Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer: Eye surgery in Barcelona, Spain

The Barraquer Eye Centre is a private eye clinic in Spain, founded in 1941. The centre is devoted to research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of ocular diseases, offering assistance to patients from all over the world. Professor Joaquín Barraquer, surgeon and manager, structured his team of 30 ophthalmologists in different specialities, covering all of the ophthalmology fields.

Every year the centre has about 100,000 consultations and about 12,000 patients are admitted to the Emergency Department. The total number of surgeries amounted to 14,000 eyes in 2008. The Barraquer Eye Centre also has 5 operation theatres and 5 laser units.

Each department has the latest high-tech equipment and the most advanced diagnosis systems. The centre has, at present, has 44 beds and 19 cubicles for ambulatory surgery patients.

All patients receive individual attention, and have an initial consultation, where the patient is informed of all the procedures and steps to take before his/her surgery (i.e. pre-operation tests, follow-up, financial conditions).

Patients also have the option to choose the surgeon that will operate on them, as well as the type of room for recovery. Read more about The Barraquer Eye Centre.

Leading eye specialists and latest treatments

The specialist ophthalmologist team in Barcelona treats the following conditions, and offers the following types of eye surgery:

Anterior segment pathologies (cornea, glaucoma, cataract....)
Posterior segment pathologies (vitreous, retina, macula and optic nerve)
Binocular vision and strabismus
Oculoplasty (Blefaroplasty)
Botox injections
Lacrimal system and orbit
Refractive surgery (LASIK, ICL, LIO…)
Macular degeneration (Lucentis, Avastín…)
Diabetic retinopathy
Ocular oncology

Clinical ophthalmology
Diagnostic imaging department (Goldman field, HRT II, OCT, Angiography, Ecography, Corneal Topography, etc.)

Lasik: The Refractive Surgery department of Clinica Barraquer offers the latest technology for the best results and minimises risk. The department has recently incorporated laser intralase for lifting the corneal flap.

Cataract: A new model of bifocal or multifocal intraocular lenses is big news in outpatient surgery, enabling patients to return home within hours of being treated.

Glaucoma: The latest diagnostic equipment allows detailed tracking of patients, before starting with drug treatments, laser or conventional surgery.

Macular Degeneration associated with age: Lucentis intraocular injections have once again revolutionized the treatment and prognosis of patients with Macular Degeneration associated with age.

Emergency eye treatment

The Centre has a permanent ophthalmologic emergency service that works 24 hours a day, and has an on-call team of ophthalmologists and nurses. To support the Ophthalmology team, the Centre has physicians who are specialised in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetology, ENT, Dentistry, Biology and Clinical Analysis. It also has an Anaesthesiology team specialised in anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery.

Eye surgery specialists at the Spanish clinic

The "Barraquer Saga" has been present in ophthalmology for over 100 years.

José Antonio Barraquer Roviralta (1852 - 1924) was the first Professor of ophthalmology in Spain (1888).
Ignacio Barraquer Barraquer (1881 - 1965) developed the phakoeresis technique for cataract extraction in 1927.
José Ignacio Barraquer Moner (1916 - 1998) established the Instituto Barraquer de América in Bogotá (Colombia) and he is one of the pioneers of refractive surgery.
Joaquín Barraquer Moner (1927), discovered (1957) the action of alphachymotrypsin and developed the "enzymatic zonulolysis" technique for cataract extraction.
Elena Barraquer Compte (1953), and Rafael Ignacio Barraquer Compte (1956), daughter and son of Joaquín Barraquer Moner , are both Assistant Medical Directors of Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer.

Prof. Joaquín Barraquer

President of Spanish Ophthalmologic Society.
Professor of Ocular Surgery at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Director of the Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer
Director of the Institut Universitari Barraquer
Executive Director of the Instituto Barraquer
Director-founder of the Eye Bank for Treatment of Blindness
Doctor Honoris Causa and Honourary Professor of 7 universities.
Specialities: Anterior segment surgery, corneal graft, and refractive surgery by PRL.

Read more about Joaquín Barraquer Moner

Rafael I. Barraquer, MD

Medical Director of the Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer.
Educational Director of the Institut Universitari Barraquer
Titular of the Chair "Joquín Barraquer" Research in Ophthalmology
Specialities: Anterior segment surgery, refractive surgery and ocular oncology.

Read more about Rafael Ignacio Barraquer Compte

Elena Barraquer, MD

Medical Director of the Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer.
Executive Director of “Barraquer Foundation”.
Specialities: Anterior segment surgery, specialist in cataract surgery and Clinical ophthalmologist.

Contact details

Muntaner, 314
08021 Barcelona

Tel. (+34) 93 209 53 11
Fax. (+34) 93 200 24 69

Website: www.barraquer.com

Email: info@barraquer.com

Clinica Barraquer - Lasik, Cataracts, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration - Barcelona, Spain

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