Dr. Juan F. Batlle Pichardo

1975 | Summa Cum Laude, Duke University, Trinity College

1973 | Phi Beta Kappa, Academic Honor Society, Duke Chapter

1976 | Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, Duke Chapter

1987: Silver Jaycees Award for Community Service, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1993 | District R-2 Lion of the Year, Santo Domingo

1999 | Jaycees Awards Silver Supreme – 10 years

1999 | Carl Kupfer Blindness Prevention Award. https://youtu.be/_IoiC8z8Rt0

2007: “Like Butterflies” Award from STAAR Surgical CO.

2007: Achievement Award from the American Ophthalmological Association.

2013 | Duke University Humanitarian Award, School of Medicine. Year 2013. Dr. Juan Batlle, T’75, HS’79-’80

2013 | “Carol Morgan School Distinguished Alumni Awarded Class of 2004”. 80th Anniversary. Dr. Juan F. Batlle, Carol Morgan School.March 15, 2013, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2016 | Duke University Humanitarian Award, School of Arts and Science. Dr. Juan Batlle, T’75, MD’79, HS’79-’80. https://youtu.be/_IoiC8z8Rt0 https://dukeeyecenter. duke.edu/news-events/duke-eye-center-welcomes-distinguished-alumnus-juan-batlle-md

2018 | Scientific Researcher in the Health Sciences Area of the National Career of Researchers in Science, Technology and Innovation 2018. Awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Nov 29, 2018

1985-Present: Founder and Chief of Ophthalmology Service, Dr. Elías Santana Hospital, Dominican Republic.

1987-Present: Founder and President of Centro de Microcirugía Ocular y Láser, Dominican Republic.

1987-Present: Founder and President of the Banco de Corneas de la República Dominicana.

2001-Current | Founder and President of Centro Laser (Surgical Center)

2006-Present | Founder and President of Laser Center

1986-1987: Secretary of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology.

1987-1988 | President of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology

1988 | Pioneer of the use of amniotic membrane in surgical treatment

1992 | Discovery and introduction of amniotic membrane for ocular surface disease

1993-1996: President of the Academic Committee of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology.

1996 | Delegate of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

1994-1996 | Project Manager of the Christoffel Blindenmission

1995 | Project Director of the National Survey of the Blind and Diabetic Project

1996 | Research and development of Visian ICL (implantable contact lens)

1996 | SightFirst 1996 Megaproject Manager, 1000 cataract surgeries performed in 3 months

1996 | President of the Pan American Association of Eye Banks (APABO)

1996: Creation of the Agency for the Prevention of Blindness in the Dominican Republic

1996-2000 | Installation of the 7 satellite eye clinics in the Dominican Republic

1997 | SightFirst 1997 Megaproject Manager, 1000 cataract surgeries performed in 3 months

2000 | District R-3 District Governor’s SightFirst Program Advisor

2000 | Founder of the Alliance of Institutions for the Care of the Handicapped (ALIDHAPD)

2001 | Surgical and medical consultant for STAAR Surgical Co.

2002 | Medical consultant of OKTO Ophtho company

2004 | Research and development of the “Crystalens” accommodative lens as a co-investigator for Dr. Stuart Cumming

2007: Man and Woman of the Year Award 2007, Listín Diario Newspaper, Dominican Republic.

2008 | Project Director 2008, National Survey of Blindness and Diabetes.

2010 | Research and development of Femtosecond Laser technology in cataract surgery

1986 | Co-authored article: Snail tracks of the corneal endothelium. Alfonso E, Gail S. Tucker, Juan F. Batlle, Sid Mandelbaum, Henry Gelender, Richard K. Foster. Ophthalmology, March 1986, Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 344 349 1986 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3703502 PMID:3703502

1986 | Co-authored paper: Comparison of Low- and High-Volume Irrigation-Aspiration Systems for Extracapsular Cataract Extraction Guy E. O’Grady, Eduardo Alfonso, William Lee, Juan F. Batlle, Paul M. Walkington, Jean-Marie Parel. O’Grady, Eduardo Alfonso, William Lee, Juan F Batlle, Paul M. Walkington, Jean-Marie Parel. American Journal Of Ophthalmology, July 1986, 102:91-94. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3728631 PMID: 3728631.

