Ophthalmologist Marta Carrera Tarrés

Ophthalmologist at Tarragona, Barcelona and Lleida

Dra. Marta Carrera Tarrés is an ophthalmologist in Barcelona, Tarragona and Lleida.

Training

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Hospital Vall d’Hebrón.
• Rotational externship during Degree in Medicine and Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard University in Boston.
• Specialist Ophthalmology Physician at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centr.
• Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Eyeball at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
• Fellowship in Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.

Asistencial activity

Current position: 

• Ophthalmology at the Oftalvist clinic in Tarragona.
• Ophthalmology at Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí in the Paediatric, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology Unit.

Teaching activity

• Introduction to Strabismus seminars for residents at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
• Participation in the Paediatric Ophthalmology INSIDE Course at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
• Regular attendance at and participation in Spanish and international conferences, giving oral presentations and presenting posters.
• Attendance at numerous professional courses for my subspecialty.

Research activity

Awards

Prize for best oral communication at the Catalan Ophthalmology Society Congress Strabismus and Neuro-Ophthalmology round table (2021).

Publications

Author of the following publications:

• Sauvageot P, Julio G, Bolaños JV, Carrera M, de Toledo JÁ, Barraquer RI. Recurrence and Visual Outcomes of Phototherapeutic Keratectomy in Lattice Corneal Dystrophy: A Cohort Study. J Refract Surg. 2022.
• Participation in the development of various chapters in books for residents.

Organizations and societies

Member of the following associations:

• Catalan Ophthalmology Society.
• Spanish Society of Strabology and Paediatric Ophthalmology.
• Collaboration with the NGO Azul en acción on humanitarian ophthalmology expeditions at Mbour Hospital in Senegal since 2018.

Areas of interest

Her primary area of interest is strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology, in addition to cataract surgery.

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