PROTECT YOUR EYES FROM HARMFUL RAYS UV
By
Md. Juan Gonzalo Sánchez
ophthalmologist
retina and vitreous specialist
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A COLOMBIAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IN TEXAS
FERNANDO TRUJILLO:
A DIFFERENT LOOK TO ADVERSITY
By Ana Cristina Restrepo Jiménez
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A COLOMBIAN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IN TEXAS
FERNANDO TRUJILLO:
A DIFFERENT LOOK TO ADVERSITY
By Ana Cristina Restrepo Jiménez
Journalist
Medellín, Colombia
Journalist
Medellín, Colombia
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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, IS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF BLINDNESS IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
Diabetic retinopathy is a micro angiopathy or a disease of the smallest peripheral blood vessels in the retina, produced by several factors related to diabetes. In this condition the vessels begin to segregate liquid or blood, thus causing edema or hemorrhages. Such liquid or blood accumulated in the retina produce a decrease in vision and so the eye tries to set off the problem by generating new blood vessels which are generally defective, thus worsening the diagnose due to the increase of hemorrhages and edemas.
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CATARACTS
One of the main causes of vision loss among senior population is the cataract. Nevertheless, this condition which covers the eye’s lens with a kind of white cloud can also appear in children and they are known as congenital or hereditary cataracts.
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KERATOCONUS. WHAT IS IT? HOW IS IT TREATED?
Keratoconus is a disease of the eye caused by the increase in the bending of the cornea, in other words, the cornea becomes progressively thinner and takes an irregular condition with a conical prominence in the center of the eye which causes deterioration in the quality of sight and mainly myopia and astigmatism.
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GLAUCOMA: A SILENT DISEASE
Glaucoma is an eye disease caused by the continuous damage of the approximately 1.200.000 nervous fibers that make up the optic nerve and connect the retina to the brain. According to Dr. Catalina Ramirez MD , specialist in Glaucoma, it is defined as a progressive chronic optic neuropathy which produces alteration of the visual field and may cause augmentation of intra-ocular pressure. In most of the cases it is a silent disease.
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WHY CHOOSE COLOMBIA TO OPERATE MY EYES
Despite the problem, when you make up your mind to operate your eyes, it is necessary to consider several aspects, some of which we will now analyze.
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