The cornea is a transparent, thin and resistant tissue located in the anterior part of the eye.

Glaucoma includes a group of diseases where there is a progressive loss of nerve fibers from the optic nerve (the nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain), and is usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure. In our population, the primary type of glaucoma is primary open-angle glaucoma, which increases with age and when there's a family history of the disease.

It is during pregnancy that the morphological structure of the visual system is developed. For this reason, it's essential that the mother correctly follow the doctor's instructions during prenatal care, to avoid that the baby is born with vision problems or other malformations For example, the mother rubella and toxoplasmosis, during pregnancy can cause the baby's blindness. Vision is a fundamental aspect of a child's growth and development, since it's responsible for much of the information the child acquires. Poor vision or even lack of vision may compromise the child's and family's perspective on life in various fields, such as psychological, educational, economic or social.