Dr. Manuel Romera

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Core facts about the doctor and the hospital, as provided by the hospital.

Education

• - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Central University of Venezuela, 1998. Magna cum laude honours and special end-of-degree prize from the Faculty of Medicine. Prizes in Physiological Sciences, Biochemistry and Immunology.- Ophthalmology Specialist Training at Hospital de Vall d'Hebrón, 2000-2004.- Master in Immunology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2001. Certificate of Research Proficiency

• - Director of the Oculoplastic and Orbital Unit and the Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit of ICOftalmología.- Specialist, Ocular Trauma Unit since 2003.Clinical experience:- Oculoplastic Surgery, eyelid and ocular surface reconstruction surgery- Nasolacrimal duct surgery- Orbital surgery- Neuro-ophthalmology- Eyelid malposition surgery: ptosis, eyelid retraction, entropion, ectropion, congenital eyelid defects.- Reconstructive eye surgery in facial paralysis.- Reconstructive surgery following orbital trauma and eye burns.- Ocular surface reconstruction procedures: dermal and mucosal grafts, amniotic membrane graft.- Management of anophthalmic socket, enucleation, evisceration and ocular prostheses.- Dacryocystorhinostomy, repair of nasolacrimal duct lesions and paediatric nasolacrimal intubation.- Orbital tumours and thyroid-related orbitopathy.- Evaluation and diagnosis of neurological diseases with visual impairment: optic neuropathies, oculomotor nerve palsy, disorders of the pupil, brain lesions, intracranial hypertension.- Assessment of magnetic resonance and computed axial tomography images of the central nervous system and orbits.

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