Dr. Èric Matas Garcia

09/2014 – 06/2020 Bachelor of Medicine
University of Barcelona https://www.ub.edu/portal/web/medicina-ciencies-salut
City: Barcelona | Country: Spain | Final Grade: 8.5/10
Honors in:
– General Medical Biophysics
– Final Degree Project entitled “Correlation between OCT Analysis of Conjunctival Filtering Bleb Morphology and Glaucoma Surgery Success Rate”
Native Language(s): Catalan, Spanish

July 2019 – August 2019 Dermatology Observership
General University Hospital of Larissa
City: Larissa | Country: Greece |
— Rotation in the Bullous Diseases Unit

07/2018 – 08/2018 Observership en Hematología

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York | Country: United States |
— Rotation in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

09/2012 – 06/2020 Health Sciences Baccalaureate
Col·legi Sant Miquel dels Sants
City: Vic | Country: Spain | Final Grade: 9.6/10
— Honors in Academic Merit

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

6th Refresher Course for Residents and Post-Residency in Ophthalmology
Introduction to Microsurgery and Basic Ophthalmology
A Residency with a View: Ophthalmology Emergency Course
Back to Basics: Barcelona Oculoplastics
Update on Multimodal Imaging in Retinal Pathology
24th National Introductory Course on Refraction

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): Catalan, Spanish

Other language(s):

English
LISTENING COMPREHENSION C1 READING COMPREHENSION C1 WRITTEN EXPRESSION C1
ORAL PRODUCTION C1 ORAL INTERACTION C1

Levels: A1 and A2 (basic user), B1 and B2 (independent user), C1 and C2 (competent user)

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

10/2025 3rd place globally – EBO Fellow Awarding institution: European Board of Ophthalmology
Grade 9.6/10
Honors in academic merit in Baccalaureate Awarding institution: Col·legi Sant Miquel dels Sants
Academic recognition scholarship Awarding institution: Fundació Catalunya – La Pedrera
PROJECTS
06/2013 – 09/2014 Optimization of the process of obtaining mesenchymal stem cells
Implementation of the project with the ICREC group (Heart Failure and Cardiac Regeneration) located at the IGTP (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol)

PUBLICATIONS
2024
Implementation of a retinal stroke-code protocol results in visual recovery in
patients receiving reperfusion therapies

Reference: Bustamante A et al. European Stroke Journal. 2024;0(0). doi:
10.1177/23969873231221366
Reperfusion therapies represent promising treatments for patients with Central Retinal
Artery Occlusion (CRAO), but access is limited due to low incidence and lack of protocols.
We aimed to describe the benefit of implementing a Retinal Stroke-Code protocol
regarding access to reperfusion, visual acuity and aetiological assessment.

Goldmann-Favre/Enhanced S-cone syndrome: the importante of genetic testing for
the correct diagnosis of retina dystrophies

Pending publication
Hypotony and Carlevale Haptic Malposition Linked to Hoffman Pocket Technique