WHAT IS IT? A macular hole is the name for the formation of a break in the centre of the retina, the area which call the macula. It usually occurs in people over the age of 50 and it is more common among women. It can be bilateral in 15% of individuals. Its diagnosis is clinical, i.e., viewing the back…
WHAT DOES THE TREATMENT INVOLVE? The word brachytherapy comes from the Greek (“brachys”) which means “near”, and it is a type of local radiotherapy which allows the tumour to be treated with radiation from a source that is in contact with or even inside the affected organ. The most commonly used radioactive isotope is Iodine-125. In ophthalmology, the radioactive source…
What are they? The retina is a sensitive tissue of the eye containing a multitude of blood vessels. These vessels may grow and proliferate anomalously, be it from birth or acquired, leading to different vascular tumours of the retina. TYPES There are four types: Capillary hemangioblastoma (which is occasionally associated with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome). Cavernous hemangioma. Vasoproliferative proliferal tumours. Racemose…
Хирургические методы постоянно развиваются и совершенствуются, что позволяет улучшать результаты лечения и минимизировать последствия операций. Для снижения негативных проявлений после хирургического вмешательства доктора стремятся, насколько возможно, сократить размер разрезов, а в идеале – использовать естественные отверстия в организме пациента. Методика Тотального трансанального мезоректального иссечения (TaTME), разработанная командой доктора Антонио де Ласи / Dr. Antonio de Lacy, главы службы хирургии желудочно-кишечного…
The research department of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre has been certified, once again, as EVICR (European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network) Clinical Site of Excellence. Barraquer has been a member of this renowned network of European ophthalmic clinical research centres since 2008 and has been accredited for the next 4 years. This recognition means continuing to be part of this…
WHAT DOES THE TREATMENT INVOLVE? It’s a surgical procedure for the treatment of glaucoma that involves inserting a tube to connect the intraocular tube with a device (that may or may not have a valve) located below the conjunctiva to drain the aqueous humour from the eye. WHEN IS THIS TREATMENT INDICATED? Generally, it is used for glaucoma where other…
“A pachymetry is a simple, quick, and painless examination used to measure the thickness of the cornea” It has different applications in daily clinical practice, such a complimentary examination in glaucoma, to determine potential refractive surgery or even to diagnose certain diseases of the cornea. Within the scope of glaucoma, we should be aware that the thickness of the cornea…
WHAT IS LATERAL APPROACH XLIF Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) is a recently available, innovative technique for lumbar fusion surgery, that makes it possible access the spinal column using a lateral path through the outermost part of the abdomen. Once the spine has been reached, with this technique, it is possible to manipulate the discs and vertebrae while avoiding damage…
В отличие от других материалов, графеновая сетчатка усиливает стимуляцию сетчатки и обеспечивает большую остроту зрения. Опытные хирурги Центра офтальмологии Барракер/ Barraquer начинают один из последних экспериментальных этапов. Фонд Барракера/ La Fundación Barraquer вместе с Каталонским институтом нанонауки и нанотехнологий (ICN2), Институтом фотонных наук (ICFO), Институтом физики высоких энергий (IFAE) и Парижским институтом зрения участвует в новаторском технологическом проекте по имплантации…
Endoscopic spine surgery is an alternative to conventional open microdiscectomy surgery that can be considered for certain types of herniated disc. Endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical treatment, and as such, has the advantages of reducing the manipulation of soft tissues, bone and ligament structures, which means less postoperative pain, and no destabilizing effect on the lumbar spine. WHAT…
