Welcome to the First Online Course in Refractive Surgery
This is the first time that such a project is being carried out. Following the success of the first period of the Course which along 6 years has been followed by over 400 ophthalmologists, the On-Line Course starts its SECOND PERIOD, fully renovated.
New educational tools have made it possible to perform courses like the one you are going to attend, in which we offer the full knowledge on a topic with multimedia access and all the scientific background that could be necessary to receive the adequate education on a topic that, so far, has received insufficient academic attention.
The University Miguel Hernandez with the Division of Ophthalmology has created this online course aiming to provide access to education in refractive surgery to all those ophthalmologists interested in acquiring the skills that are necessary to educate, create opinion and adequately practice the selection of patients and the selection of techniques for the practice of refractive surgery.
Refractive surgery has made an evolution towards practice and with less interest in formal education. Residency training programs do not include refractive surgery in any part of the world as a subspecialty that is necessary in the education of ophthalmologists. However, refractive surgery is the end point of processes such a corneal graft, has to be used in pathological processes such as keratoconus and indeed
is the demand of many patients who aim to improve the quality of life and to achieve spectacle independent in any age of their lives.
This is why in this SECOND PERIOD of the On-Line Course you will find the method to learn refractive surgery from the opinions of the clinical research and practice group led by Jorge Alió at the University Miguel Hernandez and VISSUM Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante. Our group and I have been the pioneers in many surgical techniques, both at the cornea, intraocular and have written hundreds of papers on the topic, several books, multiple book chapters in the allied areas of Refractive, Cornea and Lens surgery . This is why you will receive not only education in refractive surgery but also in these allied areas as to perform refractive surgery adequately you have to know well the art and the practice of cataract and lens extraction and also to use the tools of cornea surgery to solve problems of refractive surgery and, conversely, to use tools of refractive surgery to solve corneal problems.
We hope that in this Second Period of our Online integrated Course you will find everything that is necessary for you to raise your level of knowledge to the adequate one to be an efficient refractive surgeon from your education as general ophthalmologist.
Welcome to this course and indeed to the experience to be a refractive surgeon.
Professor Jorge L Alió MD, PhD, FEBOphthal
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology
Scientific Director, Vissum Corporation
Course Director
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, MD, PhD, FEBOS-CR
Consultant & Surgeon in Ophthalmology: Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit, Vissum Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante
Associate Professor, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante (Spain)
Associate Course Director
About us and Course Information
1. COURSE FACULTY
Prof. Dr. Jorge Alió MD, PhD, FEBOphth, FWCRS
Is Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology, University Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain, founder of Vissum Corporation, Spain and the Jorge Alió Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness.
He is a high-volume surgeon in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery with over 60,000 surgeries performed. His main research interests include Lens, Refractive, and Corneal surgery. Pioneer in the area of intraocular lenses such as multifocal, accommodative, and toric IOLs in which he has made relevant contributions. Also, a pioneer in Excimer laser refractive surgery, phakic IOLs, and, recently in topics such as corneal regeneration surgery, advanced corneal cell biology surgery. Also, he is the creator of the new keratopigmentation surgical techniques, a ned type of corneal cosmetic surgery. He is the author at the present moment of 581 ophthalmic peer-review papers, 376 book chapters, and 94 books about Refractive; Cornea, and Cataract Surgery among other topics such as Ocular Inflammation.
Extremely active at congresses with over 2200 presentations, lectures, and courses. In 2020 because of his scientific publications, he was acknowledged with a Hirsch factor (h-factor) of 64 (Scopus). He is Professor and Chairman of Miguel Hernandez University in Alicante (Spain), occupies the LXIII Chair of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, the XLIX chair of the European Academy of Ophthalmology, is Member of the American Ophthalmological Society. He has been elected in two terms as Board Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and has been the President of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS from 2006 to 2008). Prof. Alió has received over 103 international and national awards such as the Lifetime Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (2019), Founders Award (ISRS), Presidential Award (ISRS/AAO, 2015), Barraquer Award (ISRS/AAO, 2009, 2010), Arruga Award (Spanish Ophthalmological Society 1990), Charles Kelman Awards (HSIOIRS Athens 2003, Videocataratta-Refractiva Milan 2008),
Waring’s Medal 2012 (Slack Pub.), AECOS Award (American European Congress of Ocular Surgery, 2016) Alberto Sols Research Award (2019), among many others.
He is the creator and Director of the online “International Specialization Course in Refractive, Cornea and Lens Surgery”.
Prof. Alió has been recently acknowledged by the medical specialty analysis organization Expertscape (USA) (www.expertscape.com) as listed number 1 in refractive surgical, cataract extraction, cornea, anterior eye segment, intraocular lens implantation, ophthalmological surgical procedures, and number 2 in refractive errors, visual acuity, laser corneal surgery, laser therapy, and LASIK.
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, MD, PhD, FEBOS-CR (Spain)
Consultant & Surgeon in Ophthalmology: Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit, Vissum Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante (Spain)
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid, Spain). After completing the degree in 2008, he had obtained one of the highest records of his Medical School promotion and had been the recipient of the scholarship “Excellent Academic Achievement” granted by the state of Madrid in the years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. After achieving one of the first positions of the MIR (national examination of access to medical specialties, position No. 56 among more than 12,000 participants), he performed the specialty of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Ramón y Cajal (Madrid, 2009-2013). After finishing the residency of Ophthalmology, he subspecialized in the area of Cornea, Cataract, Ocular Surface and Refractive Surgery after completing respective international Fellowships in two of the most prestigious centers at an international level: Guy`s and St Thomas’ Hospital (2013-2014, London, UK) and Moorfields Eye Hospital (2014-2015, London, UK).
In 2014 he defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Development of experimental models of autologous humanized corneal prosthesis” at the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), obtaining the qualification of “Cum Laude”. From this work, he obtained 2 research publications in international journals, three book chapters of international research books, 2 presentations to national congresses, 3 presentations to international congresses, and 4 national and international scientific awards.
He is currently working as a cornea, cataract, ocular surface and refractive surgery surgeon at the prestigious ophthalmology center Vissum (Alicante, Spain; beginning 2015) and he is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in the Faculty of Medicine at the Universidad Miguel Hernández (Alicante, Spain; beginning 2018).
More than 60 publications in prestigious journals and international scientific books support his research and scientific background, and he has been the recipient of 4 national and 7 international scientific awards.
In September 2018, Dr. Alió del Barrio received the prestigious international recognition “Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology-Specialist Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (FEBOS-CR)” from the European Society of Ophthalmology (EBO), which credits him as a European expert in the area of refractive surgery.
Mohamed El Bahrawy, MD, Msc
Director, Watany Research and Development Center (WRDC) Cataract and Refractive Specialist, Watany Eye Hospital (WEH), Egypt.