1986 | Co-authored article: Systemic and ocular manifestations of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Batlle J.F., Smith J.L., Post, M.J.D, Penneys N. Neuro Ophthalmology Now. 1986 p373-383.

1989 | Co-authored article: Red krypton and blue-green argon argon laser diabetic panretinal photocoagulation. George W. Blankenship, Edmund Gerke, Juan F. Batlle. Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1989, 227:364-368. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2476366 PMID: 2476366.

1995 | Author of the book: National Survey of the Blind in the Dominican Republic.

1997 | Co-author of the book: GILLS, James P., 1998, Cataract Surgery: The State of the Art NJ, USA. Chapter Name: “Extending the Benefits of Modern Surgical Technique to the Third World”.

2002 | Author of the publication: Eye Banking in Latin America Juan F. Batlle Cornea, August, 2002; 21(6):541 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12131026 PMID: 12131026.

2003 | Amniotic Membranes. Pan American Vision, 2, no. 1 (2003): 9-13.

2004 | Co-author of the book: BARRAQUER, Rafael L., DE TOLEDO, Marcia C., TORRES, Eneth. 2004. Snailtracks of the Corneal Endothelium (Snailtracks of the Corneal Endothelium). Barcelona: ESPAXS, S.A.

2007 | Co-author of the book: CENTURION, Virgilio, NICOLI, Carlos, VILLAR-KURI, Jorge. 2007. Lens Book of the Americas, Chapter name: “Visian ICL – Phakic lenses”. Chapter 29: Visian ICL – Phakic lenses. P309-330. Brazil: Livraria Santos.

2008 | 2nd National Survey of the Blind in the Dominican Republic.

2008 | Co-authored article: Cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic preparation to aid recovery from loss of corneal sensitivity after LASIK. Gholam A. Peyman, MD; Donald R. Sanders, MD, PhD; Juan F. Batlle, MD; Rafael Féliz, MD; Ginny Cabrera, MD. Journal of Refractive Surgery. April 2008; 24:337-343. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18500081 PMID:18500081 DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20080401-04

2010 | Co-authored research article: Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with integrated optical coherence tomography Palanker DV (Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. ([email protected]), Blumenkranz MS, Andersen D, Wiltberger M, Marcellino G, Gooding P, Angeley D, Schuele G, Woodley B, Simoneau M, Friedman NJ, Seibel B, Batlle Juan F., Feliz R, Talamo J, Culbertson W. Science Translational Medicine. Nov. 2010. Volume 2 Issue 58 58ra85. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21084720/ PMID: 21084720. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001305.

2011 | Co-author of the book: Modern Techniques for the Surgical Treatment of Pterygium, Chapter: “Amniotic membrane, science and clinical application”. HOVANESIAN, John A., 2011.
2011 | Co-authored article: Femtosecond laser capsulotomy. Neil J. Friedman, MD, Daniel V. Palanker, PhD, Georg Schuele, PhD, Dan Andersen, MS, George Marcellino, PhD, Barry S. Seibel, MD, Juan Batlle, M.D., Rafael Feliz, M.D., Jonathan H. Talamo, M.D., Mark S. Blumenkranz, M.D., William W. Culbertson, M.D. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, April 2011; 37:1189-1198 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1061/cb2e79f052f89f5be484b4e28855dd10a07b.pdf?_ga=2.13513406.849678690.1554128701-1352588497.1554128701 PMID:21700099. DOI:10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.04.022

2011 | Author of the research article: Brief History of the Inter-American Bascom Palmer Course.

