Eye burns due to accidental application of pharmacological or non-pharmacological substances packaged in plastic dropper bottles have been described for more than three decades and continue to occur. These burns can cause potentially serious corneal injuries. The case of a patient who applied salicylic acid to his right eye is presented.
We want to inform all our patients that for their comfort, the new hours of operation at the COTA headquarters for diagnostic exams in the specialty of ophthalmology, starting next October 1 of this year, will be as follows. Please keep in mind the following recommendations are as follows: Our opening hours [...]
The IIRSI (Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India), founded in 1982, is one of the largest ophthalmological associations in the world, and organizes an annual global meeting to discuss advances in treatments and surgery of cornea, cataract and refractive procedures. This year a global virtual modality was established, and among the invited international speakers are [...]
The Pan American Association of Ophthalmology invited Doctors Virgilio Galvis and Alejandro Tello, as recognized experts on this topic, to build a course on the cause of Keratoconus. This material will be available to all ophthalmologists in Latin America on the Association's website. The Drs. Galvis and Tello discuss in this course the genetic influences [...]
The Virgilio Galvis Ophthalmological Center – VGR SAS. informs the entire community and patients of the opening of our services starting next May 4 of this year, for the provision of priority and emergency appointments for the specialties of Ophthalmology, Optometry and taking Exams; prior appointment assignment by the [...]
Given the declarations of the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider the Covid-19 Coronavirus a pandemic, as well as the state of health emergency indicated by the National Government, the Virgilio Galvis Ophthalmological Center informs the temporary institutional guidelines to be taken into account. for the prevention of contagion: The entry of [...]
In its second year, the commemoration of the week to fight glaucoma has been carried out at the Virgilio Galvis Oftlalmological Center. This activity is celebrated the second week of March, in 2020 where we carry out a FREE screening day to determine if you have the disease and treat it in time. Glaucoma is the [...]
The Virgilio Galvis Ophthalmology Center invites you to participate in the social visual health program "Take off your glasses, see in HD." The social program is aimed at the population in strata 1, 2 and 3 and seeks to provide at affordable prices the possibility of undergoing refractive surgery to remove glasses. This activity gives you [...]
With the participation of more than 129 health professionals, including doctors, ophthalmologists and residents of Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela, the XIV FOSCAL International Ophthalmology Course is held. 2020, a theoretical and practical academic program with the latest developments in basic sciences [...]
The figures show that in Colombia there are four to five cases of Parkinson's per thousand inhabitants, while in the rest of the world the prevalence of the disease is two to three cases for the same number of inhabitants. Parkinson's is a movement disorder that causes disability in the [...]
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