Mohamed El Bahrawy received his bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from Tanta University in Egypt with the degree of honor in 2006. After that, he received his training at the ophthalmology department of the main military medical hospitals in Cairo, while completing his postgraduate degree in hospital and healthcare management from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the master’s degree in ophthalmology from Ain Shams University, after that he joined the team of the Watany Eye Hospital (WEH) as a fellow of cataract and refractive surgery. In 2013, he was one of the founding members of the Egyptian chapter of the association of research in vision and ophthalmology (ARVO-Egypt), and he is still appointed as the secretary of the chapter and representative in the international chapter affiliate committee (ICAC) of ARVO. In the same year, he moved to Spain, to complete a 2 years clinical research fellowship in cataract and refractive surgery, at the VISSUM institute of ophthalmology, Alicante, Spain.
In 2015, he obtained a master’s degree in clinical and surgical research at the University of Miguel Hernández, where he is currently completing his doctorate in ophthalmology and refractive surgery. He was appointed as clinical practice tutor for the years 2015-2016, then honorary collaborator for the years 2017-2020 at the department of pathology and surgery, University of Miguel Hernandez (UMH), Alicante.
Dr. El Bahrawy has a remarkable record of international peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Which entitled him to numerous presentations in international congresses.
Currently, he holds the positions of the director of Watany research and development center, as well as a cataract and refractive specialist at Watany eye hospitals and platinum eye clinics in Cairo, Egypt.
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD (U.S.A)
Dr. Lindstrom is the founder and attending surgeon at Minnesota Eye Consultants, Adjunct Clinic Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology and visiting professor at the UC Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute.
He is a board-certified ophthalmologist and internationally recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive, glaucoma and laser surgery. He has been at the forefront of ophthalmology’s evolutionary changes throughout his career, as a recognized researcher, teacher, inventor, writer, lecturer, and highly acclaimed physician and surgeon.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Lindstrom completed his doctorate in medicine in 1972. He conducted research, residency, and fellowship training in Cornea at the University of Minnesota and affiliated hospitals and extended his anterior segment surgery fellowship training at Mary Shiels Hospital in Dallas followed by a Heed Fellowship in Glaucoma at University Hospital in Salt Lake City. After two years of private practice in Dallas, TX. In 1980 Dr. Lindstrom returned to the University of Minnesota, where he spent ten years on the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology, the last two as a full professor and the Harold G. Scheie Research Chair. He continues as Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus and a Trustee for the University of Minnesota Foundation. He entered private practice in 1989 and has helped lead the growth and expansion of Minnesota Eye Consultants having served as managing partner for 15 years. He is Chief Medical Editor of the USA and International editions of Ocular Surgery News, which reaches 82,000 ophthalmologists worldwide.
Dr. Lindstrom served as President (2007-2008) of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; he later served as chair of the ASCRS Foundation for 6 years and continues to serve on the ASCRS Executive Committee and its Foundation. He has also served as the President of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The International Intraocular Implant Club, and the International Refractive Surgery Club.
He has served for 25 years Chairman and CEO of Lindstrom Cleaning and Construction, a three-generation family business. He has endowed funds supporting the University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology, the Eye Bank Association of America, and the University of Minnesota Tennis Team.
Dr. Lindstrom has been awarded over 40 patents in ophthalmology and has developed several corneal preservation solutions, intraocular lenses, drugs, devices, and instruments that are used in clinical practices globally. He serves on the Board of Directors of Lindstrom Restoration, Minnesota Eye Consultants, TearLab, Ocular Therapeutix, Imprimis, Refractec, AcuFocus, Lentechs, Lensar, CorneaGen, Surface, Combangio, LaGrande, MDBackline, ForSight#6, IICayr, Equinox, Visionary Ventures, and Flying L Ventures. Prior Boards of acquired companies include Eyeonics, Advanced Vision Science, Midwest Surgical Services, Laserboyz, Citation Ventures, LVCI Vision, Vision Correction, TLC Vision, Sightpath, Onpoint Medical Diagnostics, Vision Twenty-One, Occulogix, IanTech, and Wavetec. Not for profit Board service includes Trustee, University of Minnesota Foundation, InnerCity Tennis, the ASCRS Executive committee and its Foundation Board, and The International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
A frequent lecturer throughout the world on cornea, cataract, glaucoma, laser, and refractive surgery, he has presented over 40 named lectures and keynote speeches before professional societies in the U.S. and abroad, more recently giving the Kelman Lecture at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Castroviejo Lecture at the Cornea Society, The Barraquer Lecture at ISRS, The Worst Medal Lecture at IIIC, and the Binkhorst and innovator lectures at ASCRS. Internationally, he has delivered, amongst others, The Blumenthal Memorial lecture in Jerusalem, Israel, the Benedetto Strampelli Medal Lecture in Rome, Italy, and the Albrecht von Garefe-Vorlesung Innovator’s Lecture in Nurenberg, Germany
Dr. Lindstrom serves on a number of journal editorial boards, including JCRS and JRS. He is the Honorary Editor-in-Chief of the U.S./Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. He has co-edited seven books, published over 350 peer-reviewed journal articles and 60 book chapters. His professional affiliations are extensive.
He is the recipient of numerous awards for distinguished service by national and international ophthalmology associations, including the LANS, Barraquer and the first lifetime achievement award from the International Society of Refractive Surgery in October 1995 and also was honored with A SECOND lifetime achievement award in October 2002, the Binkhorst and Kelman Lecture Award from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Bausch and Lomb Lifetime Achievement Award, April 2005, and the Paton Award and NACT Award from the Eye Bank Association of America.
Dr. Lindstrom lives in Minneapolis on the shores of Lake Minnetonka with his wife Jaci and has two children and 5 grandchildren.
Lucio Buratto, MD (Italy)
Dr. Buratto Lucio is the Director of the Centro Ambrosiano Oftalmico – Camo S.p.A. (Ophthalmic Microsurgery Centre) – and practices in Milan. He is among the most important pioneers in the development of the current techniques in Refractive and Cataract surgery and a world expert in medical education on these topics.
As a pioneer, he has significantly contributed to several techniques and surgeries: ocular techniques of IOL (Intra Ocular Lens) implantation, phacoemulsification procedure for the cataract, laser techniques for myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia (to date, has performed more than 45.000 eye surgery operations), excimer laser intrastromal keratomileusis, PRK techniques to treat low myopia, Intralase laser for refractive surgery, Femtosecond laser for cataract surgery and Down-Up Lasik.
He has performed live surgery in many international and Italian congresses, and surgery during satellite broadcasts to a number of countries on 4 different continents. Among his many activities, he has designed and produced 161 instruments for ocular surgery, and has organized and presided over many congresses, organized practical courses for the teaching of eye surgery, and has been a spokesman and teacher in numerous courses and congresses.
