Luca Gualdi

Dr. Luca Gualdi, MD, is the actual Director of D.O.M.A. (Diagnostica Oftalmologica e Microchirurgia Ambulatoriale) Eye clinic in Rome (Italy) with specialization in Cornea, Cataract, Refractive Surgery and Glaucoma. Dr. Gualdi has expertise in Femto-Lasik, Femto-Cataract, Keratoconus, Femto-Intrastromal Rings, Corneal Cross-linking / Iontophoresis, Phakic and Premium IOLs, Electrostimulation of the Ciliary Muscle, Dry-Eye, Intensed Pulsed Light (IRPL), Selective Laser Trabeculectomy (SLT).

He has a Masters in Cataract surgery at São Paulo University - USP (Brazil) and in Refractive surgery and Corneal Transplant – Rome La Cattolica/Gemelli University (Italy). Dr. Gualdi is a regular speaker and moderator at multiple worldwide Ophthalmological Conferences, a published author in many Ophthalmology articles and books, and a current reviewer of Journal of Refractive Surgery and International Ophthalmology. Dr. Gualdi participated as a volunteer ophthalmologist and eye-surgeon in several eye-hospitals: Itigi (Tanzania), Sogakofe (Ghana), Chennai (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Caritas Rome (Italy). He is member of A.A.O.(American Academy of Ophthalmology), A.S.C.R.S.(American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery), I.S.R.S.(International Society of Refractive Surgery), E.S.C.R.S.(European Society of Cataract and Refractive Society), B.R.A.S.C.R.S.(Brazilian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery), S.O.I.(Italian Ophthalmologist Society), A.I.C.C.E.R.(Italian Association of Cataract and Refractive Society), A.I.M.O.(Italian Association of Medical Ophthalmologist).

Dr. Gualdi was the winner of Best Paper at AAO in Chicago 2015 (“Femtosecond Cataract Surgery in patient with high astigmatism and nystagmus”), at AECOS in Rome 2016 (“The Hidden Cause of a Case of Lenticular Astigmatism”) and at ASCRS in Los Angeles 2017 (“Tailored Reduction in Coma, Irregular Astigmatism, and Myopia with Sequential Double Femtosecond-Assisted Surgery in Patient with Bilateral Keratoconus, Cataract, and Anisometropia”). Dr. Gualdi received in New York the Waring Medal for the best scientific work published in 2018 ("Ciliary Muscle Electrostimulation to Restore Accommodation in Early Presbyopia"). He is a current consultant for Vatican City, American Embassy in Rome and for the A.S. Roma soccer team. Languages spoken: Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French.