- TREATMENT OF AMBLYOPIA IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
- CONTROL OF MYOPIA PROGRESSION IN CHILDREN
- OPHTHALMOPEDIATRY-STRABISMUS, ORBIS CERTIFICATION – Cyber-Sight (USA)
Education and Certifications
2020 – Initiator (in Romania) of treatment with citicoline as an adjuvant in the recovery of amblyopia in children and adults
2012 – Training internship in Leicester, England, in the Pediatric Ophthalmology department of the Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital, under the supervision of Professor Irene Gottlob. Scholarship offered by the European Society of Ophthalmology (May-June 2012)
2011 – Training Internship in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Ophthalmology department of the VU University Medical Center Hospital, under the supervision of Professor Peter Ringens. Scholarship offered by the European Board of Ophthalmology (August 2011)
2009 – Ophthalmopediatry-strabismus, Orbis certification Cyber-Sight (Indiana University, USA)
2009 – Graduating part II of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) training course, through the ”International Clinical Science Assessment for Ophthalmologists”
2007 – Graduating part I of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) training course, through the ”International Basic Science Assessment for Ophthalmologists including Optics and Refraction”
January 2005 – June 2010: Ophthalmology Residency, Central Military Hospital Bucharest October 1998 – September 2004: Faculty of Medicine ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest
Awards:
2010 – First prize – “The most active participant” in the competition organized at the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics – Poiana Brașov: Participation in the Congress of the European Society of Strabismus – Bruges, 2011
2008 – SIFI Scholarship: Participation in “The 3rd EGS European Residents Glaucoma Course” – Geneva, January 2009
Professional Experience:
Senior Ophthalmologist – Oftapro Ophthalmology Clinic Bucharest 2009 – present
Medical Education (CME)
Senior Ophthalmologist since 2019
• October 2023, Sinaia – XXI th National Congress with international participation (SRO), courses
• May 2023, Brașov – moderator at the “Xth edition of the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics. News in pediatric ophthalmology and strabology”
• October 2022 Bucharest – Multidisciplinary Congress “Together we build excellence” 8th edition
• October 2022 – Sinaia – 20th National Congress with international participation (SRO), courses
• 2021- certified for the prescription of MiYOSMART lenses in the treatment of myopia in children
• 2021 – webinar with the theme “A new discovery in the management of diabetic retinopathy”, Prof. Dr. Florian Baltă
• October 2021 – Sinaia- XIX-th National Congress with International Attendance (online), courses
• October 2021 – Bucharest-Multidisciplinary Congress “Together we build excellence” 7th edition
• June 2021 – Brasov- 9th edition of the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics
• November 2020 – Congress of the Romanian Society of Contact Lenses RCLSO with the theme “Rare diseases of the ocular surfaces. Affecting the ocular surface in the COVID 19 pandemic. Therapeutic contact lenses.”, online courses
• March 2020 – participation in the Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, Brașov, online
• 2020 – Course “The roles of magnesium in human pathology”
• 2020 – online webinar with the theme “Practical discussions and controversies regarding the therapeutic approach of the patient with primary open-angle glaucoma”
• 2020 – webinar – the 8th Conference of the College of Doctors from the City of Bucharest
• 2020 – webinar – “News in Ophthalmology”, Iasi
• October 2019 – Bucharest – Multidisciplinary Congress – Together we build excellence”,
• October 2019 – Sinaia – XVIIIth National Congress of Ophthalmology with international participation,
• March 2019 – Poiana Brașov – Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, courses
• March 2019 – Brașov – Computerized Perimetry workshop, course
• December 2018 – Bucharest – Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium, Royal Club of Doctors
• October 2018 – Sinaia – XVIIth National Congress of Ophthalmology with international participation
• October 2018 – Bucharest – “IVth Congress of the Royal Club of Doctors – Together we build excellence”
• September 2018 – Budapest, Hungary – Congress of the European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society, the 44th European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society,
• June 2018 – Brașov – General Competence Course in Topography, Days of Topography, 1st Edition
• June 2018 – Brașov- Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics, courses
• March 2018 – Poiana Brașov – Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, courses
• January 2018- Bucharest – OCT and angio OCT course, Royal Club of Doctors,
• November 2017 – Sibiu – Congress of the Contact Lens Society RCLSO and the Romanian Cornea and Ocular Surface Society SRCSO with the theme “Ocular surface protection – Contact lenses – News”
• October 2017 – Bucharest – National Conference of Oculoplastic Surgery
• September 2017 – Sinaia – National Congress of Ophthalmology (SRO), courses
• May 2017 – Bucharest- Co-conference “Myopia Day” with the theme “Reducing the Progression of Myopia”
• May 2017 – Bucharest – Menicon Z Night night contact lens workshop
• February 2017 – Product Training and Manufacturing Tour for contact lenses, Cooper Vision, Budapest
• October 2016 – participation in the XVth National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia
• June 2016 – Brașov- “Myopia Control Conference” Second Eastern European Section Meeting of the European Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control
• June 2016 – Brașov – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics, courses
• March 2016 Bucharest – symposium with the theme “Excellence in clinical ophthalmology practice – saves years of sight”