Dr. Buratto has published over 130 scientific articles and 84 monographs. He was Honorary President of AISO (Italian Academy of Ophthalmological Sciences), AICCER (Italian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery), member of AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology), ESCRS (European Society of Refractive Surgery) and 8 other national and international ophthalmological associations. Over the years, Dr. Buratto has received numerous awards for new surgical techniques, and research and innovations.
Prof. Jod S Mehta MD, PhD (Singapore)
Head of the Corneal Service Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC). Head of the Tissue Engineering and Cell therapy group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute and Professor with DUKE-NUS GMS. Named Professor of Clinical Innovation at SNEC/SERI. Director of Education, Singhealth Transplant, and Deputy Executive Director at SERI.
He has published >390 peer-reviewed papers and 20 book chapters. Current H-index 52, citations 9340. He has given >250 invited plenary, symposium, and named lectures globally with over 50 national and international awards. His research work as generated 15 patents, 5 of which have been licensed to companies. Has trained 26 international fellows, 5 masters students, and 8 Ph.D. students. He leads a clinical service and runs a research program comprising of clinical and translational studies. His work is focused on corneal transplantation, femtosecond laser technology, corneal imaging, corneal infections, corneal refractive surgery, keratoprosthesis surgery, and corneal genetics.
Dan Zoltan Reinstein, MD, MA (Cantab), FRCSC, DABO, FRCOphth, FEBO, CertLRS (U.K)
Professor Reinstein is a GMC registered specialist in ophthalmology in the United Kingdom, equally certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
He is a subspecialist in cornea and a formally trained specialist in refractive surgery. In his clinical practice at the London Vision Clinic in London/UK, he combines extensive post-doctorate fellowship sub-specialty training in cornea, external diseases, refractive surgery, ophthalmic ultrasound, and ultrasound bioengineering with his extensive experience as a research scientist. His special interests include the systematization of surgical technique and the assessment and correction of the complications of refractive surgery.
Professor Reinstein is the former Chief Medical Officer of LASIK Vision Corporation/Canada. During his tenure, the company grew to be not only the largest provider of laser vision correction services in the world (performing over 100,000 procedures per year) but the first large refractive surgery multi-clinic system with a full outcomes and safety tracking system. Professor Reinstein was responsible for the training and quality control of a body of 58 staff surgeons operating in 31 clinics in both Canada and the USA under standardized protocols largely defined by his research on the safety and accuracy of LASIK. In addition to these responsibilities, Professor Reinstein has performed over 20000 refractive surgical procedures and regularly teaches his techniques to surgeons internationally.
In scientific research, Professor Reinstein has led the development and use of the ‘Artemis’: A 3-D very high- frequency (VHF) digital ultrasound scanning system that for the first time can provide thickness measurements of individual corneal layers as well as ocular dimensions of the anterior segment with one-micron precision. He has developed and pioneered the use of this technology with a focus on studying the healing responses within the cornea and analysis of the complications of corneal refractive and intraocular lens implant surgery. Because the Artemis VHF ultrasound technology can determine the exact anatomical basis for surface corneal irregularities it provides unique information for the analysis of the optical complications of refractive surgery. The integration of epithelial thickness profiles, stromal surface shape, and residual stromal bed have led to an unprecedented level of measurements that are currently being utilized for the experimental customization of corneal laser refractive surgery and has enabled the repair of many cases in which no other possible solution appeared possible. The Artemis’ ability to measure internal ocular dimensions (angle-to-angle and sulcus-to-sulcus) also promises to greatly improve the safety of refractive phakic intra-ocular lenses; custom sizing of phakic IOLs promises to become the standard of care worldwide. He is also working on algorithms for new intra-ocular lens power calculation in cataract surgery that will incorporate measurements of the true anterior-chamber depth to the zonular and sulcus plane and lead to much higher refractive accuracy applied to the new field of Femto-cataract surgery.
Professor Reinstein had held appointments as an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Ophthalmology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, Kings College, London, under the pioneer developer of the excimer laser used for refractive surgery, Professor John Marshall. He also held the position of Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research Director of Refractive Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. Professor Reinstein was appointed full Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Paris VI, France, and has an ongoing appointment as Professeur Associé at the Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France’s national ophthalmological referral center where he consults with Professor Laurent Laroche. He was appointed Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University, New York in December 2010. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (UK). He was appointed Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Science Research Institute, Ulster University, Northern Ireland in July 2015, and achieved a distinction in the Postgraduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Theory).
Concurrently with his medical career Professor Reinstein has been playing the saxophone for 35 years including two years of study on a performance scholarship at the Berkley College of Music, Boston, USA, and he is continuing to play jazz on a regular basis in the UK but also worldwide on any given occasion.
- Adel Barbara, MD (Israel)
- Arturo Chayet, MD (Mexico)
- Daniel B. Goldberg, MD (U.S.A)
- Enrique Graue, MD (Mexico)
- Francesca Toto , MD (Italy)
- Ibrahim Toprak, MD (Turkey)
- Jesper Hjortdal, MD (Denmark)
- John Kanellopoulos, MD (Greece)
- Jose M. Benitez del Castillo (Spain)
- Karim Tourkmani, MD (U.K.)
- Myoung Joon Kim, MD (Korea)
- Roberto Fernández Buenaga, MD (Spain)
- Victoria de Rojas, MD (Spain)
- Alireza Eslampoor, MD (India)
- Amanda Ortiz, MD (Spain)
- Antonio Marinho, MD (Portugal)
- Arun Gulani, MD (U.S.A)
- Chiara Fariselli, MD (Italy)
- David O`Brart, MD (U.K.)
- Dimitri Azar, MD (USA)
- Elena Rubio, MD (Spain)
- Farhad Hafezi, MD (Switzerland)
- Francesco Carones, MD (Italy)
- Francesco D’Oria, MD (Italy)
- Francisco Arnalich, MD (Spain)
- George Kymionis, MD (Greece)
- George O. Waring IV, MD (U.S.A)
- Geunyoung Yoon, MD (Korea)
- Guy Kezirian, MD (U.S.A)
- Ioanis Pallikaris, MD (Greece)
- Jose Salgado Borges, MD (Portugal)
- Leila Ghiasian, MD
- Leonardo Matropasqua, MD (Italy)
- Mahmoud Ismail, MD (Egypt)
- Maite Sainz de la Maza, MD (Spain)
- Maite Sainz de la Maza, MD (Spain)
- Marco Fantozzi, MD (Italy)
- Maria Gessa, MD (Spain)
- Miguel Maldonado, MD (Spain)
- Mohamed Alaa El Danasoury, MD (Saudi Arabia)
- Mohamed Shafik, MD (Egypt)
- Mounir Khalifa, MD (Egypt))
- Osama Ibrahim, MD (Egypt)
- Paolo Vinciguerra, MD (Italy)
- Rafael Barraquer, MD (Spain)
- Ramón Gutiérrez, MD (Spain)
- Ramon Lorente, MD (Spain)
- Renato Ambrosio, MD (Brazil)
- Richard Hoffman, MD (USA)
- Richard Packard, MD (U.K.)
