Dr. Edith de Lopez

To continue her studies, she moved to Mexico City to obtain the title of Doctor Specialist in Ophthalmology (UNAM). After that, she decided to participate and obtained a fellowship at the Hospital for Blindness Prevention, in Mexico, where she became certified as a Medical Subspecialist in Cornea, Refractive Surgery and External Eye Disease (UNAM). Then, she finally concluded another Doctorate degree in Corneal Imaging (UNAM), while working as a Medical Instructor in High Specialty Eye Surgical Procedures in Latin America, as a teacher in different courses in United States, Argentina, England, Germany, Spain and Sweden. Dr. De Obaldia also took the time to publish a lot of research articles in various scientific journals. She is currently in charge of the Cornea Section of the Hospital Santo Tomas, organizing campaigns for cornea transplants, while leading her private practice, in Panama city.