2013 | Co-authored paper: Optical patient interface in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: Contact corneal applanation versus liquid immersion. Jonathan H. Talamo, MD, Philip Gooding, MS, David Angeley, MS, William W. Culbertson, MD, Georg Schuele, PhD, Daniel Andersen, BS, George Marcellino, PhD, Emma Essock-Burns, PhD, Juan Batlle, MD, Rafael Feliz, MD, Neil J. Friedman, MD, Daniel Palanker, PhD. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, April 2013. 39:501-510 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23434216 PMID: 23434216. DOI:10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.01.021

2013 | Co-authored article: Radiology case of the month. An infant with leukocoria: persistent fetal vasculature syndrome. Persistent fetal vasculature syndrome (PFVS) of the right eye associated with microphthalmia, bilateral optic nerve and optic chiasm hypoplasia, and absence of the neurohypophysis. (Radiology case of the month. An infant with leukocoria: persistent fetal vasculature syndrome. Persistent fetal vasculature syndrome (PFVS) of the right eye associated with microphthalmia, bilateral optic nerve and optic chiasm hypoplasia, and absence of the neurohypophysis) Sidoff AE, Garza L, Batlle J, Bordlee B, Palacios E, Neitzschman HR. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. May/June 2013. 165(3):168-70. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015435 PMID: 24015435.

2014 | Author of article: The cataract situation in Latin America: barriers to cataract Surgery Batlle Juan F. Batlle, M.D., Van Lansingh, M.D., Juan Carlos Silva, M.D., Eckert KA., M.D., Serge Resnikoff, M.D. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 Aug;158(2):242-250.e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.04.019. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24792101 English: https://vision2020la.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/situacion-de-la-cirugia-de-catarata-en-america-latina/

2014 | Publication Author: Toric Phakic IOL in Keratoconus Patients: 10-Year Follow up. Toric phakic IOL in patients with keratoconus: 10-year follow-up. Juan Batlle Published 2014 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Toric-Phakic-IOL-in-Keratoconus-Patients%3A-10-Year-Batlle/0e1be3cfefdc1233f88e50861bc3b34a487fea0f.

2015 | Co-author of review article: The development of a micro-shunt made from poly (styrene-block-isobutylene-isobutylene- block-styrene) to treat glaucoma. Leonard Pinchuk, M.D., Isabelle Riss, M.D., Juan F. Batlle, M.D., Yasushi P. Kato, M.D., John B. Martin, M.D., Esdras Arrieta, M.D., Paul Palmberg, M.D., Richard K. Parrish II, M.D., Bruce A. Weber, M.D., Yongmoon Kwon, M.D., Jean-Marie Parel, M.D. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research B: Applied Biomaterials. September 2015, VOL 105B, ISSUE 1, p 211-221. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380916 PMID: 26380916 PMCID: PMC5215625. DOI:10.1002/jbm.b.33525.

2015 | Co-author of the article: Résultats à un an de l’efficacité et de l’innocuité du MicroShunt InnFocus selon l’emplacement et la concentration de MMC (One-year results on the safety and efficacy of the InnFocus MicroShunt™ depending on placement and concentration of mitomycin C.).) (One-year results on the safety and efficacy of the InnFocus Microshunt™ depending on placement and concentration of mitomycin C.) I. Riss, J. Batlle, L. Pinchuk, Y.P. Kato, B.A. Weber, J.-M. Parel Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie (2015) 38, 855-860. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S018155121500234X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2015.05.005

2016 | Co-authored research article: A Vector Force Model of Upper Eyelid Position in the Setting of a Trabeculectomy Bleb. Clark TJ, Rao K, Quinn CD, Batlle JF, Alward WL, Wester ST, Shriver EM. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, March/April 2016. Vol 32, No. 2, p127-132. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25794022 PMID: 25794022. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000444.

2016 | Co-authored article: Ocular application of a polyisobutylene-based polymer as a glaucoma drainage device. Ocular application of a polyisobutylene-based polymer as a glaucoma drainage device. Yasushi Kato, Isabelle Riss, Juan Batlle, John B. Martin, Esdras Arrieta, Paul Palmberg, Richard K. Parrish, Bruce A. Weber, Yongmoon Kwon, Jean-Marie Parel, Len Pinchuk. Frontiers. March 2016 https://sci-hub.tw/https://www.frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.03009/event_abstract.

