Ophthalmology articles by Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño.https://drjuanbatlle.com/enhttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/topical-losartan-corneal-scarring/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/topical-losartan-corneal-scarring/Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño explains how topical losartan helped clear a corneal scar (haze) after refractive surgery, without additional surgery.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/undiagnosed-keratoconus-after-cataract-surgery/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/undiagnosed-keratoconus-after-cataract-surgery/A 70-year-old woman was still seeing poorly after her cataract surgery. The cause was undiagnosed keratoconus, which we rescued with donor-tissue CAIRS.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/ripasudil-corneal-rescue-without-transplant/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/ripasudil-corneal-rescue-without-transplant/A decompensated cornea that went from counting fingers to 20/40 with topical medical management alone. A clinical case of endothelial rescue with Ripasudil, no transplant.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/amniotic-membrane-ocular-surface/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/amniotic-membrane-ocular-surface/What the amniotic membrane is, how it helps the ocular surface heal and when it makes sense to use it. Explained by Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño, cornea specialist.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/myopia-throughout-life/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/myopia-throughout-life/Myopia is not a prescription, it is an eye that grows too long and stretches the retina for life. Dr. Batlle explains the risks, the control and the surgery at every age.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/customq-flap-lift-after-lasik-presbyopia/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/customq-flap-lift-after-lasik-presbyopia/Presbyopia treatment with CustomQ and flap lift in a patient with prior myopic LASIK. When READ is not possible and how Q-shifting solves the case.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-complications-photophobia/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-complications-photophobia/Severe photophobia after poorly placed CAIRS: clinical case, diagnosis, and reintervention to reduce segment volume. Technical pearls from Dr. Batlle.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/phaco-iol-after-cairs/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/phaco-iol-after-cairs/First reported case of cataract surgery with IOL after CAIRS implantation. The patient went from 20/400 and counting fingers to 20/20 and 20/25 with bilateral J1.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/prk-after-cataract-surgery/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/prk-after-cataract-surgery/Refractive rescue with topography-guided PRK after cataract surgery with EDOF IOL. Clinical case, bioptic approach, and how to manage visual expectations.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/tectonic-patch-boston-keratoprosthesis/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/tectonic-patch-boston-keratoprosthesis/Surgical rescue of a Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis with corneal melt using a tectonic patch. Clinical case and management principles.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-in-penetrating-keratoplasty/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-in-penetrating-keratoplasty/First case of CAIRS inside a penetrating keratoplasty in the Dominican Republic. Vision improved from 20/200 to 20/50 with a 66% reduction in higher-order aberrations.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/relex-smile-refractive-surgery/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/relex-smile-refractive-surgery/What is ReLEx SMILE and why does it change the rules of refractive surgery? Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño, national pioneer, explains the technique.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/crosslinking-keratoconus/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/crosslinking-keratoconus/Progressive keratoconus? Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño explains corneal crosslinking with riboflavin, a technique he introduced in the DR in 2007.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/complex-cataracts-post-laser/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/complex-cataracts-post-laser/Had LASIK or PRK and now developing cataracts? Dr. Juan F. Batlle Logroño explains why these cases require specialized technology and formulas.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-corneal-segments/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/cairs-corneal-segments/CAIRS: human corneal tissue segments for keratoconus. Dr. Batlle Logroño, pioneer in the DR, explains this biocompatible alternative to synthetic rings.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/three-generations-ophthalmology/https://drjuanbatlle.com/en/articles/three-generations-ophthalmology/The history of refractive surgery in the Dominican Republic through the trajectory of CCCRP and the Batlle family, from 1978 to CAIRS in 2020.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT