Medical units

Retina
The Retina and Vitreous Unit of the IMO is responsible for the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of diseases that affect the retina, uvea and vitreous. The most common diseases and conditions include retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, AMD and macular holes, intraocular tumours, hereditary retinal degeneration, uveitis and retinopathy of prematurity.

Cornea
The specialisation of refractive, cornea and cataract surgery treats the pathologies and/or disorders of the anterior segment of the eye as well as refractive defects.
Assessment is made of the possibility of correcting myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and/or presbyopia through a surgical procedure to diminish dependency on glasses for those patients who so wish.
We use corneal excimer laser surgery, phakic or pseudophakic intraocular lenses and tonic accommodative lenses and/or bifocal lenses for cataract surgery.

Glaucoma
The Glaucoma Unit of the IMO is responsible for the detection and treatment of glaucoma, which is a group of diseases affecting the optic nerve and can lead to complete loss of vision.
The unit has the latest technology available for diagnosis and treatment of different types of glaucoma: acute primary, chronic primary, congenital and secondary glaucoma. Our specialists can help to control glaucoma by decreasing intraocular pressure with drops, laser treatments or surgery.

Paediatric Ophthalmology and Neurophthalmology
The Paediatric Ophthalmology Unit of the IMO is responsible for the detection and treatment of eye problems in children, such as strabismus and refractive defects, congenital malformations, visual defects, infections and trauma.
The early years of a child’s life are critical to the development of vision. To ensure proper visual development, it is important to carry out regular check-ups to enable early diagnosis and treatment of possible problems.
Neuro-ophthalmology is the subspecialty focused on the studio, diagnosis and treatment of the visual disorders secondary to alterations of the central nervous system, caused by traumatisms, tumours or inflammations.

Oculoplastics
The Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery Unit is dedicated to the illnesses that affect the tissues around the eye: eyelids, lacrimal conducts and orbit.
Oculoplastic surgery has achieved some very good results in people with facial paralysis and diseases of the orbit or lacrimal tract, whose quality of life can improve remarkably through delicate operations carried out by expert hands.
It is also proving successful with people with cosmetic problems of asymmetry or disorders in the middle or upper part of the face caused by trauma or age.


Low Vision
The Low Vision Unit of the IMO focuses its attention on patients that have particularly limited levels of vision which cannot be improved by surgery, drug therapy nor traditional optical correction (glasses), but whose “residual vision can be saved.” The Low Vision Unit helps patients enhance their remaining vision to enable them to go about their day-to-day activities.
Low vision can be associated with ocular diseases affecting the elderly (macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma) or younger patients (albinism, diabetes, congenital diseases, trauma or after-effects of surgery).
In all cases, the Low Vision Unit performs an assessment of the residual vision, provides support and teaches techniques to help make the most of the residual vision and the correct use of the prescribed aids. These can be optical (telescopes, microscopes, Fresnel prism magnifiers, anamorphic lenses, etc.), non-optical (typoscopes, macrotypes, colour filters, etc.) or electronic (electronic magnifiers, special software, etc.).