2016 | Original article lead author: Three-Year Follow-up of a Novel Aqueous Humor MicroShunt. Three-year follow-up of a novel aqueous humor Microshunt. Batlle, Juan Francisco (Laser Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), Fantes F, Riss I, Pinchuk L, Alburquerque R, Kato YP, Arrieta E, Peralta AC, Palmberg P, Parrish RK 2nd, Weber BA, Parel JM. Journal of Glaucoma. February, 2016 (2):e58-65. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26766400/ PMID: 26766400 DOI: 10.1097/IJG. 0000000000000368

2016 | Co-authored review article: The use of poly (styrene-block-isobutylene-isobutylene- block-styrene) as a microshunt to treat glaucoma. Leonard Pinchuk, M.D., Isabelle Riss, M.D., Juan F. Batlle, M.D., Yasushi P. Kato, M.D., John B. Martin, M.D., Ezra Arrieta, M.D., Paul Palmberg, M.D., Richard K. Parrish II, M.D., Bruce A. Weber, M.D., Yongmoon Kwon, M.D., Jean-Marie Parel, M.D. Regenerative Biomaterials, January, 2016, 1-6 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817329/ PMCID: PMC4817329. PMID: 27047682 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbw005.

2016 | Co-author of review article: The Safety and Efficacy of Two-site Phacotrabeculectomy with Mitomycin C under Retrobulbar and Topical Anesthesia. Raquel Rodriguez, Rachel Albuquerque, Tripper Sauer, Juan Francisco Batlle. Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice 2016, 10(1): 7-12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4875729/ PMCID: PMC4875729. PMID: 27231414 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1196.

2017 | Co-authored case report: Association of Carotid-Cavernous Fistula with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Pimentel MC, Pappaterra S, Batlle JF. Ophthalmology. April, 2017. Volume 124, Issue 4, P 576 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28335941 PMID: 28335941 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.11.036

2018 | Review Article Author: Novel technique to identify Schlemm’s canal by staining with Trypan Blue for ab interno procedures. Batlle, Juan F., M.D. Trends in Ophthalmology Open Access Journal (TOOAJ). 2018.

2012

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (2012).

• Poster: One Year Follow-up of a New Minimally Invasive Drainage Implant: MIDI, Juan F. Batlle.
• Principal Author of the Video: Mature Cataract Treatment with Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• Treatment of Mature Cataracts with the Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• Symposium Presenter: Projection in Urban, Rural and School Environments, Juan F. Batlle.

Inter-American Clinical Ophthalmology Course Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, BPEI (2012)

• Laser cataract surgery. Juan F. Batlle.
• Panel Member – Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• The MIDI-ARROW glaucoma implant. Glaucoma session, Juan F. Batlle.
• ICL: Indications and limits, Juan F. Batlle.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (2012).

• Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in difficult cases: mature cataracts, Juan F. Batlle.
• Capsulotomy and fragmentation of mature cataracts with Femtosecond Laser, Juan F. Batlle.
• Video Symposium on challenging cases: Femtosecond laser cataract surgery for challenging cases: mature cataracts, Juan F. Batlle.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (2012).

• Cataract surgery with Femtosecond Laser, difficult cases. Juan F. Batlle.

2013

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (2013).

• Clinical outcomes with the Toric NanoFlex IOL: A global perspective. STAAR Surgical, Juan F. Batlle.

Inter-American Clinical Ophthalmology Course Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, BPEI (November, 2013)

• Microshunt, 2 years data, Juan F. Batlle
• AqueSys with MMC, Juan F. Batlle
• One- and two-year follow-up of a new minimally invasive drainage implant:
  • InnFocus Microshunt™, Juan F. Batlle.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (2013).

