The Annual American Academy of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon’s (ASCRS) Symposium and Congress was recently held in San Diego where Dr. Maria Clara Arbelaez, Medical Director, Muscat Eye Laser Center, was the only specialist from the Middle East to participate.
Dr. Maria Clara Arbelaez presented two papers at the symposium on ‘Ablation Volume’ and ‘Myopic High Speed Excimer’. In the later, Dr Arbelaez compared the results of myopic LASIK with LASEK with the Schwind Amaris 750S on 225 patients. The results showed amazing precision of the intended correction with 93 per cent of patients achieving results within + or – 0.25D and 100 per cent of patients with + or – 0.50D at six months using either LASIK or LASEK. Furthermore, the results indicated a significant increase in contrast sensitivity (a measurement of visual quality) at six months. The results reiterated the high precision and safety using the Schwind Amaris 750S Excimer Laser.
Founded in 1974, ASCRS is considered to be physicians’ primary source of up-to-date information on scientific developments within the field as well as the regulatory decisions that affect ophthalmic practices. Just under 7,000 attendees from around the world registered for the annual meeting that was held in San Diego this year.
“It is always enriching to participate in symposiums and conferences such as ASCRS as it provides us, the doctors, to share our experiences as well as augment our knowledge and keep abreast of the latest in technology,” said Dr. Maria Clara Arbelaez. Her participation in symposiums and involvement in developmental research has augmented her knowledge making her one of the most reputed in the field of ophthalmology across the globe.
Jointly established by Sameer Al Awam and Dr. Maria Clara Arbelaez in April 2002, Muscat Eye Laser Center is Oman’s leading eye care center specialising in refractive surgery using advanced technology and procedures. Centrally located in Qurum, the center has two fully equipped operating theatres, seven consultation rooms, nine diagnostic and four preparation rooms. It has recently been accredited with the ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality system.
The specialist team is led by Dr. Maria Clara Arbelaez, an internationally recognised corneal transplant and refractive surgeon from Colombia with over 20 years of experience in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. She is known for her precision having performed over 50,000 successful surgeries. For more information, visit the website www.muscateye.com or the blog http://muscateye.blogspot.com/
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