Doctors : Okolaser

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik MD (Pharm)

diagnosis and treatment, cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery and glaucoma/cataract surgery,

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik MD is the contemporary father of the Warsaw school of ophthalmology.

His former students include four professors and six associate professors, he has been the promoter of 26 doctoral theses and reviewer of many doctoral and post-doctoral dissertations.

Seventy three doctors have acquired specialisations in ophthalmology under his care at the ophthalmology hospital he runs.

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik successfully applies innovative surgical techniques in corneal transplantology, cataract removal, glaucoma treatment and complicated conditions of the eyeball.

He is one of the first ophthalmological microsurgeons in Poland. He was the author of the first Polish textbook dedicated to the technique of extracapsular cataract extraction operations and popularised this technique in Poland.

He was one of the first microsurgeons to introduce modern phacoemulsification of cataracts and femtosecond laser removal of cataracts in Poland.

He has carried out over 20,000 operations and several times as many diagnoses, treatments and long processes of saving patients from a life of darkness.

He was the initiator, organiser and first director of the Eye Tissue Bank in Warsaw and of the Ophthalmology Hospital which he ran for 22 years.

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik’s scientific achievements are:

over 380 publications, including 71 in foreign periodicals, as author or co-author,
325 appearances and lectures at domestic and international medical conventions and scientific conferences,
author or co-author of 16 textbooks and chapters in textbooks for students,
development of 3 patents,
10 expertises and scientific opinions.

He is also editor-in-chief of two national periodicals (Okulistyka, Kontaktologia i Optyka Okulistyczna) and member of the editorial boards of three national periodicals (incl. the scientific quarterly “Klinika Oczna”, organ of the Polish Ophthalmological Society).

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik MD is a member of the following national and international Scientific Associations:

Polish Society of Ophthalmology (as Chairman from 2004-2010),

American Academy of Ophthalmology,

European Contact Lens Society of Ophthalmologists,

International Council of Ophthalmology,

Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft,

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

Prof. J. Szaflik is also a member of the Clinical Sciences Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and served as vice-chairman of the Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles in its 2013-2016 term.

He has received many important awards and distinctions for outstanding scientific, educational and organisational work in the field of medicine.

The most important of these include:

Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta,
Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta,
Award of the Capital City of Warsaw for 2002,
Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal awarded by the World Academy of Medicine,
National Education Commission Medal,
Gold Medal for long-term service awarded by President Bronisław Komorowski,
Gloria Medicinae Medal awarded by the Polish Medical Association,
Laudabilis, the highest distinction of Warsaw Medical Chambers,
Honorary Badge of the Polish Blind Association,
Medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Prof. J. Szaflik, guided by his supreme motto expressed as “SERVING PATIENTS IS AN UNENDING MISSION”, has throughout his professional life successfully combined his work as a doctor with his organisational and managerial activity. He has held many positions and functions in the health service with great success.

Prof. Jacek P. Szaflik MD (Pharm)

diseases of the cornea, doszczepienie soczewek fakijnych, choroby rogówki, diagnostyka i leczenie, diagnosis and treatment, cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery and glaucoma/cataract surgery, implanting phakic lenses,

Professor Jacek P. Szaflik is the manager and chief doctor at the Ophthalmology Faculty and Clinic at Warsaw Medical University.

He also discharges the duties of director at Warsaw’s Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital (Samodzielny Publiczny Kliniczny Szpital Okulistyczny).

He has completed a range of courses and work experience abroad, including in Portland, Cincinnati (USA) and Erlangen in Germany.

He is a member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society (PTO).

In 2013 he was awarded the title of professor of medical sciences, and he is the youngest professor of ophthalmology in Poland.

Since October 2012 he has held the post of editor-in-chief of the periodical Klinika Oczna (the organ of the PTO).

He is also a reviewer of works in foreign periodicals including “Ophthalmology”, “Cornea”, “Molecular Vision”, “British Journal of Ophthalmology” and “Graefe’s Archive of Ophthalmology”.

In 2012 he became editor-in-chief with regard to corneal diseases at the educational website for ophthalmologists created by the Polish Society of Ophthalmology along with the publisher Elsevier.

In 2016 he became president elect of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology.

In 2012 Polish president Bronisław Komorowski awarded him a Bronze Order of Merit.

Prof. Jacek Szaflik’s research interests include anterior eye surgery (e.g. cataract treatment), diseases of the cornea and eye surface, the genetic basis of eye diseases and transplantology.