• Changing indications for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• One and two year follow-up of a new minimally invasive drainage implant: InnFocus Microshunt™, Juan F. Batlle.
• Poster: Implantation of a minimally invasive subconjunctival (Internal) Ab in combination with cataract surgery for the treatment of glaucoma, Juan F. Batlle.
• Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in mature cataracts and difficult cases, Juan F. Batlle.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (2013).

• Laser cataract surgery for difficult cases, Juan F. Batlle.
• Clinical comparison of manual capsulotomy with laser, 17 months postoperatively, Juan F. Batlle.

Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology, PAAO. Brazil (2013)

• AJO Lecture: Cataract Surgery in Latin America; Current Situation, Juan F. Batlle.
• One- and two-year follow-up of a new minimally invasive drainage implant: the InnFocus Microshunt™, Juan F. Batlle.

Honduran Congress of Ophthalmology 2013

• Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery for complicated cataracts.
• Bascom Palmer MIDI Implant in Primary Glaucoma.
• AqueSys or XEN implantation in Glaucoma.
• National Plan for the Prevention of Blindness in the Dominican Republic.

2014

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (2014).

• InnFocus, surgical technique used in the Dominican Republic, Juan F. Batlle.
• Five times you really need Femtosecond Laser. Cornea Day, Juan F. Batlle.
• InnFocus – Surgical technique used in the Dominican Republic, Juan F. Batlle.
• Poster: Ten-year follow-up of patients with keratoconus who received STAAR toric phakic lens implantation, Juan F. Batlle.
• Strategies for the hard core. AAO Outstanding Cataract Symposium, Juan F. Batlle.
• A new protocol and device for the treatment of Meibomian gland dysfunction, Juan F. Batlle.

Inter-American Course on Clinical Ophthalmology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, BPEI (2014).

• Unusual cases of X-Files: Their evaluation and management, Juan F. Batlle.
• Case management panel discussion, Juan F. Batlle.
• The four-year follow-up report of a glaucoma Microshunt, Juan F. Batlle.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (2014).

• Three-year follow-up of a new minimally invasive drainage implant: InnFocus Microshunt™, Juan F. Batlle.
• Ten-year follow-up of patients with keratoconus who received a STAAR phakic toric lens implant, Juan F. Batlle.

2015

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (2015).

• Meibomian gland management, a new protocol, Juan F. Batlle.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (2015).

• 4 years of InnFocus MIDI Microshunt data, Juan F. Batlle.
• Cataract surgery with Femtosecond Laser in the third world, Juan F. Batlle.

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (2015).

• Combined cataract and trabeculectomy, Juan F. Batlle.

Inter-American Clinical Ophthalmology Course Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, BPEI (2015)

• Management of Meibomian gland treatment, Juan F. Batlle.
• 4 years of InnFocus MIDI Microshunt follow-up. Juan f. Batlle.
• Combined cataract, trabeculectomy and mitomycin, Juan F. Batlle.

Dominican Society Of Ophthalmology, Dominican Republic (2015)

• Protocol in the Management of Meibomian Glands, Juan F. Batlle.
• Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.

Pan American Course, Bogota, Colombia (2015)

• Femtophaco in Special Cases II, Juan F. Batlle.

Faco-Refractiva Congress, Cali, Colombia (2015)

• Sutured Lenses in Cataract Surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• Myths and evidences of Femtosecond Laser in Cataract, Juan F. Batlle.
• The best of the best in ophthalmology, Juan F. Batlle.

2016

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (2016).

• Ocular manifestations of Chikungunya virus in the Latin American epidemic, Juan F. Batlle.
• New strategy and protocol for the management of Meibomian gland dysfunction, Juan F. Batlle.
• Comparison of vesicles obtained after Microshunt surgery vs. routine trabeculectomy with optical coherence tomography, Juan F. Batlle.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (2016).

• Ocular manifestations of Chikungunya virus in the Latin American epidemic, Juan F. Batlle.
• Comparison of vesicles obtained after Microshunt surgery vs. routine trabeculectomy with optical coherence tomography, Juan F. Batlle.

