Assistence - Institute of Ophthalmology
The main conditions treated at ICOF are:
- Corneal and anterior segment diseases
- Retinal diseases
- Oculoplastics, tear ducts and orbit
- Neuro-ophthalmology and ocular motility
- Inflammatory eye diseases
- Glaucoma
Care at ICOF is provided in two main areas: the outpatient clinics and the operating theatre.
The outpatient department is equipped with 30 examination rooms featuring the most advanced imaging technology, enabling both medical and surgical treatment of patients. The technology includes Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) platforms with OCT angiography modules, wide-field retinal imaging systems and ocular electrophysiology.
Collaboration between optometrists and ophthalmologists is essential for informing decisions regarding various eye conditions. This expertise is transferred directly to the operating theatre and integrated into the microscopes to ensure surgery is properly planned. This type of approach is of great significance for conditions in which ICOF is a centre of excellence.
The Clínic Institute of Ophthalmology’s milestones include:
- The use of selective techniques for corneal transplantation, such as Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet Membrane Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMAEK), have enabled patients to recover more quickly and achieve better visual outcomes.
- The planning of cataract surgery with automated biometry and aberrometry systems not only enables an improvement in the patient’s vision, but also an enhancement of their visual quality following surgery.
- ICOF has an intravitreal therapy unit where various drugs are administered for the treatment of retinal diseases.
- The assessment of patients with uveitis is carried out by a multidisciplinary team of professionals including specialists in autoimmune diseases, enabling swift and consensual decision-making that benefits the patient.
- Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery allows for standardized and shortened surgical times, with improved functional recovery.
The assessment of patients with neuro-ophthalmological and orbital conditions is carried out in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including specialists in neurosurgery, neurology, otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery. This enables swift and consensual decision-making that benefits the patient.
