{"id":8082,"date":"2026-11-04T12:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:12:56","slug":"conozca-a-dr-nickel-el-primer-cirujano-de-ojos-de-las-montanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/meet-dr-nickel-the-valleys-first-eye-surgeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a Dr. Nickel: El primer cirujano de ojos del Valle\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your vision shapes how you see the world, whether you\u2019re admiring the Gore Range in the distance, working at a computer screen mid-range or reading a book up close. Eye health goes beyond annual exams and can include local, successful surgeries with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmmhealth.org\/staff\/todd-nickel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Todd Nickel<\/a>, an expert eye surgeon. Nickel is at Colorado Mountain Medical (CMM) ophthalmology, serving as Vail Health\u2019s first ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, and works with state-of-the-art equipment and technology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nickel ha realizado m\u00e1s de 20.000 cirug\u00edas oculares antes de incorporarse a Vail Health hace cinco meses. \u201cMi objetivo aqu\u00ed ha sido el mismo que siempre he perseguido durante toda mi carrera\u201d, dice Nickel. \u201cEs cumplir con el paciente y escuchar sus inquietudes o necesidades, luego desarrollar un plan o estrategia para servir mejor al paciente mediante educaci\u00f3n, tranquilidad y un excelente cuidado quir\u00fargico y cl\u00ednico. Me gusta interactuar con los pacientes para intentar realmente escuchar sus inquietudes \u2014 no solo qu\u00e9 problemas pueden tener con los ojos o la visi\u00f3n, sino tambi\u00e9n qu\u00e9 estilo de vida tienen y c\u00f3mo necesitan apoyo, ya sea quir\u00fargico o de otro tipo, para seguir participando en el estilo de vida que prefieren a un nivel m\u00e1ximo.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Optometr\u00eda vs. Oftalmolog\u00eda<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque los optometristas y los oftalm\u00f3logos colaboran y se especializan en el ojo humano, ambos m\u00e9dicos tienen conjuntos de habilidades diferentes para brindar atenci\u00f3n a los pacientes. Los optometristas son los m\u00e9dicos de atenci\u00f3n primaria de los ojos, los proveedores a quienes usted consulta para ex\u00e1menes anuales y para solicitar lentes y lentes de contacto. Sin embargo, los oftalm\u00f3logos se especializan en cirug\u00eda ocular y se grad\u00faan de la escuela de medicina, al igual que los optometristas, pero luego pasan cuatro a\u00f1os de formaci\u00f3n en residencia en oftalmolog\u00eda.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En su pr\u00e1ctica en el este de Texas, Nickel estableci\u00f3 relaciones con los mejores oculistas de la zona para poder atender quir\u00fargicamente a sus pacientes, y est\u00e1 muy entusiasmado por seguir desarrollando relaciones con los oculistas del Valle. Nickel dice que se siente honrado por recibir referencias de los oculistas locales y agradecido por la confianza de la comunidad en \u00e9l para guiar a los pacientes a trav\u00e9s del proceso quir\u00fargico mientras sus oculistas contin\u00faan con el cuidado posoperatorio.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A trav\u00e9s de una variedad de cirug\u00edas, las especialidades de Nickel trabajan para reducir la dependencia de los lentes de contacto, proporcionar una correcci\u00f3n visual personalizada y servir como cirug\u00eda de correcci\u00f3n visual.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Condiciones de tratamiento con Nickel<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cataratas&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catarata seca&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enfermedad ocular relacionada con la diabetes, como la retinopat\u00eda&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trastornos de los p\u00e1rpados que afectan la visi\u00f3n o la salud ocular&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lesiones oculares&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P\u00e9rdida s\u00fabita de la visi\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glaucoma&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enfermedad ocular inflamatoria&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Degeneraci\u00f3n macular&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Condiciones de la retina&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Procedimientos que realiza Nickel&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cirug\u00eda de la catarata&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cirug\u00eda refractiva de la catarata&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Implantaci\u00f3n de lentes premium&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intercambio de lentes refractivas&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ex\u00e1menes oculares m\u00e9dicos completos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cirug\u00eda l\u00e1ser y refractiva&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cirug\u00eda menor de los p\u00e1rpados&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Otros procedimientos para restaurar