• June 2014 – Bucharest – National Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
• May 2014 – Sinaia – Congress of the Romanian Strabology and Ophthalmology Society, courses
• April 2014 – Bucharest – symposium with the theme “News in the field of contact lenses”
• February 2014 – course with the theme “Quick interpretation of OCT” – organized by Alcon, Romania
• November 2013 – Sibiu – Annual Congress organized by the Romanian Society of Contact Lenses and the Romanian Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface, courses
• October 2013 – Sinaia – National Congress of Ophthalmology (SRO), courses
• March 2013 – Sinaia – National Glaucoma Conference (5th edition), courses, symposia
• October 2012 – Nice, France – participation as an invited speaker at the EVER congress (European Society for Vision and Eye Research)
• September 2012 – Bucharest – ESA Congress 2012, 35th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association, courses
• March 2012 – Sinaia – National Glaucoma Conference,
• October 2012 – Bucharest- course with the theme “Methods of imaging diagnosis – Stratus OCT”- organized by Alcon, Romania
• May 2012 – Bucharest -Course of corneal pathology and corneal transplant techniques, Prof. Massimo Busin,
• October 2011 – Bucharest – conference “Silicone-hydrogel contact lenses in everyday practice”,
• October 2011- Bucharest – course on “Prescription and adaptation of soft contact lenses” organized at Bauch Lomb University
• September 2011 – Bruges, Belgium- ESA Congress 2011, 34th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association,
• September 2011 – Bruges, Belgium – course on “Duane Syndrome” at the ESA 2011 congress, 34th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association,
• March 2011 – Sinaia Congress “Romanian Glaucoma Society Days”,
• February 2011 – Istanbul, Turkey – Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress, 15th ESCRS Winter Meeting
• February 2011 – Istanbul, Turkey – Cornea Course within the Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 15th ESCRS Winter Meeting,
• April 2010 – Poiana Brașov – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics, courses
• November 2010 – Bucharest – course with the theme “Initiation in Optical Coherence Tomography” – Romanian Retina Society,
• November 2010 – Prague, Czech Republic- course with the theme “Refraction, contact lens – eye interaction and lifetime of contact lens wear”
• March 2009 – Sinaia – Congress “Romanian Glaucoma Society Days”,
• 2009 – Strabismus, Competence within the Orbis telemedicine program (Prof. Eugene Helveston) Indiana University, USA
• 2009 – oculoorbital ultrasound course, U.M.F. Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Benone Carstocea
• 2009 – A.F.G course in the diagnosis of chorioretinal diseases, U.M.F. Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Benone Cârstocea
• 2009 – Laser course in ophthalmology, U.M.F. Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Benone Cârstocea
• April 2009 – Bucharest- course “Management of the patient with red eye”
• August 2009 – Prague, Department of Ophthalmology -6th Diabetic Course – Lions International Educational Center of Ophthalmology in Prague (LECOP), Charles University,
• January 2009 – Geneva, Switzerland- 3rd EGS European Residents Glaucoma Course,
• June 2007 – Vienna, Austria – Congress of SOE / AAO
• April 2007 – Timișoara – Ophthalmology conference with international participation “New trends in ophthalmology”,
• June 2007 – Vienna, Austria – EUPO Residents Course “Uveitis”, SOE/AAO
• 2007 – Bucharest- Ocular Traumatology course, U.M.F. Prof. Benone Cârstocea
• October 2007 – Sinaia- 55th Teaching Course on Retinal and Vitreous Surgery, Prof. Ingid Kreissig
• October 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 – Sinaia – National Congress of Ophthalmology,
• May 2006, 2008, 2009 – Iasi – Annual Meeting of Ophthalmologists with international participation,
• 2006 – Bucharest- course “Prescription of ACUVUE spherical and toric contact lenses”, Johnson & Johnson
Lectures and Papers:
- New treatment approaches in adults with amblyopia: a pilot study- Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics, 10th edition, 4 – 6 of May, 2023, Brașov
- Successful Amblyopia Therapy Initiated After Age 11 – case report – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics, 9th edition , 4 – 6 of June, 2021 (online), Brașov
- Amblyopia, beyond fixed rules and dogmas, Sifi Academy Learning hub, January 18, 2020, Bucharest
- Superior Oblique Myokymia, an uncommon motility disorder: case report, 8th edition of the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmology, June 2018, Brașov
- Juvenile myasthenia gravis – clinical case, 7th edition of the Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmology, June 2-5, 2016, Brașov
- Accommodative esotropia – clinical case, Sifi Round Table, February 2016, Bucharest
- X-linked pigmentary retinopathy – severe form in the first decade of life – clinical case, National Congress of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2014, Sinaia
- 2012 – speaker at the symposium organized by the European Board of Ophthalmology with the theme “What can education organizations do for young ophthalmologists?” from the EVER (European Society for Vision and Eye Research) congress, October, Nice – France
- Retinoblastoma treatment – SRO monthly meeting, March 2012, Bucharest
- Intraocular Pressure after Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (co-author, Congress Iasi 2009)
- Anisocoria (“Ophthalmology” magazine of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology, no. 4/2009)
- Age-related macular degeneration pseudotumoral form (“Ophthalmology” magazine of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology, no. 3/2009)
- Retinal vasculitis (“Ophthalmology” magazine of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology, no. 4/2006)
Affiliation:
- Member of European pediatric Ophthalmology Society (EPOS)
- Member of European Strabismological Association (ESA)
- Member of SRSOP, SRO
- Member of Romanian Glaucoma Society