Specialists

Specialty

Retina and vitreous

Education

Undergraduate: CES University

Specialization: Rodolfo Robles Hospital - Guatemala

Sub Specialization: Rodolfo Robles Hospital - Guatemala

Publications:

OCT CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAUMATIC HOLES. Arevalo JF, Sanchez JG, Costa RA, Farah ME, Berrocal MH, Graue-Wiechers F, Lizana C, Robledo V, Lopera M. Eye. 2007 Sep 7

Member of:

• Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
• Acorev (Colombian Association of Retina and Vitreous)
• Sandiego Ophthalmology Clinic Research Group

Research experience:

1. Principal investigator of the study gather multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravitreal administration of zimura tm (complement c5 inhibitor) in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration.
    
2. Principal investigator of the longitudinal anti-vegf biomarker study to explore the relationship between aqueous humor composition and multimodal retinal imaging in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
3. Unblinded Investigator Panda KHB-1801 Clinical Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of Conbercept in subjects with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). November 2019 and continues to date.
   
   
4. Unmasked researcher Kestrel RTH258B-2301 Clinical Study to determine the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab versus aflibercept in the treatment of diabetic macular edema. May 2019 and continues to date.
   
   
5. Researcher in the ALLERGAN ARTEMIS Study to determine the efficacy and safety of BRIMATOPROST SR in patients with Ocular Hypertension and Open Angle Glaucoma. 2016 and continues to date.
   
   
6. Unmasked Investigator Clinical Study of Alcon RTH258-C001 – HAWK. Efficacy and Safety of RTH258 Versus Aflibercept in Patients with Age-Related Neovascular Macular Degeneration. February from 2016 to 2018.
   
   
7. Ophthotech OPH1004 Clinical Study Researcher. Use of Fovista in combination with Avastin or Eylea compared to Avastin or Eylea alone in patients with subfoveal neovascular macular degeneration. February 2016 to September 2017.
   
   
8. Ophthotech OPH1003 Clinical Study Researcher. Intravitreal Fovista combined with Lucentis versus Lucentis monotherapy for patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration with Subfoveal Neovascularization. June 2014 to January 2015.
   
   
9. Researcher Study C-12-071 of Alcon. Efficacy and safety of Nepafenac 0.3% once daily in diabetic patients undergoing cataract surgery. April 2014 to January 2015.
   
   
10. Bayer Clinical Study Researcher. Use of VEGF Trap medication in patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration. April 2009 to November 2011 (VIEW2)
    
    
11. Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the General Hospital of Medellín, Perinatology Service, 1994