Frequently Asked Questions in Ophthalmology: Your Eyes, Our Answers

Chirurgie réfractive au laser LASIK PKR à Fès — Dr Oulehri Hassan

Do you have ophthalmology questions about your eyes, surgery or how a consultation works? Here are the answers to the questions our patients ask us most often at the practice, in Fez. Consultations and appointments How do I book an appointment at the practice? By phone at 0532-023012 or 0615-557141, on WhatsApp, or via our […]

Refractive Surgery in Fez: LASIK, PRK, SMILE — Price, Eligibility and Procedure

Are you considering refractive surgery in Fez — LASIK, PRK or SMILE — to stop depending on your glasses or contact lenses? This guide answers the questions patients ask us most often at the practice: which technique for which eyes, who can have surgery, how the procedure works, how much it costs and what to […]

Cataract Surgery in Fez: Procedure, Recovery, Price and Insurance Coverage

Have you been told you have a cataract, or do you notice your vision becoming blurred, hazy, with glare at night? This guide explains simply when to operate, how the operation works, how long recovery takes, and how coverage (PEC) by AMO and complementary insurers in Morocco works. Cataract: what is it? A cataract is […]

Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight — Who Should Be Screened, and When?

Glaucoma is nicknamed “the silent thief of sight”: it damages the optic nerve for years without any symptoms, and lost vision cannot be recovered. The good news: detected in time, it is very well controlled. Here is what everyone should know after age 40. What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve, […]

Screens and Children’s Eyes: What Every Parent Should Know (and the 5 Warning Signs)

Tablets, phones, television: our children’s eyes have never been so strained. The result: myopia is rising worldwide, and consultations for children’s eye strain are soaring. Here is what the studies show, and above all, what you can concretely do at home. Why screens promote myopia Myopia appears when the eye “lengthens” during growth. Two factors […]

Keratoconus: Recognizing the Signs and the Importance of Screening in Fez

Keratoconus is a disease of the cornea that often appears in adolescence or young adulthood. The cornea — normally well rounded — gradually thins and deforms into a cone shape, which makes vision blurred and distorted. The good news: caught early and monitored regularly, keratoconus is well managed in the great majority of cases. Here […]

Contact Lenses for Keratoconus: Better Vision with Rigid or Scleral Lenses (Fez)

With keratoconus, the deformed cornea means glasses often end up no longer being enough: vision stays blurred despite correction. This is where custom-fitted contact lenses come in — in many cases, they make it possible to regain clear, comfortable vision. Why are glasses no longer enough? Keratoconus gives the cornea an irregular shape. Glasses correct […]

Can Keratoconus Get Worse? Understanding Its Progression (Fez)

“Will my keratoconus get worse?” This is one of the most common — and legitimate — questions. The honest answer: yes, keratoconus can progress, but it is not inevitable. Well monitored, it can be kept under watch and often stabilizes. A disease that can progress Keratoconus progresses mainly in adolescence and young adulthood, then tends […]

When to Take Your Child to the Ophthalmologist? (Vision Screening in Fez)

In children, many vision problems are invisible: the child doesn’t complain, because they think everyone sees the way they do. Hence the importance of early vision screening : caught early, a vision problem is often corrected well; caught late, it can leave lasting effects (a “lazy” eye). The signs that should prompt a visit an […]

Cataract: When Should You Have Surgery? (Fez)

A cataract is the progressive clouding of the lens (the eye’s natural “lens”). It is very common with age. The question most patients ask: “when should I have surgery?”. The answer: when the visual impairment becomes real in daily life. The signs of a cataract increasingly hazy vision, as if through frosted glass; glare (headlights […]