical treatments to avoid the progression of the disease.

If left untreated, Wet AMD can progressively deteriorate vision.

Central vision and detail is lost, together with the ability to distinguish colours. In addition, images are increasingly seen with less definition. The timeframe within which the sight deteriorates varies from one person to another, although Wet AMD tends to progress quickly: from weeks to a few months. Normally, the disease begins in one eye, but in some cases it may affect both. Currently, it is only possible to treat Wet AMD.

With adequate treatment, the loss of vision can be stabilised and delayed, but that which has been already lost cannot be recovered. Photodynamic therapy permits effective control in some cases and may delay the evolution in others. But it is only effective if the disease is diagnosed in time; in advanced cases with significant sight loss, this therapy would not be indicated. Angiogenic therapy is a new approach for the treatment of age-related neovascular macular degeneration. At Oftalmoplus, the patient will have full information and the latest advances in this field for the treatment of his or her particular case.

On those occasions when laser is contraindicated or cannot completely eliminate the full refractive defect, such as for example with elevated myopia (in excess of 10 dioptres), elevated hypermetropia (in excess of 5 dioptres) and some forms of astigmatism, it is possible to correct them by implanting ICL intraocular lenses.

A result of many years of exhaustive testing and the evaluation of thousands of patients from around the world. It was developed by the STAAR Surgical Company, a company with a long history in ocular surgical technology. The ICL, once implanted, does not require any special maintenance as the tissues and delicate structures of the eye remain intact after the surgical procedure. Clinical studies have shown that the ICL produces the best results in terms of post-operative quality of vision, when compared with all other modern procedures used in such treatments.

Intraocular lens surgery is also performed on an outpatient basis, or in other words without hospital admission, the anaesthetic is topical with eye drops and recovery of vision begins immediately after the intervention.

The ICL is a triumph in engineering, originality and clinical research.