Whats is the World Vision Day? The World Sight Day (DMV) is an international awareness day decreed by the World Health Organization (OMS), in conjunction with the International Organization for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), which is held annually on the second Thursday of October, in order to focus as much attention as possible on the global problem of eye health. What objective does this day pursue? The main objective of the World Sight Day is to make people aware of the different types of eye conditions, their treatments and respective preventions, so that the patient doesn´t lose all of...

Clinica Sancho has managed to position as a clinic specialized in ophthalmological health within the country and Latin America because it has the endorsement of all the centers that regulate the health in Ecuador such as the Agency for the Quality Assurance of Health Services and Prepaid Medicine (ACESS), is part of the Comprehensive Public Health Network (RPIS) and the Private Complementary Network, as well as, it is one of the few ophthalmological centers that have the accreditation of the National Institute of Donation and Transplantation of Organs and Fabrics of Ecuador (INDOT). This has allowed that the ophthalmology center...

Radial interview to Dr. Christian Sancho, cornea and anterior segment specialist of Clinica Sancho, about eye care and eye symptomatology due to COVID 19. How COVID can be transmitted to the eyes? What is the eye symptomatology and how is disease process? What we have reported to this day according to the studies that have been presented, is transmission similar to conjunctivitis, which means that it is transmitted through the hands in many cases or by touching the eyes. In turn, the issue of expectoration is another cause that apparently can cause conjunctivitis in the case of COVID. Regarding symptoms,...

Clínica Sancho has been working more than 30 years focusing its efforts on social areas. That is why it has been cooperating with several institutions to provide visual health brigades in rural areas

It has been thousands of patients that have been through our surgery rooms. As almost all the surgeries there are risks along the process. However, the post surgery care is one of the most important

Among the services that our Clinic offers, Optica Sancho has a specialized team to make visual diagnosis and glases prescriptions on your company, university, high school or community