- Roberto Bellucci, MD (Italy)
- Samuel Masket, MD (U.S.A)
- Scott MacRae, MD (U.S.A)
- Seyed Hashemian, MD (Iran)
- Shmuel Levinger, MD (Israel)
- Suphi Taneri, MD (Germany)
- Verónica Vargas , MD (Perú)
Please read enclosed the article published in 2020, in the Journal Ophthalmology Times Europe.
ONLINE OPHTHALMIC LEARNING IN ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGERY
May 6, 2020
Professor Jorge Alio
“The educational goal of e-learning is to not to replace conventional hands-on experiences but to improve the quality of refractive surgery training worldwide, since learning is a non-stop process”.
We have an educational objective, and some of the benefits of online learning, among many others, include enhanced communication flexibility and course effectiveness, something so important today in the field of education.
In this age of vast technological development, the learning process no longer needs to occur at the same time and place. Of course, presential teaching has the advantage of emotionality and closeness created between the educator and the student; E-learning, on the other hand, has proved to be advantageous in many other ways, in a society where time is a value, and the costs for the displacement can be too high and unprofitable. Online platforms permit teachers to become more available and also, more affordable, especially in our global educational environment.
Our success is supported by more than 500 satisfied students and colleagues, who talk highly in words of gratitude for the Course.
In order to work on the issue of emotional proximity and increase the feeling of closeness, each one of the lessons has been developed through audio-visual materials, in most of the cases with the class and the soundtrack produced entirely by Prof. Alió himself. Even the evaluations of the clinical cases will be discussed through soundtracks to create an environment of communication with you, and to reduce the coldness and lack of emotionality of the usual online formats.
Through the platform that the Forums provide, you will have the opportunity to express opinions, to ask questions, to answer the ones raised by your fellow colleagues of the course, and also, receive feedback regarding your doubts, in the same way as you would have done in a presential class. Remember that it is not only the face-to-face contact factor which makes the learning process active per se but mainly the employed methodology to make spontaneous interaction through the Forums and our continuous attention. The lack of emotionality typical of Online teaching is in part compensated by learning strategies that are applied to this course, including neuro-educational values, teaching supervision in the evaluations, and tutorials when needed or convenient.
The knowledge acquired in this course does not only prepare an outrageous number of experts for becoming better refractive surgeons, but has improved substantially the whole ophthalmologic sphere with outstanding scientific papers and publications, based on the relevant topics regarding the refractive, cornea, and lens surgery field.
You can see some of them using the references below:
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; RODRIGUEZ A.E.; EL BAHRAWY M.; ANGELOW A.; ZEIN G.;
TITLE: KERATOPIGMENTATION TO CHANGE THE APPARENT COLOR OF THE HUMAN EYE: A NOVEL INDICATION FOR CORNEAL TATTOOING.
JOURNAL: Cornea (April 2016)Volume 35, Number 4. 431-437.(F.I.:2.010)
- AUTHORS: ANN L.B.: ABBOUDA A.; FAUSTO R.; HUSAYNLI SAMIRA.; GUPTA K.: ALIO J.L.; ALDAVE A.;
TITLE: VARIANT LATTICE CORNEAL DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH COMPOUND HETEROZYGOUS MUTATIONS IN THE TGFBI GENE.
JOURNAL: BJO Online First (2016); 0:1-5. July 11: doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307602 (F.I.: 3.806)
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; KRUEGER R.R.; BIDGOLI S.;
TITLE: THE WORLD BURDEN OF REFRACTIVE BLINDNESS.
JOURNAL: J Refract Surg (2016); 32 (9): 582-584 (F.I.: 3.709)
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.; ABDELGHANY A.A.; ABDOU A.A.; MALDONADO M.J.;
TITLE: CATARACT SURGERY ON THE PREVIOUS CORNEAL REFRACTIVE SURGERY PATIENT.
JOURNAL: Survey of Ophthalmology 61 (2016); 769-777 (F.I.: 3.374)
dx.doi.org/10.1016/jsurvophthal.2016.07.001
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.; GRZYBOWSKI A.;EL ASWAD A.;ROMANIUK D.;
TITLE: REFRACTIVE LENS EXCHANGE
JOURNAL: Survey of Ophthalmology 59 (2014); 579-598 (F.I.: 3.374)
dx.doi.org/10.1016/jsurvophthal.2014.04.004
- AUTHORS: RENNA A.; ALIO J.; VEJARANO L.F.;
TITLE: PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS OF PRESBYOPIA: A REVIEW OF MODERN PERSPECTIVES.
JOURNAL: Eye and Vision (2017) 4:3 1-4
DOI 10.1186/s40662-017-0068-8
- AUTHORS: VARGAS-FRAGOSO V.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: CORNEAL COMPENSATION OF PRESBYOPIA: PRESBYLASIK: NA UPDATED REVIEW.
JOURNAL: Eye and Vision (2017) 4:11 1-8
DOI 10.1186/s40662-017-0075-9
- AUTHORS: GENIDY M.; ABDELGHANY A.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: TAILORED CORNEO-CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFTING IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PTERYGIUM SURGERY.
JOURNAL: EJO (2017) vol:27 1-4 (FI:1.897)
DOI 10.5301/ejo.5000946
- AUTHORS: BRENNER L.; RENNA A,; PANDOLFI A.; CAVAS-MARTINEZ F.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: MYOPIC SURFACE ABATION IN ASYMMETRICAL TOPOGRAPHIES:REFRACTIVE RESULTS NA THEORETICAL CORNEAL ELASTIC RESPONSE.
JOURNAL: AJO. ELSERVIER INC (2017) Vol. 177 – 34-47
HTTP:// dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.02.002 FI: 4.795)
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.; BAHRAWY M.; ANGELOV A.; ORTIZ D.; YEBANA RUBIO P.; TITLE: INFLUENCIA DEL FLAP EM LOS RESULTADOS EN LA CIRUGIA REFRACTIVA CORNEAL CON LÁSER DE FEMTOSEGUNDO: SMILE VS. FLEX.
JOURNAL: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (2017) 92(5): 218-224
WWW.elsevier.es/oftalmologia
http:// dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.oftal.2016.10.007
- AUTHORS: GRZYBOWSKI A.; WASINSKA-BOROWIEC W.; ALIO J.; AMAT-PERAL P.; TABERNERO J.;
TITLE: INTRAOCULAR LENSES IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.
