A new meeting of professionals in the rehabilitation of people with Visual Impairments and Low Vision took place in Gijón last June 2023. A new magnificent opportunity to learn first-hand about the advances and experiences in visual impairment. Our technical director of the Centre Òptic Màcula Visió, optometrist and specialist in Low Vision, Jordi Mouriño,…
Under the title “Approach to Low Vision and Visual Impairment. Clinical case and personal experience” Jordi Mouriño, optometrist specializing in low vision and Director of the Centre Òptic Màcula Visió and Christian Garcia, journalist with visual impairment treated at Màcula Visió, were inaugurated at the Technical Optics Conference at the Institut Joan Brossa in Barcelona.…
Recently we have been able to hear in an interview carried out in the program “We are by your side” our technical director of the Centre Òptic Màcula Visió, Jordi Mouriño Álvarez, speaking about current issues related to low vision and visual rehabilitation. The interview was conducted by Andrés Mayor Lorenzo, who chairs the Acción Visión España association,…
The 5th Days of the Spanish Society of Specialists in Low Vision took place in October 2019, with the presence of international speakers who announced the present and future of our profession and were accompanied by the latest innovations technology. Centre Òptic Màcula Visió participated with the presentation of a scientific poster entitled “Low Vision in…
There is already a new visual aid from which people with low visión can benefit, augmented reality glasses RETIPLUS. This new system consists of Epson Moverio glasses and specific software. The glasses have a camera that captures the video images that the user has in front of them, presenting it in real time in the area of the…
It has been a great pleasure to have participated directly in a humanitarian project of international cooperation this year 2018, with the collection of glasses, classification and delivery to disadvantaged educational communities in Peru, specifically the populations of Huilloc, Pallata, Urquillos and Urubamba (Sacred Valley of the Incas, in the Peruvian Andes) Jordi Mouriño, Technical…
Last days 19, 20 and 21 May 2017 were held the IX ASPREH Conference with the title “People Rehabilitating People” in CosmoCaixa space in Barcelona, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Professionals of Rehabilitation of Persons with Visual Disabilities Association The writer Màrius Serra, “Quiet” author’s book, was in charge of…
We passed the last 20, 21 and 22 of November 2015 at the European University of Madrid, where national and international low vision experts gathered to present the latest developments and treatments for the Third Conference of Spanish Society made of low vision Specialists. Also, it was delivered the first Angel Barañano’s Award, a pioneer…
The operation was performed by Dr. Jeronim Nadal in the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center, through a chip implanted in the retina. Developed by the Company Second Sight, the so called Argus II visual system consists of glasses with a micro and a small device, that captures and converts images into electric stimuli through a chip of…
In June 2014 took place in Madrid the Sixth Conference of ASPREH. Entitled “Opening ways of autonomy and development,” the Association of Professionals of Rehabilitation of People with Visual Impairment (ASPREH), brought together prominent speakers with experience in the field of visual impairment and visual rehabilitation which also were able to share knowledge and experiences…