Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic surgeon, founder and president of Centro Láser. A world pioneer of femtosecond laser cataract surgery and co-developer of landmark technologies in refractive and glaucoma care. Trained at Duke University and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
About Dr. Batlle Pichardo
Dr. Juan F. Batlle Pichardo is an ophthalmologist in Santo Domingo, founder and president of Centro Láser, and a globally recognized figure in cataract surgery and the development of ophthalmic technology.
A Suma Cum Laude graduate of Duke University and a Doctor of Medicine from its School of Medicine, he completed his ophthalmology residency and fellowships in retina and vitreous surgery (as Chief Resident) and in neuro-ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
He is the founder and president of Centro Láser and the founder of both the Ophthalmology Department at Hospital Dr. Elías Santana and the Dominican Republic Eye Bank. He has dedicated his career to bringing state-of-the-art ophthalmology to the country and to preventing blindness.
A world pioneer: co-developer of femtosecond laser cataract surgery (published in Science Translational Medicine), the Visian ICL phakic lens, and the MicroShunt for glaucoma. Author of numerous indexed publications and presentations at the world's leading congresses (AAO, ASCRS, ESCRS, PAAO).
Past President of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology and of IAPB VISION2020 for Latin America, with a strong humanitarian commitment recognized by Duke University (Humanitarian Award) and the Carl Kupfer Award for the prevention of blindness.
Areas of care
State-of-the-art cataract surgery, with the technology he helped develop.
Liderazgo y cargos
Presentations · Congresses
Published research
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery with Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography
View on PubMedFemtosecond Laser Capsulotomy
View on PubMedThree-Year Follow-up of a Novel Aqueous Humor MicroShunt
View on PubMedThe Cataract Situation in Latin America: Barriers to Cataract Surgery
View on PubMedCyclosporine 0.05% Ophthalmic Preparation to Aid Recovery from Loss of Corneal Sensitivity after LASIK
View on PubMedSnail Tracks of the Corneal Endothelium
View on PubMedAffiliations
Frequently asked questions
It's a technique that uses a high-precision laser to perform several steps of cataract surgery. Dr. Batlle Pichardo was one of its developers worldwide, and Centro Láser was among the first in Latin America to offer it.
It's a small implant that helps drain fluid from the eye and lower pressure when other treatments aren't enough. Dr. Batlle Pichardo is a co-author of the international studies that validated this device.
Cataract surgery (including femtosecond laser-assisted surgery), refractive surgery (with phakic lenses and laser), and glaucoma surgery, backed by decades of experience and contributions to ophthalmology worldwide.
He sees patients at Centro Láser, in Santo Domingo. You can request your appointment online or via WhatsApp.
Available at Centro Láser for cataract, refractive, and glaucoma evaluations, with the technology and experience that have made the center a leading reference.
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