JOURNAL: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2017) Volume 255, Issue 9, pp 1687–1696 1-10 (FI: 2.249)
DOI 10.1007//s400417-017-3740-8
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00417-017-3740-8
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.; RODRIGUEZ A.; FERREIRA-OLIVEIRA R.; WRÓBEL-DUDZINSKA D.; ABDELGHANY A.A.;
PLASMA: A PROSPECTIVE, INTERVENTIONAL, NON-RANDOMIZED STYDY.
JOURNAL: Ophthalmol Ther (2017) 1-10
DOI 10.1007s40123-017-0100-z
- AUTHORS: KAYMAK H.; BREYER D.; ALIO J.; COCHENER B.;
TITLE: VISUAL PERFORMANCE WITH BIFOCAL AND TRIFOCAL DIFFRACTIVE INTRAOCULAR LENSES: A PROSPECTIVE THREE-ARMED RANDOMIZED MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL.
JOURNAL: J Refract Surg. ( Oct 2017) 655-662 Vol: 33 Issue:10 (FI:2.649)
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20170504-04
- AUTHORS: TIVERON M; ALIO DEL BARRIO J.; KARA-JUNIOR N.; PLAZA-PUCHE ; ABU-MUSTAFA S.; ZEIN G.; ALIÓ J.;
TITLE: OUTCOMES OF TORIC IRIS-CLAW PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION AFTER DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY FOR KERATOCONUS.
JOURNAL: J Refract Surg. ( Agosto 2017) 538-544 Vol: 33 Issue:8 (FI:2.649)
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20170616-02
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; AL-SHYMALI O.; AMESTY M.A.; RODRIGUEZ A.;
TITLE: KERATOPIGMENTATION WITH MICRONISED MINERAL PIGMENTS: COMPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES IN A SERIES OF 234 EYES.
JOURNAL: BJO Online First ( Agosto 2017); 0:1-6. Agosto 30
http://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/30/bjophthalmol-2017-310591 (FI:3.384)
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; AL-SHYMALI O.; AMESTY M.A.; RODRIGUEZ A.;
TITLE: LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS WITH OPTIMIZED, FAST-REPETITION, AND CYCLOTORSION CONTROL EXCIMER LASER TO TREAT HYPEROPIC ASTIGMATISM WITH HIGH CYLINDER.
JOURNAL: EJO ( Octubre 2017); Vol 27 Pag 686-693 (FI:1.897)
Doi:10.5301/ejo.5001051
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; RODRIGUEZ A.; ABDELGHANY A.; OLIVEIRA R.;
TITLE:. AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET-RICH PLASMA EYE DROPS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POST-LASIK CHRONIC OCULAR SURFACE SYNDROME.
JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ( 2017); Vol. 2017 Pages 6
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/joph/2017/2457620/cta/ (FI: 1.680)
- AUTHORS: HUSEYNLI S.; SALGADO-BORGUES J.; ALIO J.L.;
TITLE: COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SCHEIMPLUFG TOMOGRAPHY PARAMETERS BETWEEN THIN NON-KERATOCONIC, SUBCLINICAL KERATOCONIC, AND MILD KERATOCONIC CORNEAS.
JOURNAL: EJO Pag 1-14 (March 2018)
doi: 10.1177/1120672118760146
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; E RODRIGUEZ A.; DE ARRIBA P.; GISBERT S.; A ABDELGHANY A.;
TITLE: TREATMENT WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA OF SURGICALLY RELATED DORMANT CORNEAL ULCERS.
JOURNAL: EJO Pag 1-6 (March 2018)
doi: 10.1177/1120672117747042
- AUTHORS: ALIO J.L.; PLAZA-PUCHE A.; ALIO DEL BARRIO J.; AMAT-PERAL P.; ORTUÑO V.; YEBANA P.; AL-SHYMALI O.; VEGA-ESTRADA A.;
TITLE: CLINICAL OUTCOMES WITH A DIFFRACTIVE TRIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENTS.
JOURNAL: EJO Pag 1-6 (March 2018)
DOI: 10.1177/1120672118762231
- AUTHORS: GHARAIBEH A.; VILLANUEVA A.; MAS D.; ESPINOSA J.; ALIO J.L.;
TITLE: CORNEAL STABILITY FOLLOWING HIPEROPIC LSIK WITH ADVANCED LASER ABLATION PROFILES ANALYZED BY A LIGHT PROPAGATION STUDY.
JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Pag 3-10 (March 2018)
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3060939
- AUTHORS: DEL BARRIO J.; VARGAS V.; AL-SHYMALY O.; ALIO J.L.;
TITLE: SMALL INCISION LENTICULES EXTRACTION (SMILE) IN THE CORRECTION OF MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM: OUTCOMES AND LIMITATIONS – AN UPTADE.
JOURNAL: EYE AND VISION Pag 3-8 (March 2018)
DOI: 10.1186/S4062-017-0091-9
- AUTHORS: A GHARAIBEH.; V SAEZ.; N GARCIA.; L BATAILLE.; ALIO J.L.;
TITLE: OPTIMIZING GENIPIN CONCENTRATION FOR CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING: AN EX VIVO STUDY.
JOURNAL: OPHTHALMIC RESERARCH Pag 1-19 (May 25 2018)
DOI: 10.1159/000487950
- AUTHORS: WR´OBEL-DUDZI ´NSKA ;ALIO J.; RODRIGUEZ A.; SUCHODOŁA-RATAJEWICZ E.; KOSIOR-JARECKA E.; RYMGAYŁŁO-JANKOWSKA B.;
AGNIESZKA ´CWIKLI ´NSKA-HASZCZ A.; ZARNOWSKI T.;
TITLE: CLINICAL EFFICACY OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA IN THE TREATMENT OF
NEUROTROPHIC CORNEAL ULCER.
JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (June 20 2018), Pag: 1-7
HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1155/2018/3538764
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V.; ALIÓ J.;
TITLE: CLINICAL OUTCOMES WITH A DIFFRACTIVE TRIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS.
JOURNAL: EJO. (5 Abril 2018) Pag 419-424 ( Vol 28).
DOI: 10.1177/1120672118762231
- AUTHORS: HASSAN HA .;GENIADY MM .; ABDELWAHAB SF .;ABD-ELGHANY MI .; SARHAN HA .; ABDELGHANY AA .;KAMEL MS .;RODRIGUEZ AE .;ALIO JL.;
TITLE: TOPICAL EUGENOL SUCCESSFULLY TREATS EXPERIMENTAL CANDIDA ALBICANS-INDUCED KERATITIS.
JOURNAL: OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH. (July 2018) Pag 69-79
doi: 10.1159/000488907.
- AUTHORS: COSTA J.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: SIGNIFICANT HYPEROPIC SHIFT IN A PATIENT WITH EXTREME MYOPIA FOLLOWING SEVERE HYPOTONIA CAUSED BY GLAUCOMA FILTERING SURGERY.
