{"id":923,"date":"2020-04-19T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T16:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coi.pt\/2020\/04\/19\/entenda-e-identifique-os-problemas-de-visao-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:11:00","slug":"understand-and-identify-vision-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coi.pt\/en\/article\/understand-and-identify-vision-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand and identify vision problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"923\" class=\"elementor elementor-923\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9112cdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9112cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c51db30\" data-id=\"c51db30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e9344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e9344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vision problems are a reality for the majority of the population.\u00a0<\/p><p>A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs282\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Health Organisation<\/a>\u00a0estimates that more than one billion people around the world live with visual impairment or blindness because they do not receive the necessary healthcare for problems such as myopia, glaucoma or cataracts.<\/p><p>The most common visual problems are refractive defects. Refractive defects are a set of alterations in which images on the retina are inappropriately focussed. The vast majority are easily corrected with glasses or contact lenses. In rarer cases, surgery may be an option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20107a0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20107a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0485f79\" data-id=\"0485f79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d80927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d80927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d5448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75d5448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Refractive Defects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fccd64 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fccd64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df50d13\" data-id=\"df50d13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e742d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e742d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myopia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9d130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9d130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Myopia is characterised by difficulty seeing far away and normal vision at close distances. There are several causes of myopia, the most common being a larger than normal eyeball.<\/p><p>In most cases it appears in childhood and increases with age and growth, usually stabilising in adulthood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90725e2 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90725e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miopia.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"miopia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTI1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvbWlvcGlhLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miopia.png\" title=\"myopia\" alt=\"myopia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f6ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e1f6ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1efa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dd1efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff3f84\" data-id=\"9ff3f84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc0422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9dc0422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6c9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a6c9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hyperopia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e406bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e406bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hyperopia is a refractive defect characterised by difficulty seeing close up.\u00a0<\/p><p>The most common and almost always genetic cause of hyperopia is related to the fact that the eyeball is smaller, which is why a relaxed hypermetropic eye is unable to reflect close objects onto the retina, but rather beyond it, making them appear blurred.\u00a0<\/p><p>It can be the cause of a child's poor academic performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4d2b7 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e4d2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hipermetropia.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"hipermetropia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTI2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvaGlwZXJtZXRyb3BpYS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hipermetropia.png\" title=\"hyperopia\" alt=\"hyperopia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36d9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e36d9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119c541 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119c541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3c350\" data-id=\"5a3c350\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a663c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a663c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125b4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"125b4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Astigmatism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef204c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef204c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Astigmatism is characterised by the fact that the radius of curvature of one of the surfaces of the eyeball (cornea or crystalline lens) is not uniform and as such the images do not all focus on the same plane of the retina, resulting in blurred vision for both near and distant objects.<\/p><p>In most cases, astigmatism occurs simultaneously with myopia or hyperopia.<\/p><p>Mild astigmatism is very common in the general population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e3a39 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e3a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/astigmatismo.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"astigmatismo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTI3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvYXN0aWdtYXRpc21vLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/astigmatismo.png\" title=\"astigmatism\" alt=\"astigmatism\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade6f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ade6f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaa214b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaa214b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-108c4f0\" data-id=\"108c4f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfc51a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cfc51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0f10e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd0f10e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Presbyopia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ca62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ca62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Presbyopia arises with the natural ageing of the eye. It is characterised by the progressive loss of elasticity of the lens, which usually occurs from the age of 40. Commonly known as tired eyes, it translates into difficulty seeing up close.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deab487 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deab487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/presbiopia.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"presbiopia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTI4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvcHJlc2Jpb3BpYS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/presbiopia.png\" title=\"presbyopia\" alt=\"presbyopia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2270b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2270b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0364abe elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0364abe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2461a0\" data-id=\"a2461a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba34d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ba34d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc6c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdc6c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common eye conditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bf3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93bf3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26659be elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26659be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ec3313\" data-id=\"3ec3313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f615e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64f615e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27262ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27262ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Macular Degeneration is a disease that mainly affects people over the age of 60 and results from the \"ageing\" of the macula, the most sensitive and noble area of the retina.