A small introduction
About me
Work experienceEducation and trainingInvited speakerPresentations and talksCourses and accreditationsPublications
BUCHAREST EMERGENCY EYE HOSPITAL – BUCHAREST, ROMANIA HOSPITAL SPECIALISED DOCTOR – 28/08/2023 – CURRENT
Corneal transplant program, theater sessions, clinic hours and casualty.
BUCHAREST EMERGENCY EYE HOSPITAL – BUCHAREST, ROMANIA HOSPITAL SPECIALISED DOCTOR – 01/01/2017 – 27/08/2023
Theater sessions, clinic hours and casualty.
BUCHAREST EMERGENCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – BUCHAREST, ROMANIA SPECIALIZED MEDICAL DOCTOR -01/01/2013-31/12/2016
Supervised medical and surgical activity in the Bucharest Clinical Emergency Eye Hospital
06/03/2023 – 08/03/2023 Rome, Italy
EYE BANK OBSERVER San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Ophthalmology Unit – Eye Bank of Rome
20/02/2023 – 08/03/2023 Rome, Italy
CORNEA OBSERVER IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Ospedale Britannico
19/10/2021 -21/10/2021 Genova, Italy
EYE BANK OBSERVER Fondazione Banca degli Occhi Lions Melvin Jones
Address Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Padiglione 10-1° piano, Genova, Italy
06/2021
FELLOW OF THE EUROPEAN BOARD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY European Board of Ophthalmology
03/02/2020 – 21/02/2020 Rome, Italy
CORNEA OBSERVER IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Ospedale Britannico
Address Via Santo Stefano Rotondo 6, Rome, Italy
04/01/2019-22/01/2019 Nottingham, United Kingdom
CORNEA OBSERVER Queen’s Medical Centre, NUH NHS Trust
02/01/2018-20/01/2018 Nottingham, United Kingdom
CORNEA OBSERVER Queen’s Medical Centre, NUH NHS Trust
01 /10/2013 – 03/03/2017 Bucharest, Romania
PHD IN MEDICINE “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
01/10/2006-30/09/2012 Bucharest, Romania
MEDICAL DOCTOR “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, General Medicine
Complex DMEK Cases, Black Sea Ophthalmological Society International Congress, XXIII edition, Cluj, Romania, 10-12th
April 2025
The Standard DMEK Case, Black Sea Ophthalmological Society International Congress, XXIII edition, Cluj, Romania, 10-12th April 2025
Complex Anterior Segment Rehabilitation – case report, Progrese si Inovatii in Oftalmologie, Cluj, Romania, 12-14th December 2024
DALK: Pearls and Pitfalls, Progrese si Inovatii in Oftalmologie, Cluj, Romania, 12-14th December 2024
Advances in DMEK surgery in the Bucharest Emergency Eye Hospital, Progrese si Inovatii in Oftalmologie, Cluj, Romania, 7-10th December 2023
27/06/2024 – 29/06/2024
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for corneal macular dystrophy: a case series analysis
The 2024 International Society of Cornea, Stem Cells and Ocular Surface Congress, Grosetto, Italy
06/2024
The DMEK triple: concomitant phacoemulsification with IOL implantation and DMEK
The Xth Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Europa Hotel, Eforie Nord, Romania
06/2024
Combined surgical approach for complex ocular rehabilitation
The Xth Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Europa Hotel, Eforie Nord, Romania
12/2023
Advances in DMEK surgery in the Bucharest Emergency Eye Hospital
Forum Innovations in Ophthalmology, Cluj, Romania
04/10/2023
Surgical Technique: Utilizing One Corneo-scleral Rim for One DALK and One DMEK
Cornea Session, The XXIst National Ophthalmology Congress, Sinaia, Romania
04/10/2023
Initial Personal Experiences with DMEK Endothelial Grafting: A Surgical Video-Based Case Series
Cornea Session, The XXIst National Ophthalmology Congress, Sinaia, Romania
04/10/2023
Manual Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK): Indications and Surgical Technique