JOURNAL: EJO (3 September 2018) Pag 1-4
https://doi.org/10.1177/1120672118794564
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V.; VERJARANO F.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: NEAR VISION IMPROVEMENT WITH THE USE OF A NEW TOPICAL COMPOUND FOR PRESBYOPIA CORRECTION:A ROSPECTIVE, CONSECUTIVE INTERVENTIONAL NON-COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY.
JOURNAL: Ophthalmology and Therapy (2018). Pag 1-9
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40123-018-0154-6
- AUTHORS: Hassan H.A.a · Geniady M.M.b · Abdelwahab S.F.c · Abd-Elghany M.I.d · Sarhan H.A.e · Abdelghany A.A.b · Kamel M.S.a · Rodriguez A.E.f · Alio J.L.f,g
TITLE : TOPICAL EUGENOL SUCCESSFULLY TREATS EXPERIMENTAL CANDIDA ALBICANS-INDUCED KERATITIS.
JOURNAL: Ophthalmic Research.(2018) Vol 60 (2) Pag 69-79
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/488907
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V.; RADNER W.; ALLAN B.; REINSTEIN D.; BURKHARD H.;ALIO J.;
TITLE : METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF NEAR, INTERMEDIATE VISION, AND ACCOMMODATION: AN OVERVIEW OF SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE APPROACHES.
JOURNAL: SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (2018)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2018.08.003
- AUTHORS: ABDALRAHMAN O.; RODIRGUEZ A.; ALIO DEL BARRIO J.; ALIÓ JL.
TITLE : TREATMENT OF CHRONIC AND EXTREME OCULAR HYPOTENSION FOLLOWING GLAUCOMA SURGERY WITH INTRAOCULAR PLATELET-RICH PLASMA: A CASE REPORT.
JOURNAL: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OPTHALMOLOGY (2018)
DOI: 10.1177/1120672118803515
- AUTHORS: PLAZA-PUCHE AB1, SALERNO LC1, VERSACI F2, ROMERO D3, ALIO JL1,3.
TITLE : CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE REPEATABILITY OF OCULAR ABERROMETRY OBTAINED WITH A NEW PYRAMID WAVEFRONT SENSOR.
JOURNAL: EJO (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1120672118816060
- AUTHORS: RENAN F OLIVEIRA1, VERONICA VARGAS1, ANA BELÉN PLAZA-PUCHE2 AND JORGE L ALIÓ2,3
TITLE:LONG-TERM RESULTS OF A DIFFRACTIVE TRIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS: VISUAL, ABERROMETRIC AND PATIENT SATISFACTION RESULTS.
JOURNAL: EJO(2018)
DOI:10.1177/1120672118818019
- AUTHORS: ALIO JL, TOPRAK I, RODRIGUEZ AE.
TITLE: TREATMENT OF SEVERE KERATOCONUS HYDROPS WITH INTRACAMERAL PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTION.
JOURNAL: CORNEA. 2019 JUL 22. DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002070. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: OLIVEIRA RF, SALERNO LC, MIMOUNI M, PLAZA-PUCHE AB, ALIÓ JL.
TITLE:OPTICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE EYE IMPLANTED WITH EXTREME INTRAOCULAR LENS POWERS.
JOURNAL: J CATARACT REFRACT SURG. 2019 AUG;45(8):1113-1118.
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCRS.2019.03.003. EPUB 2019 MAY 21.
- AUTHORS: VILLANUEVA A, VARGAS V, MAS D, TORKY M, ALIÓ JL.
TITLE:LONG-TERM CORNEAL MULTIFOCAL STABILITY FOLLOWING A PRESBYLASIK TECHNIQUE ANALYSED BY A LIGHT PROPAGATION ALGORITHM.
JOURNAL: CLIN EXP OPTOM. 2019 MAR 13. DOI: 10.1111/CXO.12883. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: COSTA JF, BOMPASTOR-RAMOS P, MARQUES M, HENRIQUES J, PÓVOA J, LOBO C, ALIÓ JL, WERNER L, MURTA J.
TITLE:LARGE-SCALE OPACIFICATION OF A HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC INTRAOCULAR LENS.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 FEB 19:1120672119830581.
DOI: 10.1177/1120672119830581. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: VEGA-ESTRADA A, MIMOUNI M, ESPLA E, ALIÓ DEL BARRIO J, ALIO JL.
TITLE:CORNEAL EPITHELIAL THICKNESS INTRASUBJECT REPEATABILITY AND ITS RELATION WITH VISUAL LIMITATION IN KERATOCONUS.
JOURNAL: AM J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 APR;200:255-262. DOI: 10.1016/J.AJO.2019.01.015. EPUB 2019 JAN 26.
- AUTHORS: COSTA J.; ALIO J.;
TITLE: “SIGNIFICANT HYPEROPIC SHIFT IN A PATIENT WITH EXTREME MYOPIA FOLLOWING SEVERE HYPOTONIA CAUSED BY GLAUCOMA FILTERING SURGERY ”
JOURNAL: AJO. 2019
https://doi.org/10.1177/1120672118794564
- AUTHORS: ABDALRAHMAN O, RODRIGUEZ AE, ALIO DEL BARRIO JL, ALIO JL.
TITLE:TREATMENT OF CHRONIC AND EXTREME OCULAR HYPOTENSION FOLLOWING GLAUCOMA SURGERY WITH INTRAOCULAR PLATELET-RICH PLASMA: A CASE REPORT.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 JUL;29(4):NP9-NP12. DOI: 10.1177/1120672118803515. EPUB 2018 OCT 7.
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V, ALIÓ J.
TITLE: POSTERIOR KERATOCONUS-CLINICAL ASPECTS AND ANTERIOR SEGMENT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS: A CASE REPORT.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 JAN;29(1):NP1-NP5. DOI: 10.1177/1120672118787436. EPUB 2018 JUL 24.
- AUTHORS : VARGAS V, RADNER W, ALLAN BD, REINSTEIN DZ, BURKHARD DICK H, ALIÓ JL;
TITLE:METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF NEAR, INTERMEDIATE VISION, AND ACCOMMODATION: AN OVERVIEW OF SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE APPROACHES.NEAR VISION AND ACCOMMODATION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN-EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (AECOS).
JOURNAL: SURV OPHTHALMOL. 2019 JAN – FEB;64(1):90-100. DOI: 10.1016/J.SURVOPHTHAL.2018.08.003. EPUB 2018 SEP 3. REVIEW.
- AUTHORS: AL-SHYMALI O, RODRIGUEZ AE, AMESTY MA, ALIO JL.
TITLE: SUPERFICIAL KERATOPIGMENTATION: AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR PATIENTS WITH COSMETICALLY OR FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED EYES.