10th General Assembly – IAPB, Durban South Africa (2016)

• Cataract situation in Latin America: Barriers to cataract surgery, Juan F. Batlle.
• Four-year follow-up of a SIBS-based Microshunt for the surgical management of glaucoma, Juan F. Batlle.
• The impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) exams in the Latin American region, Juan F. Batlle.

World Ophthalmology Congress, WOC (2016)

• A new protocol and instrument for the management of meibomian gland dysfunction, Juan F. Batlle.
• New Microshunt using SIBS material in the surgical treatment of uncontrolled glaucoma 4-year follow-up data, Juan F. Batlle.
• Three years of follow-up of a micro lumen aqueous humor shunt, Juan F. Batlle.
• The effect of intraoperative mitomycin C placement on intraocular pressure control with the InnFocus Microshunt™ device, Juan F. Batlle.
• Three years of follow-up of a micro-lumen aqueous humor shunt, Juan F. Batlle.

Dominican Society of Ophthalmology (2016)

• Theoretical-Practical Manual for Ophthalmic Technicians and Assistants, Juan F. Batlle.
• New protocol and instrument for the management of meibomian gland dysfunction, Juan F. Batlle.
• Comparison of bullae obtained after micro-implant surgery vs. trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C (MMC) by optical coherence tomography (OCT) Visante, Juan F. Batlle.

2017

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (May 2017).

• The impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) exams in the Latin American region, Juan F. Batlle.

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (November 2017).

• The impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) exams in the Latin American region, Juan F. Batlle.
• Four- and five-year results of a SIBS-based Microshunt in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, Juan F. Batlle.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (October 2017).

• Four- and five-year results of a single-center study of poly (styrene-isobutylene-styrene)-based microderivation (EIBE) for the surgical management of patients with uncontrolled glaucoma, Juan F. Batlle.
• The impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) exams in the Latin American region, Juan F. Batlle.

2018

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (April, 2018).

• Clinical comparison of combined trabeculectomy with phaco and trabeculectomy in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• New technique to identify Schlemm’s canal by trypan blue staining for internal procedures, Juan F. Batlle.
• Efficacy and safety of 50 cases of refractive lens extraction, small incision lenticule extraction in Dominican Republic. Juan F. Batlle.
• Reinsertion of inverted ICL, Juan F. Batlle.
• The impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) exams in the Latin American region, Juan F. Batlle

American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO (October, 2018).

• New technique to identify Schlemm’s canal by trypan blue staining for internal procedures, Juan F. Batlle.
• Clinical comparison of combined trabeculectomy with phaco and trabeculectomy in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, ESCRS (September, 2018).

• New technique to identify Schlemm’s canal by trypan blue staining for internal procedures, Juan F. Batlle.
• Clinical comparison of phaco trabeculectomy combined with trabeculectomy in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma, Juan F. Batlle.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, BPEI Inter-American Clinical Ophthalmology Course (November, 2018).