<\/p><p>When the macula is affected, there is a sudden or progressive decrease in visual acuity. For a patient with AMD, simple tasks such as reading this text, threading a needle or even telling the time become extremely difficult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae34750 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae34750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dmri\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTMxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvZG1yaS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri.png 810w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri-158x60.png 158w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dmri-237x90.png 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c45f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48c45f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c0cf19 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c0cf19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d2dc4\" data-id=\"29d2dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c666667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c666667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0432ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0432ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cataract<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fc3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16fc3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cataracts are characterised by the loss of transparency of the crystalline lens, which is a natural lens inside the eye. This occurs slowly and can happen first in one eye, but the tendency is that, without treatment, the cataract will gradually impair vision.<\/p><p>The main treatment for cataracts is surgery. Surgery consists of removing the opacified part of the lens and placing an \"artificial lens\" inside the eyeball (intraocular lens), leading to recovery of vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ec608 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55ec608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"catarata\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTMyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvY2F0YXJhdGEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata.png 481w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata-96x60.png 96w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/catarata-143x90.png 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f2853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15f2853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de3e620 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de3e620\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a53c5\" data-id=\"d3a53c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9fbdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a9fbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b886f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72b886f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glaucoma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d3d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1d3d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Glaucoma is a pathology that affects the optic nerve, a fundamental structure for transmitting visual stimuli to the brain. In most cases, glaucoma is associated with an increase in intraocular pressure and\/or a circulatory alteration of the optic nerve.<\/p><p>Glaucoma only shows symptoms at an advanced stage of the disease and changes in vision are only felt by the patient when the optic nerve has already been severely and irreversibly damaged. It is initially treated with eye drops that reduce intraocular pressure. Some situations can also be treated with lasers or surgery in more advanced cases that have not been controlled with clinical treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e394384 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e394384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"glaucoma\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTMzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvZ2xhdWNvbWEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma.png 643w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma-107x60.png 107w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glaucoma-161x90.png 161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b596033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b596033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb0b326 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb0b326\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5db7d\" data-id=\"2c5db7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d89f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d89f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391beb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"391beb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diabetic retinopathy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7489f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7489f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes, associated with high blood glucose levels and their fluctuations, which can lead to blindness if not properly treated.<\/p><p>Uncontrolled diabetes can damage various areas of the body. The eyes are one of the organs that can be seriously affected, although initially there are no major symptoms. A diabetic should have regular <strong>medical eye examination<\/strong> to detect early changes in diabetic retinopathy. To avoid blindness, blood sugar levels (glycaemia) need to be controlled as well as possible from the earliest stages of the disease<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e2d33 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3e2d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"retino_diabetica\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvcmV0aW5vX2RpYWJldGljYS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica.png 658w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica-109x60.png 109w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/retino_diabetica-164x90.png 164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0e3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d0e3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07f89e4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07f89e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a11eb2f\" data-id=\"a11eb2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe965db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe965db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a42f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a42f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keratoconus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e463185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e463185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory, degenerative disease of the eye in which structural changes to the cornea make it thinner and change it into a more conical shape (ectasia) than its normal gradual curve, which can cause distortion of vision, with multiple images and increased sensitivity to light.<\/p><p>Therapy for keratoconus at an early stage can be carried out with <strong>glasses<\/strong> or<strong> contact lenses<\/strong>In very advanced cases, penetrating corneal transplantation may be necessary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b430647 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b430647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"queratocone\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvcXVlcmF0b2NvbmUucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone.png 887w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone-190x51.png 190w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queratocone-337x90.png 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a644b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a644b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7befeb9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7befeb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fb56fe\" data-id=\"1fb56fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b21489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b21489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52a7f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d52a7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dry eye syndrome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcc9da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also called <a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/en\/article\/dry-eye-syndrome-what-is-it-symptoms-care\/\">lacrimal dysfunction syndrome<\/a>is a defect in the composition of tears or in their production, which impairs the lubrication of the eyes.<\/p><p>This problem usually affects both eyes. Just like when you have dry, irritated skin, you may feel your eyes stinging or burning. Vision can also become a little blurred or sensitive to light.<\/p><p>People with so-called \"dry eye\" can feel a very strong twinge in their eyes, which they think will go away without any help. However, we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/en\/services\/\">consultation with a specialist<\/a> so that he can guide the treatment. This is usually done with the use of eye drops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8bdc0 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e8bdc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"olhoseco\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY29pLnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wNFwvb2xob3NlY28ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco.png 710w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco-140x60.png 140w, https:\/\/coi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olhoseco-210x90.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1a0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e1a0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c801a5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c801a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8504a88\" data-id=\"8504a88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58e5f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's very important to keep regular appointments in order to screen for any problems that may exist or arise, before they get worse!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#244F26\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e5807 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92e5807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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