Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Barcelona (UB).
Specialty in Ophthalmology from Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona (Spain)
Research proficiency from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Master’s Degree in Glaucoma from Institut Català de Retina, accredited by University of Barcelona (UB).
PhD Doctorate in Surgery and Morphological Sciences from Autonomous University of Barcelona with cum laude honors. Thesis: The Effect Of Race And Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty On The Aqueous Humor Dynamics In Patients With Glaucoma.
Training Abroad
Adult Comprehensive Glaucoma Fellowship, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital (Canada).
Glaucoma Fellowship, Advanced Speciality Training in Ophthalmology. St. Thomas’ Hospital & King’s College Hospital, London (United Kingdom).
Clinical & Research Fellowship. St. Thomas’ Hospital, London (United Kingdom).
Prizes
Award for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research. Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS). 2012.
Medical Societies
Member of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology
Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands
Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
International Languages
English
Additional information
Attendance to several courses and congresses of the specialty.
Several scientific papers and publications in international journals.
Reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Glaucoma entails a loss of the vision field, usually asymptomatic until later stages of the disease. If it is not treated properly, it can induce blindness.
Secondary cataract or after-cataract is an opacification of the posterior capsule of the lens that may appear after having undergone a cataract extraction.