He was the first in Poland to introduce a range of new methods of microsurgery of the eye.

In 2008 he became the first person in Poland to carry out descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

In 2010 he carried out a pioneering transplant of the posterior elastic layer of the cornea (Descemet’s membrane).

Jacek Szaflik additionally has more experience than anyone else in Poland in conducting femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS).

He has been treating cataracts using the FLACS procedure since 2012.

In his research work, he has taken on such questions as Fuchs’ dystrophy, keratoconus, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

A team headed by Jacek Szaflik was one of two from Poland (along with ŚUM from Zabrze), to take part in the REPARO clinical trials.

This research was aimed at demonstrating the effects of recombinant human nerve growth factor rhNGF in the process of treating neurotropic keratitis.

Dr. Hab. Justyna Izdebska MD

diagnosis and treatment, laser correction of sight defects, keratoconus, cataract surgery, phakic lens implantation, corneal diseases, eye socket implants,

Graduated from the 1st Medical Faculty of Warsaw Medical University.

She has been employed at the Faculty and Clinic of Ophthalmology at Warsaw Medical University since 1997, first as an assistant, and since 2012 as an adjunct. Obtained the title of Doctor of Medicine in 2001. In 2017, a decision of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University awarded her the title of associate professor of medicine. Since 1997 she has conducted lessons in ophthalmology with students of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine and the English Division of the Faculty at Warsaw Medical University. She supervises the Student Science Club at the Clinic. She has undergone academic placements at the ophthalmology ward at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor (England) and at the Barraquerra Institute in Barcelona (Spain). She has taken part in multi-centre international clinical trials. She has participated in 2 Scientific Research Committee grants.

Author / co-author of 5 books or chapters in books, several dozen publications in Polish and foreign periodicals, and works presented at national and international scientific congresses.

Deputy editor of Klinika Oczna.

She has collaborated with the Laser Eye Microsurgery Centre since 2002.

She is involved with conservative and surgical treatment of corneal diseases, sight defects and cataracts.

Dr. Hab. Jacek Robaszkiewicz MD

vitrectomies,

I was born on 21 July 1970 in Aleksandrów Łódzki.

After completing secondary school in Aleksandrów Łódzki in 1989, I began my studies at the Military Medical Faculty (WAM) in Łódź. I graduated in1995. After a postgraduate placement at the Ministry of Defence’s Central Clinical Hospital in Warsaw, I was employed as an assistant at the MoD Central Clinical Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic. After a few months I was seconded to the Helicopter Training Corp at Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą for half a year. After the period of delegation I recommenced my work as an assistant at the MoD Central Clinical Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic in 20012 as a senior assistant, then from 2005 as the Adjunct of the Clinic. In 2008 I was appointed Head of the Operating Theatre at the Clinic. Between 2009 and 2011 I also held the post of deputy to the Head of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Military Medical Institute in Warsaw, Professor Andrzej Stankiewicz. In 2011, I had to leave the medical corps for health reasons and join the reserve as a lieutenant colonel.

I began to take an interest in ophthalmology as a 5th year student, when I began to take part in the work of the Student Science Club at the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Military Medical Faculty in Łódź.

As a doctor at JW wishing to realise my professional ophthalmological goals despite being seconded to the Helicopter Training Corp at Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, I organised my work in such a way that I could continue the specialisation I had started at MoD Central Clinical Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic in Warsaw. My direct teacher was Professor Stanisław Mrzygłód, who instilled in me an interest in ophthalmological microsurgery. In 1998, after passing the first degree of specialisation with a result of “very good”, I continued my education as an assistant at the MoD Central Clinical Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic. In 2002 I passed the second degree of specialisation in ophthalmology with a result of “very good”.

My work at the Clinic and the lessons I had learned in the field of microsurgery came to fruition in my doctoral thesis, which I defended in 2004 based on dissertation “Treating pterygium by epithelial lamellar transplantation of own conjunctiva.” The promoter of the thesis was Prof. Stanisław Mrzygłód MD. The reviewers of the thesis were Prof. Roman Goś MD and Professor Andrzej Stankiewicz MD. From 2001 I played an active role in the work of the vitreoretinal surgery team, and after four years became its head. I also developed and managed the ultrasound test laboratory at the Clinic. In 2014 I received the title of associate professor at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University.

