Ratimir Lazić

Professor Ratimir Lazić graduated from the School of Medicine University of Zagreb and completed a residency in ophthalmology under the mentorship of Professor Nikica Gabrić. He completed his vitreo-retinal surgery fellowship at the Svjetlost Eye Hospital and holds the position of Retina Department head, where he carries out his professional activity performing procedures such as minimally invasive vitrectomy, combined vitrectomy and cataract surgery, and iris-claw and phakic IOL implantation. In Croatia, he was one of the first to perform bimanual minimally invasive 23 and 25-gauge vitrectomy with chandelier light and using vital dyes (Dual Blue and Brilliant peel) and high-speed cutters. Regarding scientific education, he has completed the postgraduate course in molecular biology at the School of Science, University of Zagreb, where he earned his master’s of science degree, and he earned his Ph.D. in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration at the School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, where he holds the position of clinical associate professor. He teaches postgraduate courses in ophthalmology at the Schools of Medicine in Zagreb and Rijeka. So far, he has published 14 papers indexed in CC, with the most important pioneering papers on the treatment of ARMD and DME. For several years he has been acting as an investigator in various multicultural randomized studies in the development of new retinal drugs. He has been a full member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists since 2005 and regularly participates in the annual meetings since 2006.