Dr. Juan Felipe Spencer

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree of Medicine from the University of los Andes, Santiago de Chile.
• Specialty in Ophthalmology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

Research

• Participation in the clinical trial “IN – EYE STUDY: Estudio SERV sobre pauta de tratamiento de la DMAE” (IN – EYE STUDY: SERV study on the treatment regimen for AMD).
• Participation in the clinical trial “Tratamiento de la polineuropatía amiloidótica familiar” (Treatment of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy).
• Participation in the clinical study “ICHOM: Estudio observacional y prospectivo para la obtención de resultados estandarizados en la cirugía de cataratas” (ICHOM: Observational and prospective study to obtain standardised results in cataract surgery).
• Co-author of the article “Late-onset diffuse lamellar keratitis 15 years after laser in situ keratomileusis”, published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.
• Co-author of the article “Triple anterior chamber after creation of a large mixed type-1 and type-2 bubble during deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK): Anterior segment opticalcoherence tomography”, published in the Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie.
• Co-author of the article “Trends in corneal transplantation in a single centre in Barcelona. Transitioning to DMEK”, published in the Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie.
• Co-author of the article “Visual Quality and Subjective Satisfaction in Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (UT – DSAEK) versus Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK): A fellow Eye Comparison”, published in Journal of Clinical Medicine.
• Co-author of the article “Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteritics, Outcomes, and Follow up Strategy”, published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
• Co-author of the article “Global multi-site, prospective analysis of cataract surgery outcomes following ICHOM standart: The European CAT- Community” in Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
• “Co-author of the article “Use of Nicergoline as Adjunctive Treatment of Neurotrophic Keratitis in Routine Clinical Practice. A Case Series”, in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.
• Co-author of the article “Characteristics and Management of Ocular Involvement in Individuals with Mpox Disease in Individuals with Mpox Disease”, in Ophthalmology.
• Co-author of the chapter “Ocular Toxicity” in the book Clinical Toxicology. Published by ELSEVIER, 2019.

Medical societies

• Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
• Member of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
• Member of the Spanish Society of Ocular Implanto-Refractive Surgery.

International Languages

English

Additional Information

• Participation in numerous specialisation and refresher courses.
• Multiple communications at cornea and retina congresses.
• Teaching in courses and clinical sessions.

Medical license 48674