The topic was:

“A prospective assessment of my own method of combined surgical-pharmacological treatment of diabetic maculopathy sufferers.” 132 pages, 39 tables, 47 drawings, ISBN: 978-83-62417-03-2 published by Oftal, Warsaw 2014.

The monograph is aimed at doctors of ophthalmology involved in surgical and conservative problems of ocular complications of diabetes in the retina.

Placements, training and professional improvement

In order to improve my qualifications and skills, I have undergone training at Polish and foreign institutions including:

2000 – “Laser workshops dedicated to laser surgery of the anterior and posterior sections of the eye” 2-3 June 2000 Łódź, Poland

2001 – “XXV Detachment Course on Retinal and Vitreous Surgery” 5-6 April Poznań, Poland

2001 – “Phakokurs mit High Communication Wetlab” 9 June Berlin, Germany

2001 – „Vitreoretinal Laboratory” 13-14 June Frankfurt/Main, Germany

2003 – “Training Course of OTI Ultrasound System” 2 March Kraków, Poland

2005 – „Workshop 23-Gauge Vitrectomy System” 29 April Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2005 – “Training on ICARE, the first injectable anterior chamber phakic lens” 20 June Paris, France

2012 – “Frankfurt Retina Meeting Live Surgery.

Lectures, Video Presentation” 10-11 March Frankfurt/Main Germany

Major awards, distinctions and medals:

2005/05 – diploma and crystal cube -prize for taking 1st place in the video category “Plastic Reconstruction Surgery of the Eye Socket” Non-magnetic foreign body. Removal using the vitrectomy technique.”2nd Symposium of the Military Ophthalmology Section of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology. Kraków.

2005/05 – diploma and crystal cube -prize for taking 3rd place in the video category “Vitro-retinal Surgery. Macular pucker treatment” 2nd Symposium of the Military Ophthalmology Section of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology.Kraków.

2003 – I was awarded a bronze “Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland” medal by the Minister of Defence.

2005 – I was awarded a bronze “For Service to the Defence of the Country” medal by the Minister of Defence.

2009 – Letter of Congratulations – for excellent surgical skill at the Ophthalmological Conference combined with “Live Surgery”, Łódź 19 October. Professor Roman Goś, Dr hab. Piotr Jurowski

2010 – I was awarded a silver “For Service to the Defence of the Country” medal by the Minister of Defence.

Scientific activity

My scientific interests have concentrated from the start on retinal complications of diabetes. In particular, on the topic of the vitreoretinal junction and diabetic macular swelling. The results of this research have been published in both national and international periodicals.

The possibilities of applying new technologies in provisions for injuries to the visual organ with the presence of intraocular foreign bodies, including in soldiers during military missions (Afghanistan, Iraq) have also been the subject of my ophthalmological investigations published in Polish literature.

Surgical and pharmacological care of intraocular inflammation after ophthalmological operations was a challenge reflected in several national publications.

The pterygium operation which was the subject of my doctoral thesis is a modern method, developed in collaboration with Professor Stanisław Mrzygłód, which gives 100% therapeutic success with an excellent cosmetic result and, vitally, no relapse.

Later, I also engaged with the possibilities of therapy for the exudative form of AMD, and the question of the effect of circulation on the development of glaucoma. This research was also represented in both national and international publications.

Prof. Piotr Loba MD (Pharm)

operacje zeza, strabismus operations,

Eye disease specialist, with many years of experience in treating strabismus in children and adults.

Adjunct at the Eye Disease Clinic at the Faculty of Eye Diseases of the Medical University of Łódź. Author of over 50 articles published in prestigious national and foreign periodicals.

He perfected his professional skills at Augenklinik des Klinikums der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.

Board Secretary of the Strabology Section of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology.

Member of the Prof. K. Krzystkowa Polish Orthoptic Association.

Member of the European Strabismological Association.

Member of the International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council, and its representative in Poland.

Other medical staff

Dr. Hab. Joanna Gołębiewska MD

retina outpatient clinic, OCT,

Prof. Agnieszka Kamińska, PhD, DSc

Ophthalmologist, microsurgeon with many years of experience.

A graduate of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University – she received her doctor’s degree with a distinction in 1998. She received the title of Doctor of Medicine in 2004, and her degree of eye disease specialist in 2005.

She has worked as an ophthalmologist for 19 years. She is an employee of the Ophthalmology Clinic at ul Sierakowskiego 13 in Warsaw,.

