Overview

• Montserrat Oliver joined the ophthalmology center Salud a la Vista as a partner in July, using her platform to raise the profile of vision care.
• She disclosed that an optic nerve infarction during a workout in Mexico City 15 years ago left her with irreversible partial vision loss in her right eye.
• Oliver recounted a recent incident at her ranch where debris tore her eye, forcing her to seek emergency treatment at clinics lacking proper ophthalmological equipment.
• Despite successful treatment for the tear, she continues to experience blurred vision in one eye, affecting daily tasks such as applying makeup.
• Drawing on her personal experiences, she is calling for better-equipped emergency ophthalmology services and increased public awareness of vision-threatening conditions.