Patricia Niculescu MD

Senior Ophthalmologist, Surgeon
Dr. Patricia Niculescu este medic primar oftalmolog la clinica OFTAPRO din București, cu supraspecializare în oftalmologie pediatrică și strabism mai ales pentru copii.
  • Senior Ophthalmologist, Surgeon
  • Specialization: Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Specialization: Strabismus Surgery in Children

Professional experieince

  • Senior Ophthalmologist at OFTAPRO Clinic, Bucharest 2020–present
  • Senior Ophthalmologist at Regina Maria The Light One Pediatric Clinic, Bucharest 2020–present
  • Senior Ophthalmologist at Optim Sano Clinic, Bucharest  2019–present
  • Specialist Ophthalmologist at Oftalmopediatrics Clinic Oftalmix SOP, Bucharest 2019

Education and training

  • 2024 Senior Ophthalmologist
  • 2020-2023 Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Oftapro Ophtalmology Clinic Bucharest, supervised by Dr. Daniela Cioplean
  • 2019 Specialist Ophthalmologist
  • 2016–2018 Ophtalmology Resident at University Emergency Hospital SUUB, Bucharest
  • 2015–2016 Ophtalmology Resident at “Sf. Apostol Andrei” County Hospital, Constanța
  • 2008–2014 Medical School – “Ovidius” University, Constanța (Graduation GPA: 9.77)

Training courses

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Facial Aesthetics
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • General Surgery

Workshops and courses

  • Course and Hands-On – Techniques for Implanting Artificial Lenses, Artisan, Romania | 2016
  • Hands-On – Cataract Surgery Wet Lab on Centurion Phacoemulsification Device, Alcon, Denmark (ESCRS) | 2016
  • Hands-On – Suturing Techniques, Portugal (ESCRS) | 2017
  • Masterclass: Optical Coherence Tomography and Angio OCT on Optovue Device, hosted by Kembli-Med, Romania | 2018
  • Hands-On – Trabeculectomy Wet Lab at SRG, Romania | 2018
  • Hands-On – Ocular Ultrasound and Ultrabiomicroscopy, Romania | 2018
  • Workshop – Functional Tests in Strabismus, Romania | 2019
  • Hands-On – Visual Field Training, Electrophysiology, Electroretinography, hosted by Metrovision, Romania | 2022
  • Webinar by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: Surgical Treatment of Complex Strabismus in Adults | 2022
  • Course and Hands-On – Step-by-Step in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome | 2024
  • Course and Hands-On – Advanced Module: Dry Eye Syndrome | 2024

Continuing education

  • 51st Annual Meeting of Romanian Ophthalmologists | 2015
  • 7th National Glaucoma Conference | 2015
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2015
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2016
  • 3rd Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2016
  • 34th European Congress of the Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Denmark | 2016
  • 15th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2016
  • 10th Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society | 2017
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2017
  • 4th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2017
  • 16th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2017
  • 35th European Congress of the Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Portugal | 2017
  • 11th Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society | 2018
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2018
  • 5th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2018
  • 17th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2018
  • 12th Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society | 2019
  • 6th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2019
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2019
  • 18th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2019
  • Scientific Event “Mind Maps in Pediatric Ophthalmology” | 2019
  • Webinar “Continuing Discoveries in the Treatment and Diagnosis of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and Other Mitochondrial Optic Diseases” | 2021
  • 9th Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Pediatric Ophthalmology | 2021
  • 19th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2021
  • 7th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2021
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2021
  • Annual Congress of the Society for Contact Lenses and Ocular Surface | 2021
  • 2022 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: Surgical Treatment of Complex Strabismus in Adults
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2022
  • 8th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2022
  • 20th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2022
  • Annual Congress of the Society for Contact Lenses and Ocular Surface | 2022
  • 42nd Congress of the European Strabismological Association, Zagreb, Croatia | 2023
  • Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society | 2023
  • 21st National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2023
  • 10th Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Pediatric Ophthalmology: “Updates in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabology” | 2023
  • 9th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery with International Participation | 2023
  • Annual Congress of the Society for Contact Lenses and Ocular Surface | 2023
  • Annual Congress “Myopia Days” | 2024
  • Webinar “Examination of Ocular Motility and Measurement of Strabismic Deviation; Acquired Esotropia in Children and Adults” | 2024
  • 22nd National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation | 2024
  • Webinar “What the Books Don’t Tell Us About Hyperopia, Binocular Vision, and Prescribing Prisms in Daily Practice” | 2024 Webinar “Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction; Eyelid Ptosis; Periocular Infections” | 2024

Articles and Publications

  • 2017: “Rare Complications of Maxillary-Spheno-Ethmoidal Sinusitis: Orbital Cellulitis and Brain Abscess” (Published in the Journal of Ophthalmology)
  • 2022: “Long-Term Monitoring of Primary Congenital Glaucoma – Case Series” (Presented at the 20th National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation)
  • 2022: Contributing Member for the translation of WILLS EYE Manual of Practical Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disorders, 8th edition, Chapter 8: Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • 2023: “Esotropias Solved with Glasses, No Surgery” (Presented at the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Pediatric Ophthalmology)
  • 2024: “The Myth That Strabismus Is Difficult to Understand” (Presented at the 22nd National Congress of Ophthalmology with International Participation)

Affiliations

  • Member of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Member of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Member of the European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS)
  • Member of the Romanian Society for Contact Lenses and Ocular Surface
  • Member of the Romanian Glaucoma Society