She acquired her vast resources of medical knowledge and practical skills during numerous trainings, courses and placements both in Poland and abroad.

The author and co-author of many scientific works published in esteemed specialised periodicals. She has given talks at symposia in Poland and abroad. She offers her patients the highest standard of consultation and treatment.

Dr. Hab. Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska MD

diagnostyka i leczenie, diagnostyka i leczenie jaskry, diagnosis and treatment, diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma,

Dr. Sława Borowska MD

Graduate of the 1st Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University, an eye disease specialist.

Since 1999 involved professionally with the Ophthalmology Faculty and Clinic at the 2nd Medical Faculty of Warsaw Medical University, where she received an all-round diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical education.

In 2001, she organised and conducted Poland’s second Photodynamic Therapy Workshop, as used in treating AMD, intrapupillary thermotherapy, and later extended to anti-VEGF injections: Maugen, Lucentis, Avastin, Eylea.

Since 2004 she has been a senior assistant at the Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Warsaw.

In 2007 she received the tile of doctor of medicine for her thesis entitled “The influence of adhesion of the vitreous body around the macule on the process of diabetic maculopathy, based on fluoroscein angiograph images in patients with type 2 diabetes”, concerning ocular complications of diabetes and their treatment.

Member of the Board of the Polish Ophthalmological Society and lecturer at the Polish Ophthalmological Society.

She has produced more than 40 scientific publications in national and international periodicals, and taken part in numerous clinical trials.

Lecturer at the Physics Department of Warsaw University of Technology.

She has taught students of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University, students of the Physics Department of Warsaw University of Technology and theoretical and practical classes for doctors specialising in the field of ophthalmology and family medicine, and ophthalmologists from Ukraine.

A lecturer on courses on laser therapy in conditions of the anterior section of the eye, photodynamic therapy (PDT), transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT), anti-VEGF therapy, procedures for giving intravitreal injections, optical coherent tomography (OCT), fluoroscein and indocyanine angiography, and also concerning diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diseases of the retina and choroid.

She conducts diagnosis and therapy for most conditions of the front and rear sections of the eye, particularly vitreoretinal and vascular diseases, and examining the eyeground of pregnant women before they give birth.

She plays an active role in national and international conferences, symposia and training.

Dr. Anna Borucka MD

diagnosis and treatment,

Dr.Anna Borucka MD

Graduated from the 1st Medical Faculty of Warsaw Medical University. Obtained her ophthalmological specialisation at the Faculty and Clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University, where she worked until December 2017.

In 2013 she received the title of doctor of medicine, with distinction, for the thesis “Assessment of the relation between polymorphism of the region of the promoter gene of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and the development of diabetic retinopathy based on a fluoroscein angiography image.”

Between 2005-2009, a lecturer on courses in optical coherent tomography (OCT), fluoroscein and indocyanine angiography, and also those concerning photodynamic therapy (PDT), the procedure of giving intravitreal injections, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). She jointly presented lectures on fluoroscein and indocyanine angiography for doctors acquiring their ophthalmological specialisations.

She is author and co-author of 20 scientific publications.

In her medical practice, she is mainly concerned with diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases, including of the macule, she conducts and interprets angiographic examinations of the retina, OCT and angio-OCT examinations, carries out laser retina surgery and capsulotomies of the posterior capsule of the lens.

Dr. Karina Broniek-Kowalik MD

electrophysiology, diagnostyka i leczenie, elektrofizjologia, diagnosis and treatment,

Dr. Krystyna Kanigowska MD

paediatric ophthalmology,

2nd degree specialist in ophthalmology. Graduated from the 2nd Medical Faculty of Warsaw Medical University.

Employed since 1985 at the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Children’s Health Centre in Międzylesie. An ophthalmologist with a wealth of medical experience, specialising in surgical treatment of diseases of the visual organ in children.

She is the author and co-author of over 80 reports and publications presented at national and foreign conferences and published in specialist periodicals. A member of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology and the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Awarded a Silver Cross of Merit for her achievements so far.

Dr. Wojciech Kołodziejczyk MD

phakic lens implantation, operacje zaćmy, doszczepienie soczewek fakijnych, diagnostyka i leczenie, diagnosis and treatment, laser correction of sight defects, cataract surgery,

Experienced ophthalmologist/surgeon, since 2006 a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).

