EP 129. Tus ojos pueden avisarte antes que nadie: oftalmóloga da las claves - Dra. Sara Mora

19 Apr 2026

EP 129. Your eyes can warn you before anyone else: ophthalmologist gives the keys - Dr. Sara Mora

Diabetes Hábitos y estilo de vida hipertensión Salud ocular

50min 31sec

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Our eyes don't operate in isolation. Although we often only think about our vision when it deteriorates, when our contact lenses bother us, or when we feel dryness, the truth is that our eyes can offer many clues about the state of the rest of our body.

In this episode, we speak with Sara Mora, an ophthalmologist and doctor of medicine, about how common diseases like diabetes or hypertension can first manifest in the eyes, what signs should prompt us to get a check-up, and why a simple eye examination can provide invaluable information about our overall health.

We also discuss age-related macular degeneration, the actual role of yellow-tinted glasses for some patients, dry eye, eye strain from screens, the 20-20-20 rule, and how factors like pregnancy, menopause, postpartum, or certain autoimmune diseases can affect vision and the ocular surface.

Furthermore, we address common questions about contact lenses, medications that can impact eyesight, and what symptoms we should never normalize even if "we can still see well."

This is a very useful episode for understanding that good vision is a privilege, that our eyes can signal problems before other organs do, and that checking our eye health is far more important than we usually think.