Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic surgeon specializing in cataract and anterior segment. Adjunct professor of anterior segment surgery at Hospital Dr. Elías Santana, with an extensive career in cataract surgery, including humanitarian surgical missions across several continents.
About Dr. Gómez
Dr. Carlos Gómez is an ophthalmologist in Santo Domingo, a surgeon specializing in cataract and anterior segment surgery, with more than two decades in ophthalmology practice.
A Doctor of Medicine from Universidad CETEC, he completed his training as an ophthalmic surgeon (anterior segment surgery) at Hospital Dr. Elías Santana and went on to specialize in ocular ultrasound, ocular photography, and anterior segment at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami).
He is adjunct professor of anterior segment surgery at Hospital Dr. Elías Santana and has built his practice around cataract surgery, including the sutureless technique. Between 1997 and 2003, he headed the refractive unit at Grupo Corrección Visual Excimer Láser.
He has an outstanding record of humanitarian work: he has performed more than a thousand cataract surgeries on international medical missions (Iraq, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Lebanon), several aboard the Mercy Ships hospital vessel.
Areas of care
Cataract and anterior segment surgery, backed by extensive surgical experience.
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Frequently asked questions
A cataract is clouding of the eye's natural lens. Surgery replaces it with an intraocular lens and restores sharp vision. It is one of the safest and most common procedures in medicine.
It is a technique using very small incisions that close on their own, without the need for stitches, allowing for a faster, more comfortable recovery.
He sees patients at Centro Láser, in Santo Domingo. You can request your appointment online or via WhatsApp.
Available at Centro Láser for cataract and anterior segment evaluations.
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