Leaders in Lasik refractive surgery,
for myopia, astigmatism, hypermetropia, presbyopia and
prelex.

  

After studying Ophthalmology basic sciences at the prestigious Harvard University in USA, he graduated as an Ophthalmologist from the renown Barraquer Clinic in Bogotá, world leader entity in Ophthalmology under the direction of Dr. José Ignacio Barraquer, scientist, father of refractive surgery.

He was the first in Refractive Surgery since 1.985 in Medellin (Colombia) being the first specialist graduated at the Barraquer Clinic, to introduce these techniques in the city, and the first to install an ocular laser in 1985.

In his professional practice he has excelled in laser surgeries for retina problems and specially in refractive surgery with Excimer laser, and the development of new surgical techniques with last generation lasers (myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism Lasik).

He has broad experience and trajectory in the attention of ocular pathologies, with the highest technology and scientific ethics. Expert in personal attention to private patients and wide spectrum prepaid health insurance policies.

Pioneer in the introduction of ocular laser innovative technologies, diagnosis and treatment equipment for ocular pathologies through facilities dedicated to selected patients with high quality standards and excellent service.

A professional with ample experience, over 4.000 refractive surgeries carried out, as well as in glaucoma and cataracts surgeries with the innovative technique of micro-incision without sutures, and implant of last generation intra-ocular lenses. (mono-focal and bifocal).

After an important experience as a teacher, he founded the Clínica Láser de Ojos in Medellin (before called Clínica Oftalmológica Central) 20 years ago, being his scientific director since the beginning, directing a selected group of specialists and carrying out scientific and research work.

 
 
1. REFRACTIVE SURGERY
  Keratotomy Radial
Keratotomy Astigmatic
Keratotomy semicircular peripheral
Queratomileusis insitu
Lasik and prelex
 
 
2. CATARACT SURGERY
 

Extra-capsular surgery

Surgery in phaco-emulsification

Phacorefractive surgery for large myopia

Phacorefractive surgery for large hipermetropias
 
 
3. APPLICATIONS FOR OCULAR LASER
 

Laser for Districhiasis

Laser for conjuntive lesions

Development of technique to treat great blisters after filtering surgery

Eye lid shape modification with laser

Eye lid congenital tumor correction with laser

Elimination of filling substitution in eye lids with laser

Elimination of tattoos in eye lids with laser

Elimination of Nevus ota in eye lids with laser

 
 
4. IMPLANT OF LAST GENERATION BIFOCAL INTRA OCULAR LENSES  

 

 

Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital San Vicente de Paul – Medellin. 1985- 1986.

 

 
  1. Long term results of Corigía Lamellar for hypermetropia. Paper presented at the International Congress of the Barraquer Clinic.

  2. Neoplasia in Camerular angle ring.  Presentation of one case. (Dr Francisco Barraquer, Dr Carlos Saldarriaga).

    Paper presented to the Sociedad Panamericana de Patólogos Oculares (Sociedad Zimmerman), Bogota, 24-25 July 1992.

  3. Cornea transplant and its complications.

  

 
  1. Capsular and Zonal management and rupture.

  2. Analysis and management of post operative hypercorrection after Radial Keratotomy.

  3. Severe depression of the ciliary body in post operative cataract surgery. Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July 26-30, 1992, Bogota.

  4. Diagnosis and management of recurrent ulcers. Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July 26-30, 1992, Bogota.

  5. Corneal intra-epithelial neoplasia: Diagnosis and treatment.   Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July 26-30, 1992,  Bogota.

  6. Results of radial Keratotomy in the myopia correction. Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  7. Cornea thickness variation in patients operated for radial Keratotomy.

  8. Asociación  De Coroidopatia Serpiginosa con Tuberculosis.    Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990,  Cali.

  9. Presentation of one case of Venous Retinal Ectasia (Pre-thrombosis) associated with the presence of the Lupiform anticoagulant.     Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  10. Districhiasis treatment with laser. Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología.

  11. Hyper-metropization after radial Keratotomy.

  12. Treatment with Photocoagulation of pigmented and non pigmented lesions of the Conjuntiva. Congreso Nacional de  Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  13. Photocoagulation with Argon laser for Palpebral lesions.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20,  1990, Cali.

  14. Reduction of great blisters after trabeculectomy surgery using argon laser.    Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20,  1990, Cali.

  15. Prospective study comparing keratotomy of 8 versus 4 incisions.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  16. Large secondary hyper-metropizations to radial keratotomy.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  17. Myopic Keratotomy in eyes with low corneal thickness.   Congreso Nacional de Oftalmologia (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  18. Semicircular Keratotomy in selected cases with secondary progressive hypertropic Astigmatism to radial keratotomy.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmologia (XXIV), August 17-20, 1990, Cali.

  19. Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Simulating Glaucoma.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July 26-30, 1992, Bogota.

  20. Pseudo-exfoliation Capsular: Presentation of one case.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July  26-30, 1992, Bogota.

  21. Management of capsular rupture in extra capsular surgery.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July  26-30, 1992, Bogota.

  22. Pupil membrane Fibrinoid due to cataract surgery.  Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología (XXV), July 26 – 30, 1992, Bogota.

  23. Clínica Cardiovascular Santa María de Medellín – Lecturer on treatment of vascular lesions with laser. October 2002. XIV Congreso Colombiano de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular.

  24. Treatment of Vascular lesions with laser – Cartagena. July 2002.

  25. Cataract surgery with micro incision lenses. Asocornea, Bogota 2005. 

  26. Phaco-emulsifiers in the cataract surgery with micro incision. Asocórnea, Bogota, 2005.

  27. Experience with bifocal lenses Acritwin, Asocórnea, 2005.
  

 
 

Member of the Sociedad Colombiana de Oftalmología.

Member of the Academia Americana de Oftalmología.

Honorary Member of the Academia Panameña de Dermatología.

Honorary Member of the Sociedad de Odontología Laser de Colombia.

Member of the American  Society Of Cataract  And Refractive Surgery.

Member of the American Society  Of Laser In Medicine  And Surgery.

Member of the Asociación Antioquena de Oftalmología.

 
 
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