From 2000 to 2017 an employee of the Faculty and Clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University. In 2005 he finished a specialisation programme and received the title of eye disease specialist. In 2007 he had a scholarship training in Austria at the Open Medical Institute Salzburg – SOROS Foundation. In 2008 at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw Medical University he defended his doctoral thesis entitled: ”The application of AcrySof ReSTOR pseudoaccommodating implants in lens surgery – a comparison with monofocal lenses, with particular regard to the patient’s quality of life” (promoter Prof Jerzy Szaflik). Since 2009 an employee at the Laser Eye Microsurgery Centre.

He specialises in cataracts surgery and refractive corneal and lens surgery. At the Laser Clinic he qualifies patients and carries out cataract surgery, laser correction of vision defects, and also corrects high vision defects using phakic ICL implants He is the author of 51 publications in ophthalmological literature in the field of cataract surgery, qualification and calculation of intraocular premium lens strength, and diagnosis and treatment of cornea conditions. He lectures students and ophthalmology doctors. He conducts training and workshops for specialists in the field of new technologies in cataract surgery and the use of lenses to correct presbyopia and astigmatism – multifocal and toric. In addition, he diagnoses and manages patients with other eye conditions, including glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, and inflammation of the cornea, conjunctiva and synovial membrane.

Dr. Jarosław Kuśmierczyk MD

A graduate of the Medical University of Lodz, a doctor with many years of clinical experience gained in Poland and abroad.
He completed specialization training in ophthalmology, microsurgery and oculoplastic surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Rehabilitation of the Medical University of Lodz under the supervision of Professor Roman Goś and Professor Piotr Jurowski; at the CMKP Ophthalmology Clinic under the supervision of Professor Iwona Grabska-Liberek, as well as in renowned clinics in the United States: New York Eye And Ear Infirmary in New York (as a scholarship holder of the Kościuszko Foundation), Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, University of Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science in Chicago.
In 2004, he passed international ophthalmological examinations organized by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO).
In 2007, he defended his doctoral thesis with the highest distinction “Cum laude”.
He specializes in oculoplastic surgery: reconstructive, aesthetic and oncological, tear duct surgery and orbital surgery, as well as strabismus surgery and anterior segment surgery.
He gained experience in oculoplastic diagnostics and surgery at the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven (UZ Leuven) in Belgium under the supervision of Professor Ilse Mombaerts and Professor D. Paridaens at The Eye Hospital in Rotterdam, Professor R. Della Rocca at New York Eye & Ear Infirmary in New York and Professor M.Knezevic at the University Hospital in Belgrade.
For many years he has been working in multidisciplinary teams with plastic surgeons, laryngologists, maxillofacial surgeons and dermatologists in Belgium and the Netherlands. He completed specialized courses in oculoplastic diagnostics and surgery at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology.
He gained experience in the diagnosis and surgery of strabismus at the Erasmus University Hospital (EMC) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Professor H. Simonsz and Dr. Sjoukie Loudon Since 2010, he has been working as an oculoplastic surgeon and anterior segment surgeon at the Reinier De Graaf specialist hospital in Delft, the Netherlands, and since 2016 as an oculoplastic consultant at the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP
• Moorfields Eye Hospital in London,
• Westminster And Chelsea Hospital in London,
• The Rotterdam Eye Hospital in the Netherlands,
• Instituto de Microcirurgia Ocular (IMO) in Barcelona,
• Ophthalmology Clinic of the University Hospital of Belgrade under the supervision of prof. Mirosław Kniezevic,
• Ophthalmology Clinic at AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges, Belgium,
• Department of Ophthalmology at AZ Monica Hospital in Anwerp, Belgium,
• Plastic Surgery Clinic in Polanica Zdrój.

MEMBERSHIP
• Belgian Ophthalmological Society (AOB),
• Belgian Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BSOPRS),
• Dutch Ophthalmological Society (NOG),
• Dutch Orbital Society-DOS,
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Author of scientific publications and speeches at international symposia and congresses.

Every year, he volunteers as an oculoplastic surgeon at a hospital in Rwanda.

Dr. Grażyna Porter MD

Graduate of the Medical University of Lublin. She obtained qualifications in ophthalmic oncology in New York (New York Eye and Ear Infirmary – Ocular Tumor Service, North Shore University Hospital – Division of Ocular Oncology, and The Saint Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital and Medical Center – Department of Radiation Oncology) and in London (Moorfield’s Eye Hospital & St.Bartholomew’s Hospital). She also completed a 6-month training at the Oncology Institute in Warsaw (departments of general oncology, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy).

