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Hospital Dos de Maig

Ophthalmology

About the Observatory

The Ophthalmology area of ​​Hospital Dos de Maig is made up of a multidisciplinary team that is in charge of comprehensive eye medical care for all eye pathologies in eight basic health areas (ABS) of the city of Barcelona. Its mission is the prevention and treatment of the main eye pathologies using the most advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques.

  • Update date: 04/03/2021

Head of Service

Members

  • Maitane Domenech Berganzo

    ophthalmology

    specialist doctor

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  • Update date: 04/03/2021

Units and benefits

  • Cataract surgery with micro incision and intraocular lens implant
  • Glaucoma surgery with trabeculectomy, non-perforating deep sclerectomy or stents
  • Transplant surgery of cornea and DSAEK technique
  • Eyelid and orbit surgery: blepharoplasty, eyelid ptosis surgery, eyelid tumors
  • Pterygium surgery with self-grafting
  • Vitrectomy surgery 23-25G for hemovitri, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, vitritis...
  • Medical retina: ttreatment with intravitreal injections of Ranibizumab or Aflibercept for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema, and retinal vein obstructions. Intravitreal dexamethasone implants for chronic macular edema.
  • Children's ophthalmologyl: Control of amblyopias and strabismus

  • Update date: 04/03/2021

Research

The Ophthalmology service works on numerous national and international phase II, III and IV medical retina clinical trials
(Octave, Trend, Como, Kestrel, Centera, Constance, Luminous, RE-DES, EPI-DMAE, Bioimage, Aflirap, Robin, Rhine, Harrier) related to retinal pathology such as exudative AMD, diabetic macular edema or retinal vascular obstructions.
The service belongs to the European research network EVIRC.net

  • Update date: 04/03/2021

Teaching

  • Teaching of family doctors in the field of ophthalmology
  • Non-mydriatic chamber reading courses for assessment of diabetic retinopathy
  • Children's ophthalmology courses
  • Faculty of the Alcon Foundation for the training of ophthalmology residents

  • Update date: 04/03/2021

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