la visi\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concienciaci\u00f3n sobre el glaucoma&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El glaucoma es una condici\u00f3n en la que el nervio \u00f3ptico, que es responsable de toda nuestra visi\u00f3n central y perif\u00e9rica, se deteriora lentamente con el tiempo. Nickel recomienda a los pacientes de 40 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s que realicen ex\u00e1menes regulares de glaucoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLo maravilloso de los tratamientos del glaucoma en la actualidad es que han mejorado tanto su efectividad como su facilidad de aplicaci\u00f3n\u201d, comparte Nickel. \u00c9l trata el glaucoma con gotas oculares, procedimientos l\u00e1ser en el consultorio que son indolores y f\u00e1ciles de realizar, y cirug\u00edas m\u00ednimamente invasivas del glaucoma (MIGS).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cirug\u00eda de la catarata<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las cataratas son una lente humana disfuncional. La lente humana es la incre\u00edble estructura que produce una visi\u00f3n cristalina y din\u00e1mica, manteniendo lo que vemos en foco. La lente humana comienza a cambiar a partir de los 40 a\u00f1os; nuestra visi\u00f3n se vuelve m\u00e1s r\u00edgida, menos flexible y m\u00e1s disfuncional. A partir de los 50 a\u00f1os y m\u00e1s, la lente humana se vuelve m\u00e1s opaca. Nickel dice que este proceso com\u00fan se llama S\u00edndrome de la Lente Disfuncional, tambi\u00e9n conocido como c\u00f3mo se producen las cataratas. Nickel trata las cataratas mediante la extracci\u00f3n de la lente nublada del ojo y su reemplazo con un implante de lente con receta.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSiempre hay una mejora en la visi\u00f3n\u201d, dice Nickel. A\u00f1ade que las cirug\u00edas de cataratas suelen estar cubiertas por el programa de salud del gobierno federal (Medicare) y las aseguradoras, ya que se trata de un procedimiento necesario y b\u00e1sico para restaurar una visi\u00f3n m\u00e1s clara y una vida cotidiana m\u00e1s productiva.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La cirug\u00eda refractiva para la catarata es la misma, excepto que los pacientes tienen la opci\u00f3n de actualizarse a categor\u00edas premium con el fin de reducir dr\u00e1sticamente la necesidad de usar gafas y lentes de contacto.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cirug\u00eda de cambio de lente refractiva<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La cirug\u00eda de reemplazo de lente refractiva es la misma que la cirug\u00eda de catarata refractiva, pero se realiza en personas que no presentan una formaci\u00f3n significativa de la catarata. Esta cirug\u00eda es ideal para pacientes que desean limitar su uso de lentes de contacto. Las cirug\u00edas de reemplazo de lente refractiva son muy exitosas y f\u00e1ciles de realizar para el paciente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A diferencia de muchos procedimientos quir\u00fargicos, las cirug\u00edas oculares en la oftalmolog\u00eda de CMM tardan hasta 20 minutos y el paciente puede regresar a su hogar poco despu\u00e9s. Los pacientes experimentan una recuperaci\u00f3n indolora, pueden conducir y realizar actividades normales dentro de un d\u00eda y rara vez necesitan usar ap\u00f3sitos oculares. Despu\u00e9s de la cirug\u00eda, se requieren visitas de seguimiento un d\u00eda despu\u00e9s y una semana despu\u00e9s de la operaci\u00f3n. Nickel dice que env\u00eda a los pacientes a casa con gotas oculares para usar seg\u00fan un horario de aplicaci\u00f3n durante aproximadamente cuatro semanas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfEst\u00e1 experimentando alguno de estos s\u00edntomas?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disminuci\u00f3n de la claridad visual&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disminuci\u00f3n de la capacidad para leer con claridad&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experimentar con los reflejos y\/o halos nocturnos&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Problemas de percepci\u00f3n de profundidad&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cambios en la percepci\u00f3n de los colores&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La sensaci\u00f3n de que \u201cmis ojos ya no son como antes\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nickel asegura: \u201cLa mayor\u00eda de las veces, existen explicaciones simples para estos cambios visuales y la mayor\u00eda de las veces, existen soluciones simples que ayudan a mejorar la visi\u00f3n\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si usted siente alguno de estos s\u00edntomas, programe una consulta con la oftalmolog\u00eda de CMM. Quiz\u00e1s ya est\u00e9 listo para trabajar con Nickel para la correcci\u00f3n visual personalizada.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your vision shapes how you see the world, whether you\u2019re admiring the Gore Range in the distance, working at a computer screen mid-range or reading a book up close. Eye health goes beyond annual exams and can include local, successful surgeries with Dr. Todd Nickel, an expert eye surgeon. 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