Cornea Session, The XXIst National Ophthalmology Congress, Sinaia, Romania
04/10/2023
Multilayer Amniotic Membrane Transplantation: Indications and Surgical Technique
Cornea Session, The XXIst National Ophthalmology Congress, Sinaia, Romania
07/10/2022
Phaco and phacodynamics, Alcon Young Ophthalmologists Workshop
The XXth National Ophthalmology Congress, Sinaia, Romania
20/11/2024-22/11/2024
Ziemer Refractive Training Program, Port, Switzerland
13/10/2023
DMEK wetlab. Moorfields Education, UCL, Institute of Ophthalmology
17/04/2023
IVCM HRT3 RCM Online Course
20/03/2023 – 24/03/2023
Penetrating Keratoplasty. Introduction to corneal banking. Post-graduate course by Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
20/02/2023 – 09/03/2023
Cornea Observership with Domenico Schiano in IRCCS – Fondazione “G.B. Bietti”, Rome, Italy
05/01/2023
Good Clinical Practice certification, provider NIDA Clinical Trials Network
23/05/2022
CustomFlex Artificial Iris Online Certification Course
04/02/2020-21/02/2020
Cornea Observership with Domenico Schiano in IRCCS – Fondazione “G.B. Bietti”, Rome, Italy
14/09/2019- 18/09/2019
DMEK wetlab, ESCRS, Paris, France
04/01/2019-21/01/2019
Cornea Observership with Dua HS in the Queen’s Medical Center, Nottingham, UK
02/01/2018- 19/01/2018
Cornea Observership with Dua HS in the Queen’s Medical Center, Nottingham, UK
- Abicca I, Schiano-Lomoriello D, Gilardi M, et al. Repeatability of Automatic Measurements by an Anterior Segment Swept-Source OCT Biometer in Patients With Keratoconus. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2024;40(7):e445-e452. doi:10.3928/1081597X-20240514-03
- De Piano, M.; Abicca, I.; Dinu, V.; Roszkowska, A.M.; Micera, A.; Schiano-Lomoriello, D. Expression of Hormones’ Receptors in Human Corneal Endothelium from Fuchs’ Dystrophy: A Possible Gender’ Association. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 3787. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13133787
- Baltă G, Tofolean IT, Tiu T, Dinu V, Alexandrescu CM, Baltă F, Voinea LM. SEQUENTIAL PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY AND INVERTED INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FLAP TECHNIQUE FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENTS WITH PERIPHERAL BREAKS AND CONCOMITANT NONCAUSATIVE MACULAR HOLE IN NONHIGHLY MYOPIC PATIENTS. Retina. 2024 Oct 1;44(10):1777-1784. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000004180. Epub 2024 Sep 12. PMID: 39287540; PMCID: PMC11398291.
- Ladea, L.; Zemba, M.; Calancea, M.I.; Călțaru, M.V.; Dragosloveanu, C.D.M.; Coroleucă, R.; Catrina, E.L.; Brezean, I.; Dinu, V. Corneal Epithelial Changes in Diabetic Patients: A Review. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 3471. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063471
- Zemba, M.; Dumitrescu, O.-M.; Gheorghe, A.G.; Radu, M.; Ionescu, M.A.; Vatafu, A.; Dinu, V. Ocular Complications of Radiotherapy in Uveal Melanoma. Cancers 2023, 15, 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15020333
- Barac, I.R.; Artamonov, A.-R.; Baltă, G.; Dinu, V.; Mehedințu, C.; Bobircă, A.; Baltă, F.; Barac, D.A. Photoactivated Chromophore Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Infectious Keratitis (PACK-CXL)—A Comprehensive Review of Diagnostic and Prognostic Factors Involved in Therapeutic Indications and Contraindications. J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12, 1907. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12111907
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5636-0019
7000+ Cataract Surgeries
performed over 10 years, with a focus on complex cases
150+ Endothelial Transplants
performed over 4 years
300+ Total Transplants
performed over 4 years
12 Years
of experience