JOURNAL: CORNEA. 2019 JAN;38(1):54-61. DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001753.
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V, VEJARANO F, ALIÓ JL.
TITLE:NEAR VISION IMPROVEMENT WITH THE USE OF A NEW TOPICAL COMPOUND FOR PRESBYOPIA CORRECTION: A PROSPECTIVE, CONSECUTIVE INTERVENTIONAL NON-COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY.
JOURNAL: OPHTHALMOL THER. 2019 MAR;8(1):31-39. DOI: 10.1007/S40123-018-0154-6. EPUB 2018 NOV 21.
- AUTHORS: VALERA-CORNEJO DA, VEGA-ESTRADA A, ALIO JL.
TITLE:INVASIVE PHARMACOLOGY OUTCOMES WITH DIFFERENT CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING PROTOCOLS: A REVIEW.
JOURNAL: J OCUL PHARMACOL THER. 2019 SEP 24. DOI: 10.1089/JOP.2018.0144. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: GHARAIBEH AM, LIEHNEOVA I, MOJZIS P, ZIAK P, ALIÓ JL.
TITLE: IRIS AND CILIARY BODY CYSTS AND PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 SEP 23:1120672119876532. DOI: 10.1177/1120672119876532. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: BALGOS JD, AMESTY MA, RODRIGUEZ AE, AL-SHYMALI O, ABUMUSTAFA S, ALIO JL.
TITLE:KERATOPIGMENTATION COMBINED WITH STRABISMUS SURGERY TO RESTORE COSMESIS IN EYES WITH DISABLING CORNEAL SCARRING AND SQUINT.
JOURNAL: BR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 SEP 16. PII: BJOPHTHALMOL-2019-314539. DOI: 10.1136/BJOPHTHALMOL-2019-314539. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: PLAZA-PUCHE AB, VARGAS V, YÉBANA P, ARBA S, ALIO JL.
TITLE: STABILITY OF CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY AND ABERROMETRY AFTER HYPEROPIC LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS WITH A 500-HZ EXCIMER LASER PLATFORM: A 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 SEP 12:1120672119875358. DOI: 10.1177/1120672119875358. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
- AUTHORS: R ABDELRAHMAN, H TTAAHHAH, A ABDELGHANY, ALIO JL.
TITLE: EVALUATION OF ACQUIRED PUNCTAL STENOSIS USING ANTERIOR SEMENT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY.
JOURNAL: EUR J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 SEP. DOI: 10.1177/1120672119871396.
- AUTHORS: ALIO DEL BARRIO J, HANNA R, CANTO M, VEGA A, ALIO JL.
TITLE: LASER FLAP ENHANCEMENT 5 TO 9 YEARS AND 10 OR MORE YEARS LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS: SAFETY AND EFFICACY.
JOURNAL: JCRS 2019 OCT . DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.05.030
https://www.jcrsjournal.org/article/S0886-3350(19)30436-5/fulltext
- AUTHORS: ALIÓ DEL BARRIO JL, CHUNG DD, AL-SHYMALI O, BARRINGTON A, JATAVALLABHULA K, SWAMY VS, YÉBANA P, ANGÉLICA HENRÍQUEZ-RECINE M, BOTO-DE-LOS-BUEIS A, ALIÓ JL, ALDAVE AJ.
TITLE: PUNCTIFORM AND POLYCHROMATIC PRE-DESCEMET CORNEAL DYSTROPHY: CLINICAL
EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE GENETIC BASIS.
JOURNAL: AM J OPHTHALMOL. 2019 NOV 26.
PII: S0002-9394(19)30582-3. DOI: 10.1016/J.AJO.2019.11.024. [EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT]
PUBMED PMID: 31782998.
HTTPS://WWW.AJO.COM/ARTICLE/S0002-9394(19)30582-3/PPT
- AUTHORS: VEGA-ESTRADA A, FARISELLI C, ALIO JL.
TITLE: POSTERIOR CORNEAL FEATURES IN PATIENTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR RELATION WITH KERATOCONUS
JOURNAL: Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar 2:bjophthalmol-2019-314939.
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314939. Online ahead of print.
- AUTHORS: HANNA R, MIMOUNI M, PLAZA AB, ALIÓ JL.
TITLE: Factors predicting successful customized excimer laser treatment in irregular corneas.
JOURNAL: Cataract Refract Surg. 2020 Feb;46(2):241-249.
DOI: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000043.
- AUTHORS: FARISELLI C, VEGA-ESTRADA A, ARNALICH-MONTIEL F, ALIO JL
TITLE: ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TO GUIDE INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENTS IMPLANTATION FOR KERATOCONUS TREATMENT: A PILOT STUDY.
JOURNAL: Eye Vis (London). 2020 Apr 9;7:20. DOI: 10.1186/s40662-020-00184-5. eCollection 2020.
- AUTHORS: TOPRAK I, CAVAS F, VELÁZQUEZ JS, ALIÓ DEL BARRIO JL, ALIÓ JL
TITLE: SUBCLINICAL KERATOCONUS DETECTION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) MORPHOGEOMETRIC AND VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS.
JOURNAL: Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 May 15. DOI: 10.1111/aos.14433. Online ahead of print
- AUTHORS: FARISELLI C, TOPRAK I, AL-SHYMALI O, ALIO DEL BARRIO JL, ALIO JL
TITLE: CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION OUTCOMES AFTER THE EXTRUSION OF AN INTRASTROMAL KERATOPROSTHETICS: A PILOT STUDY.
JOURNAL: Eye Vis (London). 2020 May 8;7:26. DOI: 10.1186/s40662-020-00193-4. eCollection 2020.
- AUTHORS: VARGAS V, ALIO JL, OLIVEIRA RF, RENNA A, YEBANA P.
TITLE: LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE OUTCOMES FOLLOWING BILATERAL IMPLANTATION OF DIFFRACTIVE BIFOCAL OR TRIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENSES.
JOURNAL: Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 May 27:1120672120926870.
DOI: 10.1177/1120672120926870. Online ahead of print.
1st+ 2nd stages of our course = a complete training on Refractive, Cornea, and Lens Surgeries
Our course is designed to offer both deep theoretical revision of the most innovative topics and techniques regarding the refractive, corneal and lens surgeries (1st learning stage), as well as a unique opportunity to complete your knowledge by implementing the acquired concepts in a practical experience (2nd learning stage) at the Vissum Ophthalmic Insititute (Miranza Group, Alicante, Spain).
Keep reading to learn more detailed information about our extensive program below.
1st stage requirements:
– Any ophthalmologist with a Medical Degree Diploma and a specialty in Ophthalmology can apply. The only specification is that the Diploma has to be issued or translated to English or Spanish.
