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Roberto Zaldivar

Founder, Instituto Zaldivar, Mendoza, Argentina

Roberto has designed more than 60 original instruments used for surgical ophthalmic practice and has collaborated with numerous companies in the development of technology including: STAAR Surgical, Nidek, ASICO, Technolas, ASICO, IntraLase, AMO, Carl Zeiss Meditech and Rumex. One of his major accomplishments was introducing excimer laser technology in Latin America. Roberto has received many accolades over the course of his career, including an Achievement Award from the AAO in 1999 and the Jan Worst Medal Award from the ASCRS in 2010.  Last year in 2017, he gave the Honorary Lecture at DOC and the Benedetto Strampelli SOI Medal Lecture and received the IIRSI gold medal.

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Part of the Power List 2018

100 reasons to be proud

This is the third time we have tried to map the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology. The list includes surgeons, scientists, engineers, CEOs and more, and each one of them has been voted for by you, our readers.

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