Dr. Stodůlka has been invited for an active participation in prestigious 38th UKISCRS Meeting (meeting of the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons) to present his contribution on the past ten years of femtosecond laser treatments in ophthalmology. The meeting will be held on 12th September 2014 in London.
For the seventh time, eye specialists from the Czech Repubic and abroad met in Zlin on 14th March 2014 at an annual event of Zlin Eye Festival, also known as ZOF. The conference was held under the auspices of dr. Stodulka and GEMINI Eye Clinic and other important guests from among the ophthalmologists as well as politically known persons.
Traditionally, a sc. live surgery section is rather an attractive part of the Zlin Eye Festival program. This year the live surgeries were broadcast live from two eye care facilities - from Gemini in Zlin and Belgium. The live surgery from Belgium was performed by dr. Erik Mertens.
The award for Lifetime Achievment in the field of Eye Medicine was given to well-known Czech ophthalmologist doc. MUDr. Karel Kuběna, CSc.
The next lecture Dr. Stodůlka gave in Rhiyadh took place at the annual congress of the Saudi ophthalomogists which was opened by the Saudi Prince. Dr. Stodůlka also received an invitation to lecture and tutor laser surgeries to his colleagues at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital - the largest and most prestigious eye care facility in the Near East.
Dr. Stodůlka and his patient, Hana Charvátová, were guests of a favorite morning show on TV NOVA (called Snídaně s Novou). Mrs. Charvátová was the first patient in the Czech Republic to be treated for blindness by implantation of BOSTON type atificial cornea.
This year, Mrs. Charvátová and dr. Stodůlka celebrate a 5th anniversary since the successful surgery before which Hana Charvátová had been blind for 16 years. Today, she reads and manages to do everyday activities without wearing or needing glasses.
You can watch the show (23rd and 40th minute) here (note, the show is in the Czech language): http://novaplus.nova.cz/porad/snidane-s-novou/video/304-snidane-s-novou-27-2-2014
During the weekend of 1-2 March 2014, dr. Stodůlka was presenting on VICTUS femtosecond laser eye surgeries in Saudi Arabia at one of the most significant and prestigious eye care hospitals in the Near East at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. Dr. Stodůlka performed the first laser surgery with the new generation VICTUS femtosecond laser in the world in February 2014.
On 18th and 19th October, dr. Stodůlka lectured on laser eye surgeries by means of two live surgeries at Videocatarattarefrattiva conference in Verona and Milan. The conference was held by prof. Lucio Buratto.
Dr. Pavel Stodůlka won a great success within the worldwide competition of his colleagues and at the ESCRS conference won also the second place in the contest of surgery videos in the cathegory of "innovations". "It is one of the biggest successes we have ever achieved," said dr. Stodůlka.
