Dr. Maria Fideliz De la Paz

Areas of Expertise

• Associate consultant of Cornea, External Eye Disease, Ocular surface at the OFTALVIST Clinic in Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2022- present)
• Consultant surgeon performing surgeries of the ocular surface and cornea such as limbal transplants, ocular surface reconstruction, penetrating keratoplasties, Boston keratoprosthesis, osteo-odonto and tibial bone keratoprosthesis at the OFTALVIST Clinic in Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2022- present) *Presently the only surgeon in Spain and surrounding countries performing osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, tibial bone osteo keratoprosthesis. Past Position: Consultant Specialist of Cornea, External Eye Disease, Ocular Surface and Eye Banking (2008-2022) -BARRAQUER EYE CENTER, Barcelona, SpaRefractive Surgery (Excimer and femtosecond-assisted procedures (LASIK, LASEK, PRK, incisional surgery, intracorneal implants, corneal cross linking, ICL surgery, clear lens extraction and multifocal IOL implantation).

Dr. Maria’s recent publications include:

• Keratoprosthesis in dry eye disease, Sharma S, Donthineni PR, Iyer G, Chodosh J, de la Paz MF, Maskati Q, Srinivasan B, Agarwal S, Basu S, Shanbhag SS, Indian J Ophthalmol 2023.
• Anatomical and functional outcomes of Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis as Primary Penetrating Corneal Procedure in high-risk and non-high-risk cases. Lazaro-Rodriguez V, Barraquer RI, Julio G, Bolaños J, Alvarez de Toledo J, De la Paz MF. Greafe´s Arch Clin Ophth 2023
• Long-term anatomical and functional survival of Boston Type 1 keratoprosthesis in Congenital Aniridia. Dyer A, De Faria A, Julio G, Alvarez de Toledo J, Barraquer RI, De la Paz MF. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021
• Optisol-GS storage of cultured human limbal epithelial cells at ambient temperature is superior to hypothermic storage. Jackson CJ, Pasovic L, Raeder S, Amer S, Borghild R, De la Paz MF, Tonseth A, Utheim TP. Curr Eye Res. 2020

Brief Profile

Dr. Maria was granted the Scholarship of the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI) by the Instituto Cervantes in Manila for observership in Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer (2001 -2002). She has a Master in Anterior Segment (2001-2003) from Institut Universitari Barraquer and completed Barcelona Spain Fellowship in Anterior Segment in 2007. In 2016, Dr. Maria earned the Spain Doctorate from Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer, Barcelona, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.

The following represent some of the recent awards won by Dr. Maria:

• Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Physicians of Catalonia for publications in top peer reviewed journal, 2021
• Distinguished Keratoprosthesis Surgeon awarded by the Massachussetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Harvard University, 2019
• ALCON award for best publication in an international peer reviewed journal, Barraquer Eye Institute 2016
• ALCON award for best publication in an international peer reviewed journal, Barraquer Eye Institute, 2010