For 17 years, Dr. Porter worked as an NHS consultant in England (public health service) at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital in London (Ophthalmic Oncology) and at the Ipswich Hospital.

Dr. Porter’s particular areas of interest are retinal diseases and ophthalmic oncology. She also has extensive experience in imaging techniques in ophthalmology (particularly the use of ultrasonography in ophthalmic oncology), retinal laser therapy, and in managing patients with ocular complications in diabetes.

Dr. Agnieszka Rosa MD

orthoptist, strabismus diagnostics, visual impairment in children and adults,

Pedagogue, orthoptist, occupational therapist, sensory integration therapist.

Founder of Orticus Vision Therapy and Development Center, where I mainly deal with the diagnosis of strabismus and vision disorders in children and adults, as well as conservative treatment.

Orthoptic experience was gained, among others, in Strabismologie, Kinder- und Neuroophthalmologie Augenklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.

Has many years of experience working with adolescents and small children, both typically developing and with various degrees of disability. Over the years, the experience gained in working with children with learning difficulties contributed to the development of an original method of therapy integrating vision with other senses and cognitive skills (Sensomotor vision therapy).

As the first in Poland, and also in the world, she developed graphomotor patterns in preschool children, based on which a diagnostic and therapeutic program was created to support the development of graphomotor skills and correct improper writing grip.

She shares her experience and passion with students working as an academic teacher and conducting numerous lectures, workshops, and training sessions.

Areas of research interest: visuo-postural correlations, the mutual interaction of vision disorders and sensory integration processes, analysis of graphomotor patterns.

Dr. Anna Skłodowska MD

diagnostyka i leczenie, diagnosis and treatment,

Dr. Magdalena Ulińska MD

Has been an eye disease specialist since 1993. She defended her doctoral thesis on ophthalmology in 2004, on the subject of treating age-related macular degeneration using photodynamic therapy.

She specialises mainly in diseases of the anterior section of the eye – the retina and vitreous body, namely age-related macular degeneration, degeneration of the periphery of the retina, detachment of the retina, vascular diseases of the retina (complications of diabetes and vascular thrombosis), central serous retinopathy and others.

She is involved in diagnosis and treatment of the aforementioned conditions (conservative, laser and surgical treatment, including anti-VEGF intravitreal injections in AMD).

Dr. Agata Bełżecka

zabiegi okulistyczne na aparacie ochronnym, diagnostyka i leczenie, diagnosis and treatment, ophthalmological operations on protective apparatus,

Eye disease specialist.

Graduate of Warsaw Medical University 1st Faculty of Medicine, from 1988-1995.

She spent her post-graduate work placement at Bródnowski hospital in 1995-1996.

Work experience abroad:

Hopital Hotel Dieu, Paris
Hopital Bichat, Paris

After completion of her post-graduate work placement she began work at SPZZLO Warsaw-Zoliborz in 1997-2000, and then from 1996-2000 she worked at Praski Hospital – in the Clinic of Ophthalmology at Warsaw Medical University.

Since 2000 she has been employed at the Ophthalmological Clinical Hospital in Warsaw, at ul. Sierakowskiego 13.

The doctor speaks French, English and Russian.

Professional interests

ophthalmological microsurgery – operating on the anterior section of the eyeball and protective apparatus of the eye: carrying out operations on cataracts, glaucoma, trauma surgery and reconstruction of post-traumatic changes, oculoplastic operations: surgery on degenerative and cancerous changes to the protective apparatus of the eye and the eyeball, e.g. pterygium, entropion, ectropion, xanthelasma, chalazion, pigment marks, and others,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the anterior section of the eyeball and protective apparatus of the eye- diseases of the eye socket, eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, cataracts.
diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma,
diseases of the lacrimal ducts,
dry eye,
selection of corrective glasses,

Dr. Elżbieta Archacka

diagnosis and treatment, laser correction of sight defects, ophthalmological operations on protective apparatus, laserowa korekcja wad wzroku, zabiegi okulistyczne na aparacie ochronnym, diagnostyka i leczenie,

Eye disease specialist. She is a graduate of the Medical Faculty of the Silesian Medical Academy. Since 1996 she has been working at the LASER Eye Microsurgery Center, Prof. Jerzy Szaflik Clinic.
She deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the anterior segment of the eyeball.
Her special area of interest is vision defects, including myopia and astigmatism. She is one of the most experienced surgeons in Poland performing laser vision correction, including the latest procedures using the femtosecond laser, such as FemtoLASIK and SMILE.
ReLEx SMILE is a surgical technique that uses technology awarded the Nobel Prize in 2005. It allows for microinvasive correction of myopia of up to -10 D. The femtosecond laser allows for extraordinary precision, and the recovery period after the procedure is very short.
Doctor Elzbieta Archacka also performs minor ophthalmological procedures on the eye’s protective apparatus.

