Specializations
Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)
Glaucoma (Eye Pressure)
Yellow Spot Disease
Diabetic Retinopathy
Specializations
Kidney, Bladder, Urinary Tract Stones
Kidney Diseases
Prostate Diseases
Undescended Testicle
Sexual Dysfunctions and Impotence
Urinary Incontinence
Bladder Diseases
varicocele
Infertility
Urological Cancers (Kidney-Prostate-Testis-Urinary Tract-Bladder Cancers)
Dr. Verges graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona in 1980 and moved to Boston (USA) to conduct basic research in ophthalmology, obtaining a PhD in Biology from Harvard University and defending his doctoral thesis on the mechanisms of tear secretion, which would become the basis for understanding the pathology of dry eye syndrome (thesis presented in Barcelona, 1983) and which earned him the National Research Prize (1983).
Currently, Dr. Carlos Verges carries out his professional activity as the Director of the Ophthalmology Service of the Dexéus University Hospital, together with his entire medical team from the advanced ophthalmology department, where he has a high-quality technological, medical and surgical team.
His area of interest is focused on the field of cataract and neurophysiological mechanisms of vision, especially in relation to sports.
Professional experience
1983-1986 Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
1986-1989 Head of the Anterior Segment Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Barcelona Hospital Clinic, Spain.
1986-1991 Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain.
1990-1992 Head of Ophthalmology Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona.
1989-1999 Head of the Ophthalmology Department, Sagrada Familia Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
From 2000 to present, President and CEO of the Dr. Carlos Verges Private Foundation.
2000-2007 Head of the Ophthalmology Department, Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain.
2007 – present General Director of the “Advanced Ophthalmology Department Dr. Verges”, Barcelona, Spain.
2018-present President and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology. University Hospital Dexeus Quironsalud. Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Awards :
- National Research Prize 1984. Ministry of Education and Science: "The mechanism of tear secretion. The importance of beta-adrenergic receptors in the lacrimation of the lacrimal glands."
- National Prize for the best doctoral dissertation, Shibre Medal, 1984 "Personal contribution to the study of labial secretion. Determination of beta-adrenergic receptors in tear cells"
- National Pharmaceutical Industry Award 1987: "Treatment of immunological rejection in corneal transplantation using cyclosporine A."
- American Society of Implant Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Award for the best scientific video presented at the annual conference: "Pseudo-Real Housing". First Prize. Seattle, USA, April 1999.
- Award for the most important technical innovation of 1999 from the Spanish Society.
Implantation-refractive surgery. Speaking at the National Congress held in Madrid 1999.
- 2000 Best Scientific Contribution Award "Laser Non-Penetrating Deep Sclerectomy" presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, AAO - Dallas, USA, October 2000.
- Best Paper Award for “GDx Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness after LASIK” presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS, May 2004, San Diego, USA.
- Finalist for the King Jaume I Prize for Basic Research, 2005, sponsored by the Board of Trustees of the Generalitat of Valencia and the Valencian Foundation for Advanced Research.
- Surgical Technical Video Award: "MICS under Vision ICL, The Hook Technique"
Presented at the IX International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, May/June 2006, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Membership in scientific societies
Member of the Executive Board of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Member of the editorial board of Ophthalmology Times. Europe.
Member of the editorial board of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (USA).
Member of the Editorial Board of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Europe.
Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Scientific reviewer of the journal: Cornea, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Archives of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology.
The doctor admits patients as part of specialist consultations, as well as performs a number of outpatient procedures, such as:
OCT, RNFL, Laser therapy,
Fluorescein Angiography
Experience
- Resident physician in the ophthalmology service of Bellvitge Hospital (2001).
-Commission for training in surgery (cataract surgery) at the San Rafael Hospital
- Study Committee of the Clinical and University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela in the Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery (Drs. Perez-Moreira and Prada, 2001)
Assistance in consultation and surgery at the Teknoftal Institut Oftàlmic and head of the orbital and oculoplastics department (since 1999)
Since 2001, Deputy Ophthalmologist of the Health Service and the University City of Bellvitge. Since 2003, Head of the Orbital and Oculoplastics Department with accreditation by the Center for Surveillance in Orbital Tumors and Orbital Decompression Surgery for Thyroid Disease.
Resident Lecturer (since 2006)
Specializations: lens surgery, refractive surgery, orbital surgery, lacrimal duct surgery and oculoplastics.
Qualification
Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Barcelona with outstanding qualifications and an outstanding award
Ophthalmology specialist via MIR
Doctorate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Publications
Participation in more than 20 national and international round tables.
Presentation of 25 courses and 46 papers at national and international conferences.
Publication of 2 original articles in national and international specialized journals.
Co-author of 3 books on ophthalmology.
Scientific societies
Member and Fellow of the Spanish Society of Ocular and Orbital Plastic Surgery.
Member and Associate of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
Member of the Ulsa del Mona Foundation, Maputo Hospital, Mozambique 2008
Birthplace and Date
Ankara, 1975
Foreign Languages
English
Education and Experience
1999 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
2004 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology
2012 Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Lecturer
Case Experience
13 years of active ophthalmology practice.
Associations Membership
Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
Turkish Ophthalmology Association Medical Retina Unit active member
European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS)
European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
2005 – Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education
2011 – Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Specialization
Specialization Thesis: Our Grid Laser Results in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema
Erzincan State Hospital
Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital
Gebze Fatih State Hospital
Tuzla State Hospital
56th TOD National Congress
ESCRS (The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons)
7th TOD Live Surgery Symposium
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Live Applications
-Turkish Ophthalmology Association
-Turkish Medical Association, Istanbul Chamber
1988 | Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
1992 | Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital – Specialization in Ophthalmology
1996 | Moscow University Eye Institute – Refractive Surgery
1998 | Miami Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute (Florida, USA) – Phaco Surgery
Current - VM MedicalPark Pendik Hospital Ophtalmology Department
Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Ophthalmology Association
Education:
1982 | Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine |
1984 | Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology Specialization Training |
1994 | Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology \ Associate Professor |
2000 | Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology \ Professor |
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