• 7 ways to remove a white cataract. Session: Cataract I, Juan F. Batlle.
• Glaucoma Videos, Juan F. Batlle, M.D., Paul F. Palmberg, M.D., P.h.D., Richard K. Lee, M.D.
  Which MIGS, when? Panel: Juan F. Batlle, M.D., David S. Friedman, M.D., P.h.D., M.P.H…, Richard K. Lee, M.D., P.h.D., P.P.H.. Lee, M.D., P.h.D., Arindel Maharaj, M.D., Paul F. Palmberg, M.D., P.h.D.
• X-file Panel: Juan F. Batlle, M.D., David S. Friedman, M.D., P.h.D., M.P.H., Richard K. Lee, M.D., P.h.D., Arindel Maharaj, M.D., Paul F. Palmberg, M.D., P.h.D.
• Implementation of SMILE procedures in Latin America. Session: Refractive Surgery I, Juan Batlle.
• Panel Discussion: Session: Refractive Surgery I: Mohammed F. Abou Shousha, M.D., Juan F. Batlle, M.D., William W. Culbertson, M.D., Kendall E. Donaldson, M.D., Anat Galor, M.D., Samuel Masket, M.D., Ernesto J. Otero, M.D., Shigeto Shimmura, M.D., Rahul Tonk, M.D., and Sarah R. Wellik, M.D.
• Current topics in cataract surgery with Femtosecond Laser – Video composition. Session: Cataract II, Juan Batlle.
• Panel discussion: Session: Cataract II: Guilllermo Amescua, MD, Juan F. Batlle, MD, Victoria Chang, MD, Carol L. Karp, MD, Samuel Masket, MD, Sonia H. Yoo M.D.
• Panel discussion: Session: Cataract II: Guilllermo Amescua, MD, Juan F. Batlle, MD, Victoria Chang, MD, Carol L. Karp, MD, Samuel Masket, MD, Sonia H. Yoo M.D.
• Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: How did it develop, where is it now? Juan F. Batlle.

World Ophthalmology Congress, WOC (June, 2018).

• E. Poster: – Novel technique to identify Schlemm’s canal by trypan blue staining for internal procedures, Juan F. Batlle.
• E. Poster: Clinical comparison of combined trabeculectomy with phaco and trabeculectomy in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

Dominican Society Of Ophthalmology (June, 2018)

• Schlemm’s Canal Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Clinical comparison of combined trabeculectomy with phaco and trabeculectomy in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo and Dr. Rachel Alburquerque.

Strip (May 2018) Bogotá, Colombia

• Which surgery and which patient? SMILE or Femto-Lasik, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Evaluation of the fundus: diagnosis of systemic diseases, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Lubricants, steroids and NSAIDs in the treatment of Dry Eye, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

Christian Ophthalmological Congress, COS (July, 2018).

• The haves and have-nots – What would Jesus do, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• How to set up a missionary eye care clinic, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Discipleship of residents, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Combined cataract and glaucoma surgery; The new MIGS, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

International Ophthalmology Course, Callao, Lima, Peru (August, 2018).

• Femtosecond Laser Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Modern Technology in Cataract Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Intraocular Lens Calculation in Phaco-refractive Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• My Experience with SMILE, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Extended Vision Lenses, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Posterior Camera Phakic Lens, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Accommodative Lenses in 2018, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

50th. Aniversario Fundación Oftalmológica De Guayaquil, Ecuador (March, 2018)

• When to choose MSICS Vs. Phaco, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Prospective study of trabeculectomy with mitomycin (10 years), Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Review of MIGS in glaucoma, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Precision in the selection of the intraocular lens, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• My experience with extended vision lenses, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Controversies: Mono Vision Vs. Multifocal Lio. Moderator: Dr. Eduardo Viteri. Experts: Dr. Juan F. Batlle, Centurión, Gutiérrez.
• Video Complications / Challenging Cases: What would you do? Dr. Centurion, Dr. Wu Wang, Dr. Juan F. Batlle, Dr. Medeiros, Dr. Gutierrez, Dr. O Brien.

Facocaribe 2018, Barranquilla, Colombia (February, 2018)

• TECNIS Symfony Platform, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• MIGS with Faco, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Facotrabec Combined Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• Miloop In Surgery, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• New LensGen Accommodative Lene, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.
• My Experience with SMILE, Dr. Juan Batlle Pichardo.

2019

34th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand (March, 2019)

• Four and five year results of the Microshunt in patients with primary open angle glaucoma. Dr. Juan F. Batlle, Dr. Rachel Alburquerque, Dr. Adalgisa Corona Peralta, Dr. Raymund Angeles, Dr. Omar Sadruddin.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS (May 4-7, 2019).

