Raluca Nițescu MD

Senior Ophthalmologist, Surgeon
Dr. Raluca Nițescu este medic primar oftalmolog cu supraspecializare în oftalmologia pediatrică și strabism, activă din 2016 în cadrul Clinicii OFTAPRO din București cu numeroase participari si cercetari stiintifice savarasite in strainatate.
  • Senior Ophthalmologist (MD), Surgeon
  • Subspeciality: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
    (International Fellowship -Jules Stein Eye Institute, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Department, University of California UCLA, Los Angeles, USA)

Present Position

  • Senior Ophthalmologist at OFTAPRO Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest -2016-present
  • Senior Ophthalmologist at LASER VISION MED Ophthalmology Clinic, Constanta -2016-present

Education and Training

  • FEBOS Exam -Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus -May 2023
  • Senior Ophthalmologist (MD)- July 2021
  • Observational Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Jules Stein Eye Institute, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Department, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA, coordinators Prof. Dr. Joseph Demer, Prof. Federico Velez – April-June 2017
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at OFTAPRO Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest – coordinator Dr.Daniela Cioplean – 2014-2016
  • Ophthalmology Specialist – October 2015
  • Passed ICO Exam (International Council of Ophthalmology exam) Clinical Science – April 2014
  • Passed ICO Exam (International Council of Ophthalmology exam) Basic Science Theoretical Optics and Refraction – April 2013
  • Ophthalmology Residency Training at Central Military Hospital ” Dr. Carol Davila”, Bucharest – coordinator Dr.Mihail Zemba -2013–2015
  • Ophthalmology Residency Training at University Military Hospital “Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu”, Bucharest, coordonator Dr. Horia Stanca -2012–2013
  • University Grant “ACORDI CULTURALI INTERUNIVERSITARI” at Universita degli  Studi di Firenze, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Florence, Italy-2010-2011
  • University Grant “LIFELONG LEARNING ERASMUS” Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Florence, Italy-2009-2010  
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Dr. Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania- 2005 – 2011 

Postgraduate Courses

  • World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) online webinars -March-July 2020
  • Orthokeratology Couse- Prescilens, Sinaia,Romania – May 2019
  • Cooper Vision Product Contact Lens Training and Manufacturing Tour, Budapest, Hungary – September 2017
  • The1st ROP Course, National ROP Conference, Bucharest Romania, Bucharest, Romania – March 2015
  • The 2nd Refraction and Low Vision Course (LOEC) Lions International Educational Centre of Ophthalmology and North Star Vision Group in Prague, Czech Republic – May 2014
  • The 11th Pediatric and Neuro-Ophthalmology Course–(LEOC) Lions International Educational Centre of Ophthalmology in Prague, Czech Republic – February 2014
  • “Therapeutic options in Corneal Pathology” Course. Prof. Massimo Busin, Bucharest, Romania -June 2013
  • “Perimetry Test for Glaucoma” Course, Bucharest, Romania – February 2013
  • “Glaucoma Management” Bucharest, Romania – January 2013

Conferences

  • 48-th Annual Meeting of the European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society, Leuven, Belgium – October 2023
  • The XX -th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2023
  • The 42-th Meeting of the European Strabismological Associations, Zagreb, Croatia-May 2023
  • The X-th Congress of the Romanian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus- Brasov, Romania- May 2023
  • The XIX -th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2022
  • Meeting of the European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society-Virtual-June 2021
  • The IX-th Congress of the Romanian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus-Virtual-June 2021
  • Joint Meeting of the European and International Associations- Virtual-April 2021
  • The XVIII-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2019
  • The 40-th Meeting of ESA, Helsinki, Finland – June 2019
  • The 45-th Annual Meeting of the EPOS, Riga, Latvia – June 2019
  • Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium – “Clubul Regal al Medicilor”, Bucharest – December 2018
  • The XVII-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2018
  • The 37-th Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bucuresti, Romania – September 2018
  • The VIII-th National Meeting of the SRSOP joint Meeting with the II-nd Ophthalmogenetics Conference, Brasov Romania – May 2018
  • Annual Meeting of AAPOS and Joint Meeting with the ISA, Washington, USA – March 2018
  • The XVI-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2017
  • “50 YEARS OF VISION”, UCLA Stein Eye Institute, Vision-Science Campus, Los Angeles, USA – September 2017
  • The VII-th National Meeting of the SRSOP joint Meeting with the II-nd Ophthalmogenetics Conference, Brasov Romania – May 2016
  • The XV-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2016
  • The XIV-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2015
  • ROP Nationa Conference, Screening and Treatment, Bucharest, Romania – March 2015
  • The XI-th Meeting of SEEOS joint Meeting with the XIII-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2014
  • The VI-th National Meeting of the SRSOP, Sinaia, Romania – May 2014
  • The II-nd National Meeting of the Oculoplastic Surgery Society Bucharest, Romania- April 2014
  • The XII-th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2013
  • The XXXI-th Meeting of ESCRS and Refractive Surgery, Amsterdam, Holland-October 2013
  • The II-nd Meeting of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society – September 2013
  • The V-th National Meeting of Glaucoma Society, Sinaia, Romania – March 2013
  • The XI -th SRO National Meeting, Sinaia, Romania- October 2012
  • “Learn to speak to your patient ” Alpha Leadership Meeting, Bucharesti, Romania – November 2009
  • ” Good learning and time management” Alpha Leadership, Meeting, Bucharesti, Romania – November 2009

