Composed of an aqueous component, a mucous component and a fat component, the human tear film is essential for the health and proper functioning of the eye. Leaning against the cornea of ​​the eye is the mucous component which, with the tails of its own molecules, attaches itself to the corneal epithelium, followed by the...Read More

What is the recommended age to undergo laser refractive surgery (PRK and LASIK)? Eighteen years for those who are hypermetropic. On the other hand, short-sighted people must wait for the defect to stabilize (over 1 year without the need to change the prescription of glasses). In some special cases, the treatment can be performed before...Read More

We have at our disposal in Via Pantano 2, in the new headquarters of the Blue Eye Clinic in Milan, the most modern technologies for what concerns the treatment of cataracts with femtolaser. The femtolaser is a robot that is used by the surgeon and is capable of cutting transparent tissues with a beam of...Read More

Vitrectomy is a procedure of ocular microsurgery used to remove the vitreous body, as in the case of appearances of vitreous opacities that results from bleeding and tractions that tend to contract and pull the retina enough to cause distortion in central vision. The vitreous body is a transparent gelatinous substance present inside the eye,...Read More

The Micropulse Yellow Laser is an innovative medical device that emits pulses of yellow light of very short duration (micro-pulses). It is used for the treatment of numerous diseases affecting the retina. It is particularly indicated for the treatment of maculopathies, the diseases affecting the macula, which is the area of the retina that provides...Read More

Iontophoresis is a highly advanced non-invasive method that is useful to facilitate the absorption of drugs into the eye. This technique is used to improve the treatment of keratoconus. Iontophoresis (which is not to be confused with the ionophoresis) uses continuous weak currents to convey the medicinal molecules effectively and quickly to the eyeball. Thanks...Read More