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PATIENTCARE,CLINICALTRIALS &INNOVATION

www.colombiaclinicaltrials.com

1985SINCE

P E R F O R M A N C E

Consultations (annual) Surgeries (annual) Research & Innovation

340,00064,000 anterior segmentand cornea47,000 pediatric43,000 oculoplastics,oncology and ocularsurface 57,000 retina andvitreous129,000 glaucoma

4,800 anterior segmentand cornea800 pediatric1,800 oculoplastics,oncology and ocularsurface1,100 retina and vitreous1,250 glaucoma

Several clinical trials forforeign sponsors(Novartis, etc.) Over 10 patents filed1 commercial medicaldevice: Alcon®UltraChopper1 medical device indevelopment

RESOURCES

R&D: ColombianInstitute for Research

in Vision andOphthalmology

(CIRVO)

34 eye carephysicians

45 exam rooms, 6operating theaters

Multi-SpecialtiesCornea, anterior segment, glaucoma,

retina, oculoplastics and oncology,ocular surface, pediatrics and

strabismus, neuro-opthtalmology

TechnologyNIDEK OPD Scan IIIClarity RetCam ShuttleOCULUS Pentacam HRZEISS IOLMaster 500Haag-Streit LENSTAR LS 900Alcon UltrascanScout OPTIKON2000Optotek OPTO SLTAlcon 300-LESonomed Escalon VuMAX HDZEISS CIRRUS 800 Retinal CameraTOPCON TRC-NW6S RetinalCamera

STATE OF THE ART

CANON CF-60UD ZEISS VISUCAM 500ZEISS CIRRUS HD-OCTHRT IIZEISS 750 iHUMPHREY FieldanalyzerAccuPach VIKONAN CELL CHECK XLTopcon Refraction SuitesAuto Refracto-keratometersVisiChartCL-300CV-5000S

TESTSDIAGNOSTIC

Wavefront aberrometry Pediatric eye imagingAnterior eye segmentdiagnosisOptical BiometryKeratometryPachymetryPupillometryIOL calculation

Ocular ultrasonographyYAG LaserRetinal photographyRetinal angiographyOptical coherencetomography (OCT)Visual fieldEndothelial cell count

QUALITYCERTIFICATIONS

GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE (ICH)

PATIENT SAFETY & QUALITY CARE

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Founder, scientificdirector, principalinvestigator

Cornea/Anterior segment surgeonFormer and honorary president of theColombian Ophthalmology AssociationFounder of the Colombian Society of Cataractand Refractive SurgeryPresident of the Colombian Cornea SocietyMultiple peer-reviewed articles, 10 bookchapters1 issued and 1 pending patent (medical devices)Assembly member for ARVO´s ColombianchapterProctor and consultant for ALCON

Luis Escaf,MD

Research director, sub-investigator

Master in health economics andpharmacoeconomicsSpecialist in quality management of healthcareservicesPostgraduate training in clinical researchmethodsFormer director of clinical studies for a medicaldevice international CRO 20 years of experience in clinical research:Regulatory affairs, subject recruitmentstrategies, pharmacovigilance &technovigilance, creation of ECs and researchcenters, GCP training and certification forhealthcare professionals and clinical researchcenters

Carlos Valverde,MD, MSc

Study coordinator

MicrobiologistMaster in EpidemiologyFour years of experience in clinicalresearch: 20 clinical trialsFormer clinical trial assistant for amultinational CROGood Clinical Practice training

Cris Venner, MSc

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