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Dr. Marta Calatayud

Ophthalmologist
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Ophthalmologist with more than 25 year experience in cornea, ocular surface and cataract surgery. Able to perform any kind of corneal transplantation, including DSAEK, DMEK, PK and DALK. Wide experience in amniotic membrane transplantation, cataract surgery and any type of ocular surface restoration, as well as phakic IOL implantation. Especially interested in keratoconus, a very prevalent disease in Middle East. Renowned surgeon known for her surgical skills and excellent results.

Professional Activity

  • Ophthalmologist at the Barraquer UAE Eye Hospital (Dubai).

  • Member of The Spanish Royal Academy of Medicine

  • Member of The International Ocular Surface Association

  • Member of The Aragon Royal Academy of Medicine.

Important publications

  • Intraoperative OCT in lamellar corneal surgery. Marta Calatayud, Sara Martín. First video book about the use of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT) in different techniques of lamellar keratoplasty and other surgical procedures on anterior ocular segment. The iOCT is a leading technology in ophthalmic surgery. Year of publication 2018. ISBN: 978-84-16910-05-2.
  • Indications for and uses of amniotic membrane. José L. Güell, Oscar Gris,Felicidad Manero, Marta Calatayud, Marta Torrabadella, Mercé Morral. Cornea, 3rd edition. Jay H Krachmer, Mark J Manis, Edward Holland. Ed Mosby Elsevier. ISBN 978 0 323 06387 6.2013.
  • INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING IN DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY. Marta Calatayud-Pinuaga, MD, PhD, Sara Martin-Nalda, MD, Manuel Romera, MD. JCRS Online Case Reports 2017; 5:61–63
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis after penetrating keratoplasy: Donor with bilateral positive corneoscleral rim culture. Noelia Sabater Cruz, S Martin,J.LL Güell, M. Calatayud , R. Cassaroli. Letter to editor, Journal Français d ´ophthalmologie 45(2022)e336-e338
  • “Limbal Stem Cell Culture”. J. Lluis Güell, Marta Torrabadella, Marta Calatayud, Oscar Gris, Felicidad Manero, Javier Gaytan, in Cornea and External Eye Disease (Essentials in Ophthalmology). Pages 57-64. Authors:Reinhard, Thomas, Larkin, Frank .Editorial: Springer. 2008. ISBN:9783540336808. EAN13: 9783540336808.

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