Dr. Aneta Bembenek

diagnosis and treatment, choosing soft contact lenses,

Eye disease specialist, doctor of aesthetic medicine. Graduated from the 1st Medical Faculty of Warsaw Medical University. She finished her studies in 2005, and completed her past-graduate work placement at Wolski Hospital at ul.Kasprzaka. From 2006 to 2017 she worked at Mazowiecki Bródnowski Hospital on the Ophthalmology Ward. She obtained the title of Eye Disease Specialist in 2013. She has collaborated with the Laser Eye Microsurgery Centre in Warsaw since 2012. For several years she has been conducting operations in the field of aesthetic medicine (certified doctor of aesthetic medicine). She possesses numerous diplomas and certificates documenting her knowledge in the fields of both ophthalmology and aesthetic medicine.

A member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society, Polish Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Ageing Society.

In 2015 she completed postgraduate studies in Aesthetic Medicine at Katowice School of Economics. In her ophthalmological practice she is involved with prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye, with particular interest in diseases of the anterior section, selection of soft contact lenses (including toric and multifocal lenses), surgical treatment of dermal changes around the eye.

Dr. Ksawery Czubkowski

ubm/usg examinations, ophthalmic visit,

Dr. Jakub Dudziński

ubm/usg examinations, ophthalmic visit,

Eye disease specialist. He works as a senior assistant at the Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Warsaw. For 5 years he has been involved in diagnostics and treatment of patients at the Glaucoma Clinic.

He gained experience at Moorfield EYE Hospital in London. He completed many ophthalmology courses in Poland and abroad, including the European Training Ultrasand Course in London, the Verion User Meeting in Barcelona and refractive surgery courses – Zeiss Refractive Surgery Course 2.0 at Nathradhama Specialty Eye Hospital in Bangalore under the supervision of Dr. Sri Ganesha as well as a refractive course during the 27th ESCRS Winter Meeting Vilamoura in Portugal.

He is certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology.

Member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society (PTO) and the European Glaucoma Society (EGS).

At the Eye Microsurgery Center Laser Clinic of prof. Jerzy Szaflik qualifies and performs refractive surgery procedures and provides ophthalmological consultations. He also specializes in performing ultrasound, UBM and diagnostics of the anterior segment of the eyeball. He performs AS OCT and Confoscan tests.

Dr. Marzena Gabrysiak-Wąsowska

diagnosis and treatment,

Dr. Bożena Grechuta

choosing hard contact lenses, diagnosis and treatment, choosing soft contact lenses, keratoconus,

Dr. Swietłana Jachimczyk

Dr. Marta Kita-Mosek

diagnosis and treatment,

EDUCATION: Warsaw Medical University; Specialisation in ophthalmology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw; Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Warsaw, Ophthalmology Clinic of the Military University of Technology.

SKILLS: correcting sight defects, treating glaucoma, examining the periphery of the retina, treating yellow macular conditions, carrying out macular OCT and OCT of the nerve disc, fluoroscein angiography, eligibility tests for intravitreous injections of anti-VEGF preparations.

OPERATIONS CONDUCTED: laser photocoagulation of the retina, micropulse therapy of yellow macular conditions

Dr. Urszula Kołodziejska

diagnosis and treatment, confoscan examinations,

Dr. Klaudia Rakusiewicz

Dr. Mariusz Rowiński

diagnosis and treatment, ophthalmological operations on protective apparatus, diagnosis and treatment of demodex,

EDUCATION

1989-1995 Warsaw Medical University 1st Faculty of Medicine

2006-2006 Warsaw School of Economics Postgraduate studies in Health Care Facility Management

EXPERIENCE

02.1997 – 11.2009 Junior Assistant Ophthalmology Clinic at the 2nd Medical Faculty

12.2009-04.2004 Assistant Ophthalmology Faculty and Clinic at the 2nd Medical Faculty

05.2004 – 05.2005 Senior Assistant Ophthalmology Faculty and Clinic at the 2nd Medical Faculty