• Two-Year Pooled Analysis of the MicroShunt in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Session Title: Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes. Presentation Title: Two-Year Pooled Analysis of the MicroShunt in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Juan F. Batlle Pichardo, Laser Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Henny Beckers, . University Eye Clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Isabelle Riss, Pôle Ophtalmologique de la Clinique Mutualiste, Bordeaux, France. American Society of Ophthalmology, ASCRS 2019. https://ascrs.org/2019-annual-meeting.

2012 | Best Poster Award. PO099 One-Year Follow Up of a Novel, Minimally Invasive Drainage Implant: MIDI Arrow. One-year follow-up of a novel, minimally invasive drainage implant: MIDI Arrow. Juan F. Batlle, M.D. American Academy of Ophthalmology AAO/APAO. Chicago, Illinois, United States. Chicago, Illinois, United States. November 10-13, 2012

2016 | Best Session Article Award. Glaucoma, MIGS, Trabeculectomy. Trabeculectomy. Optical Coherence Tomography and Comparison of Blebs Obtained After Standard Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C and 2 Microshunts. Optical Coherence Tomography and Comparison of Blebs Obtained After Standard Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C and 2 Microshunts. Author:Glaucoma, MIGS. Author:Batlle, Juan Francisco, M.D. Co-Authors:Alburquerque, Rachel, M.D., Corona, Adalgisa, M.D. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, (ASCRS), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. May 6-10, 2016

2016 | International Honors Conference. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), ASCRS Glaucoma Day 2016. International experience with MIGS. Glaucoma Day 2016. International Experience with MIGS. Batlle, Juan F., M.D. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, United States. May 6-10, 2016.

2018 | Best Session Paper Award: Impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology Examinations in Latin America. Impact of the International Council of Ophthalmology Examinations in Latin America. SPS-407, ASCRS Cataract, Practice Patterns/Training. Author: Batlle, Juan F., Batlle, M.D. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASCRS 2018. Washington, D.C., United States. April 13-17, 2018

2019 | Best Session Paper Award. SPS-312 Session Title: Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes. Presentation Title: Two-Year Pooled Analysis of the MicroShunt in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Session Title: Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes. Presentation Title: Two-Year Pooled Analysis of the MicroShunt in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Juan F. Batlle Pichardo, Laser Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Henny Beckers, . University Eye Clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Isabelle Riss, Pôle Ophtalmologique de la Clinique Mutualiste, Bordeaux, France. American Society of Ophthalmology, ASCRS 2019. https://ascrs.org/2019-annual meeting

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1. Past President of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology.
2. Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
3. Member of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology.
4. President of the Pan-American Association of Eye Banks.
5. Lions Clubs International Foundation; District Governor’s SightFirst Project Chairperson.
6. International Medical Ministry, IMM.
7. Christian Medical and Dental Society.
8. Christian Ophthalmological Society.
9. Member of the Sociedad de Ayuda al Sordo Santa Rosa de Lima.
10. Secretary of the Board of Directors of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the United Hearts Hospital.
11. Director of the National Commission for the Prevention of Blindness.
12. Past President of IAPB VISION2020 for Latin America 2012-2016.

• Horseback riding, tennis, baseball, diving, beekeeping.
• Blindness prevention and blindness prevention charity projects.

• Creation of the Residency Program of Dr. Elías Santana Hospital.
• Creation of the Community Ophthalmic Service at the Dr. Elías Santana Hospital.
• Founder of the Ocular Microsurgery and Laser Center.
• Founder of the Banco de Corneas de la República Dominicana.
• Pioneer in the creation of the Cornea Donation Act, 1998 (Approved).
• Founder of the Laser Center.
• Founder of the Laser Center.
• Director of the National Blind and Diabetic Survey Project.
• Director of the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness.
• Megaproject 96 and 97 SightFirst Program Manager.
• Head of the Clinical Research Department of the Laser/Laser Center.
• Clinical research for national and international sponsors.
• Past President of IAPB VISION2020 for Latin America 2012-2016.
• Advisor of more than 157 research papers of resident ophthalmologists to be presented at the National Congress of Dr. Elías Santana Hospital.