1. TFOS Ambassadors

Colombia

Ernesto Otero

Ernesto J. Otero, MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology in the Anterior Segment, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery at the Superior School of Ophthalmology–Barraquer Institute of America and has been a faculty member at the Barraquer Clinic in Bogotá, Colombia, since 2003. With over 20 years of professional experience, Dr. Otero has dedicated himself to studying and treating diseases affecting the anterior segment of the eye, the cornea, and refractive errors. He is the Vice President of the Latin American Society of Anterior Segment and Cataract Surgeons (ALACCSA) and a former President of the Colombian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASOCYR). Member of the board of the PanAmerican Cornea Society (Pancornea). He serves on the editorial board of Em-Foco (Journal of the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery–BRASCRS) and has been Guest Section Editor of Current Ophthalmology Reports. Additionally, he is the Medical Director of the Colombian Eye-Bank Corporation (COBANCOL) since 2003, a Board Member of Oftalmos SA, and a Board Member of the Barraquer Institute of America and the educational board of the Superior School of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Otero earned his medical degree from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Superior School of Ophthalmology–Barraquer Institute of America. He then pursued a fellowship in the anterior segment, cornea, and refractive surgery under the mentorship of Dr. Carmen Barraquer. Dr. Otero continued his training in New York, completing a second fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and cataract and cornea training with Dr. Jack Dodick and Dr. Richard Gibraltár. He worked as an associate at New York Eye Specialists until 2003, after which he returned to Colombia to join the Barraquer Clinic as a faculty member.

Dr. Otero is a member of various professional societies in Colombia and abroad. He is a renowned lecturer at national and international conferences and has authored several scienti?c papers. Additionally, he has served as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals.
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20 April

TFOS Guidelines

Ocular surface disease (OSD)—including dry eye disease, blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, conjunctival inflammation, and cicatrizing ocular surface disorders—is one of the most common and underrecognized factors affecting the success of eye surgery (e.g., refractive, cataract, glaucoma, strabismus, retina, and oculoplastic). Conversely, optimizing the ocular surface is one of the most effective, modifiable strategies for enhancing surgical success across all ophthalmic subspecialties. And the central clinical principle appears to be universal: elective eye surgery...

17 April

EssilorLuxottica Partners with TFOS to Advance Ocular Surface Health Worldwide

TFOS is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in vision care and eyewear. This collaboration will support shared efforts to elevate awareness, education, and scientific progress in tear film and ocular surface health worldwide. By combining TFOS’s expertise in evidence-based consensus and professional education with EssilorLuxottica’s global reach and innovation capabilities, the partnership aims to help improve standards of care for patients affected by dry eye disease and related ocular surface conditions. Together, TFOS and EssilorLuxottica...

10 February

Latin American TFOS Ambassador Meeting

TFOS has organized a special meeting of the Latin American TFOS Ambassadors. This meeting, which will occur in Panama City this May, has two goals: first, to address the unmet needs for the management (e.g. diagnosis & treatment) of ocular surface diseases in their country/region, as well as what the Ambassadors perceive as short and long term scientific/clinical solutions; and second, to create a report for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Participants will include TFOS Ambassadors from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,...

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