2nd stage requirements:
As at the end of this stage, you receive the University Specialist Title you must either:
– Be in possession of a Medical Degree Diploma from an European University
– Or validate your Medical Degree Diploma with the Hague Apostille.
**for more information please contact us to the email jl.alio@umh.es
Regardless the origin of your MD degree, you will obtain an official University Certificate that qualifies you as an Academic Expert in Refractive, Cornea and Lens Surgery. The University Miguel Hernández Authorities will issue this certificate.
Enclosed to this you will have a Course Director Certificate as well, that will show in more detail the contents that you have undertook during the course, signed by the Course Directors.
Also, for those who are not interested in taking the full length of the course, but only some specific modules , independent individual certificates can be issued by the Course Director after the required applicable Module evaluation*.
*For more information about this option, please contact us on the following email address: jl.alio@umh.es.
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZATION COURSE IN
REFRACTIVE, CORNEA, AND LENS SURGERY
APPLICATION AND ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COURSE PLATFORM
WELCOME again, dear fellows! We are happy to greet you before starting the registration process for our course!
THANK YOU for your interest
and we are ready and excited to
START a NEW LEARNING PATH with you!
THE PROCEDURE TO ENROLL THE COURSE IS VERY EASY, and also, there will be ALWAYS
helping assistants that will be glad to solve any possible problems, at any time!
1. FIRST STEP:
Please access the link http://universite.umh.es/fpogestion/aspx/Preinscripcion/Preinscripcion.aspx
**Make sure to select English (upper left corner).
2. In the section Sort of Education – select “Refinement Programs”
In the Course field select the name of our International Specialization Course in “Refractive, Cornea and Lens Surgery Course”
We are working on the official change of the name of the course, for this renovated 2nd period. Nevertheless, the system still shows the previous name of the course: “CLINICAL METHODOLOGY IN REFRACTIVE, CATARACT AND CORNEAL SURGERY” please select it.
3. Once you have selected the name of our course, it will appear a sub-field – National ID Card, please select OTHER, and enter your PASSPORT NUMBER
To continue with the introduction of your personal information, please Introduce the digits (or letters) that appear on the box – “Validation Code” or Captcha, and click on the button “Continue”
6. On the next page, enter your personal information. All fields with an asterisk (*) are mandatory!
Make sure you SPELL YOUR NAME CORRECTLY as this data will be used to issue the COURSE DIPLOMA.
8. On the field “ Sort of Registration” select “ORDINARIA” and then, click on “Send Request”
9. This will be the “Print Receipt” screen
At this point, YOU ARE SUCCESSFULLY PRE‐ENROLLED.
WE RECOMMEND YOU TO SEND US A COPY OF THIS RECEIPT BY EMAIL TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY OF THE COURSE – Ms. Cristina Turcanu, to the email jl.alio@umh.es
You are about to start a new learning experience in your professional and academic life!
WE HOPE YOU FIND IT USEFUL FOR YOUR FUTURE IMPROVED PROFESSIONAL CARREER!
MAIN FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF OUR COURSE
Official University Specialization Diploma is obtained at the end of the course
Official University correspondence to 30 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) (300 Learning Hours)
See Program of the CourseOfficial Institution Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine: University Miguel Hernández Medical School (Alicante, Spain)
Field: Vision Science
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Area of interest: Refractive, Cornea and Lens Surgery
Type: Clinical / Research
Duration: 6 months (approximately) with a time investment of no more than 4h/week
Course Structure: 2 LEARNING STAGES
• 1st learning stage: theoretical approach (250 learning hours)
• 2nd learning stage: practical implementation (50 hours)
Language: English
Methodology:
• 1st stage: Online E-learning
• 2nd stage: in-person, at Vissum Ophthalmic Institute (Miranza Group) Alicante, Spain
Costs of the course:
1st learning stage: 1692,50 EUR2nd learning stage: 808,80 EUR** ISRS members have a special discount.
IN DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF OUR COURSE:
UNIVERSITY SPECIALIZATION COURSE
IN REFRACTIVE, CORNEA AND LENS SURGERY
1st learning stage: THE THEORETICAL APPROACH
This stage is formed by 4 THEORETICAL MODULES consisting of:
- + 100 multimedia classes
- instructive videos, exercises
- updated thematic articles
- forums
- module evaluations
MODULE 1: Refractive Surgery
- PART A: BASIC REFRACTIVE SURGERY COURSE
- PART B: ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF REFRACTIVE COURSE (CORNEAL REFRACTIVE SURGERY)
- PART C: ADVANCED REFRACTIVE COURSE (INTRAOCULAR REFRACTIVE SURGERY)
- END OF MODULE EVALUATION
MODULE 2: Fundamentals of Corneal Surgery
- PART A: CORNEAL SURGERY FUNDAMENTALS
- PART B: CORNEAL SURGERY TRANSPLANTATION: TECHNIQUES
- PART C: FEMTOSECOND ASSISTED CORNEA SURGERY
- PART D: CORNEAL GRAFT SURGERY OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS
- END OF MODULE EVALUATION
MODULE 4: Lens Surgery
- PART A: SURGICAL MODALITIES
- PART B: INTRAOCULAR LENSES
- END OF MODULE EVALUATION
1st Learning Stage: Final Evaluation – mandatory
1st stage final evaluation:
a. Clinical Cases resolution
b. Final Project (peer-review article): Optional
2nd learning stage: Therapeutic Application and Practical Implementation
- 75 hours of internship
- Intensive schedule of practice (8 A.M to 8 P.M)
- Practical experience as first assistant in Refractive, Corneal and Lens Surgeries (complete office consultation/organization and in the operating room)
- Complete course of Good Clinical Practice (with certificate) Module 5 in the program
- Guidelines & Standard Protocols in Refractive Surgery (Cornea Module 6 in the program)
- Intensive schedule of practice (8 A.M to 8 P.M) in Vissum Ophthalmic
Institute (Miranza Group) in Alicante, Spain - Practical experience as first assistant in Refractive, Corneal, and Lens
Surgeries.
– Instruction in office consultation and medical schedule organization
– Observation and practice in the operating room
2nd LEARNING STAGE: FINAL EVALUATION
1. 2nd learning stage: Final Evaluation
2. Final Report of the Course
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COURSE?
Featured Information
Dr. Jorge Alió was repeatedly recognized as one of the most influential professionals in the world of Ophthalmology, according to “THE POWER LIST 2020” of 100 professionals prepared by the British Magazine ‘The Ophthalmologist’. It is the fourth time, since 2014, that this expert in diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, is recognized in this prestigious publication, being one of the two Spanish doctors who have achieved to appear in this list recently.
Among many other innumerable achievements, Dr. Jorge Alió, was included in the list of the most influential ophthalmologists worldwide, and has also entered the ‘Forbes’ list of the 100 best doctors in Spain (2018).
For more information about “The Power List 2020” visit:
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