Papers

  • “Pediatric Inflammatory eyelid diseases” Raluca Nitescu- National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2023
  • Workshop Coordinator” Strabismus surgery basic techniques” SRSOP Meeting Brasov, Romania – May 2023
  • Course lector “Ocular torticollis in children” SRSOP Meeting Brasov, Romania – May 2023
  • Course lector” Hypermetropia correction in children 3 to 6 years old” Raluca Nitescu, – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2022
  • Restrictive strabismus after parabulbar anesthesia” Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu -The XV Meeting of the European and International Associations, Cancun, Mexic -September 2022 “Convergence Excess Esotropia (CEET) Non-surgical and Surgical Effective Treatment”, Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu, – National Meeting of SRSOP Brasov, Romania – June 2021
  • “Too much screen time is affecting children’s vision?”, Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean –National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2019
  • “Pseudo-accommodation in twin brothers without Amblyopia after monocular Infantile Cataract surgery and monofocal IOL implantation – case report”-poster, Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean , EPOS Riga, Latvia – June 2019
  • “Functional results after unilateral congenital cataract surgery”-poster, Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu, EPOS Riga, Latvia – June 2019
  • “Consecutive Exotropia with a large angle deviation-case report” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2018
  • “Duane Syndrome type I with down shoot in abduction-case report” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2018
  • “Pseudo-accommodation syndrome in non-amblyopic children with a monofocal IOL implantation after congenital cataract surgery – literature review” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean – National Meeting of SRSOP Brasov, Romania – June 2018
  • “Functional impairment of strabismus for an adult patient -the importance of surgery – case report” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean – National Meeting of SRSOP Brasov, Romania – June 2018
  • “From 10 fundamental miscues in pediatric ophthalmology to 10 commandments witch can save a child’s sight” – Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu, Andreea Gheorghe- National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2017
  • “Surgical results after one surgery in adult consecutive exotropia-right number-in slipped and stretch scar medial rectus presence” Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu, Meeting of ESA, Porto, Portugal – September 2017
  • “Management of acute aquired commitant esotropia”, Oana Andrei,Daniela Cioplean,Raluca Nitescu,Mihaela Dragomir,Adina Grigorescu-poster at  Meeting of ESA, Porto, Portugal – September 2017
  •  “Esthetic rehabilitation of an adult patient with strabismus-case report” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean, Dan Georgescu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2016
  • “The eye exam of a very young child” Raluca Nitescu, Daniela Cioplean- National Meeting of SRSOP Brasov, Romania, June 2016
  • “Refractive errors in Infantile Esotropia-distribution and evolution” Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu – Meeting of ESA, Venetia, Italia – October 2015
  • “Acute complications in Pediatric and Adult Naso-Lacrimal Duct Obstruction-Different clinical characteristics and different approach” – Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2015
  • “Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Orbit – case report” – Raluca Lacramioara Camburu, Ioana Gobej, Dan Georgescu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2015
  • “Fornix reconstruction for Symblepharon and Pseufopterygium after Limbal Dermoid Resection in a patient with Goldenhar Syndrome” – Raluca Lacramioara Camburu, Ioana Gobej, Dan Georgescu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2015
  • “Ocular surface rehabilitation in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome”- Ioana Gobej, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu, Dan Georgescu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2015
  • “Therapeutical Management of the Orbito-Palpebral Lymphangioma” – Ioana Gobej, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu, Dan Georgescu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2015
  • “Transitory Consecutive Esotropia after Amitriptyline Treatment for Nocturnal Enuresis” – Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu – National Meeting of SRO Sinaia, Romania – October 2014

Publications and appearances

  • AGE RELATED STRABISMUS – Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Nitescu (Camburu) – Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 60 nr.2/2016
  • TRANSITORY CONSECUTIVE ESOTROPIA AFTER AMITRIPTYLINE TREATMENT FOR NOCTURNAL ENURESIS – Case report – Daniela Cioplean, Raluca Lacramioara Camburu, South-East Journal of Ophthalmology (SEEJO) December 2015 si in Romanian Journal Of Ophthalmology, Volume 59 nr.2/2015

Society Member

  • Romanian National Society of Ophthalmology (SRO)
  • Romanian National Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabology (SRSOP)
  • European Strabismological Association (ESA)
  • International Strabismus Association (ISA)
  • European Pediatric Ophthalmology Society (EPOS)

Foreign Languages

  • English
  • Italian