LÓPEZ MUÑOZ , Alfredo

Ha sido notable el crecimiento y desarrollo de la cirugía refractiva corneal en las últimas décadas. Las diversas técnicas buscan modificar la curvatura de la superficie anterior de la misma, logrando un nuevo estado refractivo y de equilibrio, idealmente estable en el tiempo. La Queratectomía Fotorrefractiva o PRK y la Queratomileusis in situ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical changes in the cornea after wearing soft contact lenses (CLs) in healthy myopic patients measured with a Corvis ST® (CST, Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) analyser. This prospective, cross-sectional, single-centre study was performed on twenty-two Caucasian patients aged between...

Lutein and zeaxanthin—xanthophyll carotenoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory characteristics—are present in the retina and the brain. High concentrations of these carotenoids have been positively related to cognitive performance. Therefore, this systematic review analyses the relationship between macular pigment density and cognitive...

PURPOSE: To review the intraoperative and postoperative complications after intracorneal ring segment implantation and to report the explantation rate among the available scientific literature. METHODS: Three different databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were assessed from January 1995 to June 2019. The keywords used were: ring,...

BACKGROUND: Myopia prevalence has been increasing in the last decades, and its pathological consequences, including myopic maculopathy and high myopia-associated optic neuropathy, are now one of the most common causes of visual impairment. It is estimated that by 2050, more than 50% of Europeans and Americans will be myopes, which is alarming...

The purpose of this case report is to verify if the adaptation of a rigid gas-permeable contact lens can improve VA and comfort in a patient with complications derived from radial keratotomy (RK) surgery. A semi-scleral contact lens was fitted in a 46-year-old female patient who had undergone bilateral RK before 30 years. The uncorrected...