06.2005 – 05.2012 Director LASER Eye Microsurgery Centre, Warsaw

02.1997-04.2016 Full-time ophthalmology practice

04.2003-05.2005 Internal auditor of ISO 9001 Quality Management System

11.1998-12.2002 Doctor authorised to test drivers

LANGUAGES

English – good level of speaking and writing

SKILLS

managing a team of doctors and auxiliary staff
current ophthalmological knowledge and practices

Dr. Katarzyna Samelska

diagnostyka i leczenie,

Doctor at the Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmic Hospital. Graduate of the Medical University of Warsaw, a doctoral candidate at the Department and Clinic of Ophthalmology of the Medical University of Warsaw. Certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology. Member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society. Gained experience during foreign internships in the USA (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; Kellog Eye Center) and Japan (Toho University).

At CMO Laser, she takes care of patients after procedures such as cross-linking, refractive surgery, and cataract removal. Additionally, she performs diagnostic examinations of the anterior segment of the eye: Confoscan, AS-OCT.

She also consults patients in English and Spanish.

Dr. Danuta Zawadzka

diagnosis and treatment, diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma,

Dr. Agata Wiśniewska

Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Gdańsk. Works at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Prof. Bogdanowicz Children’s Hospital in Warsaw, where she completed her specialization. Certificate of the European Board of Ophthalmology. Member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society.

Participant of numerous domestic and foreign training courses and conferences in the field of ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology.

Aleksandra Budelewska MSc

selection of soft contact lenses,

Clinical optometrist, orthoptist.
Graduate of Optometry from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Optical Glasses and Optometry from the University of Warsaw, and a certified orthoptist.
At CMO Laser, she specializes in selecting eyeglass corrections, fitting soft contact lenses, and managing patients with binocular vision disorders. She collaborates with microsurgeons in qualifying for procedures in the field of refractive surgery, therapy for keratoconus, and strabismus operations.
Participant in many optometric and ophthalmic training sessions and conferences. She shares her knowledge working also as an academic teacher.
Her main areas of interest are laser vision correction, diagnosis of strabismus, and controlling the progression of myopia in children.

Karolina Szychulska MSc

glasses selection, vision disorders in children and adults,

Optometrist NO21403
A graduate of the University of Warsaw – master’s studies in Optometry and bachelor’s studies in European Studies in Ocular Optics and Optometry.

At CMO Laser, he examines the visual field and selects spectacle correction for adults and children from 6 years of age. Conducts optometric examinations during qualification for refractive surgery and keratoconus therapy.

Prof. Jerzy Szaflik MD (Pharm)

Prof. Jacek P. Szaflik MD (Pharm)

Dr. Hab. Justyna Izdebska MD

Dr. Hab. Jacek Robaszkiewicz MD

Prof. Piotr Loba MD (Pharm)

Other medical staff

Dr. Hab. Joanna Gołębiewska MD

Prof. Agnieszka Kamińska, PhD, DSc

Dr. Hab. Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska MD

Dr. Sława Borowska MD

Dr. Anna Borucka MD

Dr. Karina Broniek-Kowalik MD

Dr. Krystyna Kanigowska MD

Dr. Wojciech Kołodziejczyk MD

Dr. Jarosław Kuśmierczyk MD

Dr. Grażyna Porter MD

Dr. Agnieszka Rosa MD

Dr. Anna Skłodowska MD

Dr. Magdalena Ulińska MD

Dr. Agata Bełżecka

Dr. Elżbieta Archacka

Dr. Aneta Bembenek

Dr. Ksawery Czubkowski

Dr. Jakub Dudziński

Dr. Marzena Gabrysiak-Wąsowska

Dr. Bożena Grechuta

Dr. Swietłana Jachimczyk

Dr. Marta Kita-Mosek

Dr. Urszula Kołodziejska

Dr. Klaudia Rakusiewicz

Dr. Mariusz Rowiński

Dr. Katarzyna Samelska

Dr. Danuta Zawadzka

Dr. Agata Wiśniewska

Aleksandra Budelewska MSc

Karolina Szychulska MSc

Anaesthesiologist

Dr Barbara Godlewska-Jurczak

Nursing team

Katarzyna Jusińska

Katarzyna Krzakowska

Elżbieta Borowska

Bożena Dębińska

Agnieszka Mielnicka

Anna Mikołajczyk

Anita Ziółkowska