{"id":92730,"date":"2017-12-15T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T10:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=92730"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:01:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:01:49","slug":"imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery\/","title":{"rendered":"IMO Barcelona, Institute of Ocular Microsurgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ocular microsurgery involves the study of and procedures dealing with conditions that affect vision and\u00a0<strong>eyes<\/strong>. This could include advanced <strong>cataracts<\/strong> and <strong>glaucoma,<\/strong> damaged <strong>retinas, eye<\/strong> cancer, and any type of\u00a0<strong>blindness.<\/strong> Vision impairment is quite common, and various conditions require specific treatments from the basic to the advanced. From the current standing, many major public and private businesses are invested in seeking universal vision for every person and curing all <strong>eye<\/strong> illnesses. One of these companies, <strong>IMO<\/strong>, is located right here in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English-speaking doctors in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery\/#What_Is_IMO_Barcelona\" title=\"What Is IMO Barcelona?\">What Is IMO Barcelona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery\/#Services_Provided\" title=\"Services Provided\">Services Provided<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery\/#IMO_Foundation\" title=\"IMO Foundation\">IMO Foundation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_IMO_Barcelona\"><\/span>What Is IMO Barcelona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_92733\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92733\" class=\" wp-image-92733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/eyeglasses-2003188__480-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"207\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.es\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Instituto de Microcirug\u00eda Ocular (IMO)<\/strong><\/a> is a major international ophthalmology center that seeks to find cures to all ocular conditions and have been doing so for the last 25 years.\u00a0The <strong>IMO<\/strong> is among the leading researchers in developing and contributing to clinical trials of all <strong>eye<\/strong> conditions, leading to a unique approach within this medical sector. As a member of the <strong>European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network (EVICR)<\/strong>, <strong>IMO<\/strong> works with geneticists to create a faster process in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all <strong>eye<\/strong> illnesses.\u00a0<strong>IMO\u00a0<\/strong>has\u00a024,000 square\u00a0meters of workspace with the most advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-science-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> in treating patients and meeting other researchers around the world to study\u00a0<strong>eye<\/strong> conditions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Services_Provided\"><\/span>Services Provided<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_92734\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92734\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doctor-medical-medicine-health-42273-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Treatments and services performed there include <strong>surgeries<\/strong> and various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-and-medical-treatment-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>treatments<\/strong><\/a> for current patients, training for students who want to learn more about the ocular field, and thousands of consultations regarding various\u00a0<strong>eye<\/strong> conditions. Their medical team touches on a bit of everything, and its list of extensive expertise is long: Acute keratotomy (incisions to flatten and curve the cornea&#8217;s meridian), Jones tubes surgery (tear duct replacement), orbital decompression, intrastromal corneal ring inserting (for corneal deformation), and emergency surgeries to save the <strong>eye<\/strong>, if possible. The list of what <strong>IMO&#8217;s<\/strong> doctors can do is extensive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IMO_Foundation\"><\/span>IMO Foundation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_92732\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92732\" class=\" wp-image-92732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2120386483_085bdb1b18_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Unhindered by Talent via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>IMO Foundation<\/strong> was established in 2010 by <strong>IMO<\/strong> professionals in their support and collaboration with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/non-profit-organizations-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social organizations<\/a>, suppliers, sponsors, and other philanthropists to promote new ways of improving the quality of people&#8217;s vision. To them, the number of people who are going blind or have imperfect vision should not be as high as it is around the world. They want to help even the most vulnerable people to have better vision. This involves offering regular check-ups and opening access to diagnosis and treatment for impaired <strong>vision.<\/strong> In addition, the <strong>IMO Foundation<\/strong> also teaches students the advancements in ophthalmology in association with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/autonomous-university-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)<\/strong><\/a> to have a new generation of specialists in the field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donating blood in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At <strong>IMO<\/strong>, they care dearly for a world without blindness by going the extra mile in experimenting with ways to cure various eye conditions. Anybody can book an appointment for any issue with their vision from basic to more advanced problems. 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