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CURRICULUM VITAE Claudia Perez-Straziota, M.D.

Revised: April, 2017 NAME: Claudia E. Perez-Straziota, M.D.

ADDRESS: 5550 Wilshire Blvd. Apt 334 TELEPHONE: (404) 229-6025 Los Angeles, CA 90036 E-MAIL: [email protected]

CITIZENSHIP: Venezuelan and Italian VISA STATUS: Green Card.

CURRENT POSITION AND AFFILIATIONS:

CURRENT POSITION AND AFFILIATIONS:

April 2017 – Present Staff Ophthalmologist Cornea Eye Institute 50 N La Cienaga Boulevard Suite 340 Beverly Hills, CA 90211

April 2017 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor University of Southern California + Los Angeles County Hospital 2051 Marengo Street Los Angeles, CA 90033

April 2017 – Present Post Doctoral Scientist Cedars Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048

PAST POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Oct. 2013 – Nov. 2016 Staff Ophthalmologist Forrest Eye Centers. 705 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Suite 100 Gainesville, GA 30501

Oct. 2013 – Nov. 2016 Staff Ophthalmologist Northeast Georgia Medical Center 743 Spring Street NE Gainesville, GA 30501

LICENSURES/BOARDS: 2008 Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates 2011 Georgia State Medical License 2013 American Board of Ophthalmology

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2016 Medical Board of California

EDUCATION: 1998-2004 Doctor of Medicine Universidad Central de Venezuela. Escuela Luis Razetti Caracas, Venezuela

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

2008- 2009 Transitional Year Residency (Internship) Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA 2009-2012 Residency in Ophthalmology Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology Atlanta, Georgia 2012-2013 Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology Atlanta, Georgia

TRAINING EXPERIENCES

2004 Primary Care Outreach Internship San Carlos De Rio Negro Primary Care Center Amazonas, Venezuela

2004 Internship in Emergency Medicine. St. Thomas’ Hospital London, UK

2004 – 2005 Primary Care/Emergency Room Physician Primary Care Salamanca Medical Center Margarita Island, Venezuela

2007 – 2008 Research Fellow. Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Emory University Department of Ophthalmology

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

1999 Award for Excellency in Neuro-Anatomy. Universidad Central de Venezuela

2012 Best Paper of session: Early regional changes in corneal stromal thickness after collagen crosslinking. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Chicago.

2013 Best Paper of session: Flap Thickness architecture comparison of Femtosecond and Microkeratome Flaps. ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 2015 Featured as “One to watch”. September-October issue of Millennial Eye e-journal

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2015 ISRS Best of Anterior Segment Specialty Meetings 2015: The role of the posterior cornea in Corneal, Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Presented at AAO annual meeting, 2015. Las Vegas.

2016 Best paper of session: Comparison of Toric IOL Outcomes and Calculator Recommendations in Patients with Toric IOL Implantation after Manual or Femtosecond Surgery. Submitted to ASCRS Annual Meeting, New Orleans.

2016 International Gold Medal, Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

2015-Present AAO ONE Network Refractive and Cornea Committee 2017-Present ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Committee

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER

2015-Present Journal of Refractive Surgery 2015-Present Arquivos Brasileros de Oftalmologia

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS 2009-2013 Georgia Society of Ophthalmology 2009-present American Academy of Ophthalmology 2009-present American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons 2010-present International Society of Refractive Surgery 2010-present Pan American Society of Ophthalmology 2015-Present Cornea Society 2016-Present Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists 2016-Present Women in Ophthalmology

TEACHING:

Invited lectures and symposia:

1. Faculty. International Cornea and Refractive Surgery Course. Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. 2014 2. Faculty. APECTASIAS Annual Meeting. Mexico City. 2015 3. Faculty. Aspen Corneal Society Annual Meeting, Aspen CO. 2016 4. Faculty. XIV International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Sao Paolo, 2016 5. Invited Speaker, Annual Conference of Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, Chennai, India 6. Faculty. Aspen Corneal Society Annual Meeting, Aspen CO 2017 7. Invited Speaker. Basic Science Course UT Houston 2017. University of Texas Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. February, 2017 8. Faculty. ASCRS/ASOA Symposium. ASCRS Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA 2017 9. Faculty. ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Challenging Cases Video Symposium. ASCRS Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, 2017

National and International Formal Courses:

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1. Faculty, AAO Skills Transfer Course: Phacoemulsification and Advanced Techniques. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2013. 2. Faculty, ESCRS Course Endothelial Keratoplasty. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, Barcelona. 2015 3. Faculty, AAO Course. Assessing Vision Beyond Snellen Acuity: What Cataract Surgeons Need to Know About Optical Quality. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Las Vegas. 2015 4. Faculty, AAO Skills Transfer Course: Phacoemulsification and Advanced Techniques. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Las Vegas, 2015. 5. Faculty, AAO Skills Transfer Course: Laser refractive Surgery. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Las Vegas, 2015 6. Faculty, CLAO and Eye & contact Lens Educational Summit. Seattle, WA. April, 2016 7. Faculty, AAO Skills Transfer Course: Phacoemulsification and Advanced Techniques. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago, 2016. 8. Faculty, AAO Skills Transfer Course: Laser refractive Surgery. Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago, 2016

Presentations at National and International Conferences:

1. Therapeutic Flap Amputations for Atypical Indications. International Cornea and Refractive Surgery Course. Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. October, 2014 2. The role of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism in Cataract, Corneal and Refractive Surgery. International Cornea and Refractive Surgery Course. Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. October, 2014. Selected for ISRS Best of Anterior Segment Specialty Meetings 2015 3. Applications of Aberrometry in Ectatic Diseases. APECTASIAS Annual Meeting. Mexico City. November, 2015 4. IOL Choice in Patients with Ectatic Disease. APECTASIAS Annual Meeting. Mexico City. November, 2015 5. CXL: History and Basic Applications. APECTASIAS Annual Meeting. Mexico City. November, 2015 6. Safety and Efficacy of CXL in adults. APECTASIAS Annual Meeting. Mexico City. November, 2015 7. Overlooked Pearls To Improve Cataract Surgery. Aspen Corneal Society Annual Meeting. Snowmass, CO. February, 2016 8. Ultrathin DSAEK. Aspen Cornea Society Annual Meeting. Snowmass, CO. February, 2016 9. Optical Considerations in IOL selection for Patients with History of Laser Vision Correction. CLAO and Eye & contact Lens Educational Summit. Seattle, WA. April, 2016 10. Basic Concept for Topographic Analysis of the Cornea. XIV International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Sao Paolo, 2016 11. Incorporation of Basic Optics Concepts in the World of Cataract Surgery. XIV International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Sao Paolo, 2016 12. Use of Toric IOLs in patients with Keratoconus. XIV International Congress of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Sao Paolo, 2016 13. Ultrathin DSAEK Tips and Tricks. Annual Conference of Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society. Chennai, India, 2016

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14. UT DSAEK vs. DMEK. Annual Conference of Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society. Chennai, India, 2016 15. A Journey Through Endothelial Keratoplasty. Aspen Cornea Society Annual Meeting. Snowmass, CO. February 2017. 16. Optics of Lens Based Refractive Surgery. Aspen Cornea Society Annual Meeting. Snowmass, CO. February 2017. 17. Introduction to Corneal Topography. Basic Science Course UT Houston 2017. University of Texas Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. February, 2017 18. The basics of IOL Calculations and IOL Selection in Special Situations. Basic Science Course UT Houston 2017. University of Texas Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. February, 2017 19. Refractive Surgery OKAPS Review. Basic Science Course UT Houston 2017. University of Texas Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. February, 2017 20. Clinical Optics for Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Basic Science Course UT Houston 2017. University of Texas Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. February, 2017

Patient Presentations:

1. Cataracts. Patient Education lecture at Kiwanis Group Meeting. Gainesville, GA. 2014 2. Ophthalmic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. CME Course. Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Gainesville, GA. 2014 3. Ophthalmic Emergencies. CME Course. Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Gainesville, GA. 2014 4. Our Aging Eyes. Patient information lecture at Retirement Community Deaton Creek. Braselton, GA. 2015

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Published and Accepted Research Articles (Peer reviewed journals):

1. Randleman JB, Hu MH, Loft ES, Perez-Straziota CE, White AJ, Stulting RD. Higher-Order Aberrations after Wavefront-Optimized Advanced Surface Ablation and Laser in Situ Keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009;35(2):260-4 2. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB, Stulting RD. Objective and Subjective Preoperative Refraction Techniques for Wavefront-Optimized and Wavefront-Guided Laser in Situ Keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009;35(2):256-9 3. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB, Stulting RD. Visual Outcomes with Wavefront-Guided and Wavefront-Optimized LASIK. J Cataract and Refract Surg 2010; 36:437-441 4. Susan Lewallen, Claudia Perez-Straziota, Van Lansingh , Hans Limburg , Juan Silva . Variation in cataract surgery needs in Latin America. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012. Aug 13: 1-4 5. Rocha KM, Perez-Straziota CE, Stulting RD, Randleman JB. Spectral-Domain OCT Analysis of Regional Epithelial Thickness Profiles in Keratoconus, Postoperative Corneal Ectasia, and Normal Eyes. J Refractive Surg. 2013;29(3):173-9

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6. Rocha KM, Perez-Straziota CE, Stulting RD, Randleman JB. Epithelial and Stromal Remodeling after Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Evaluated by Spectral-Domain OCT. J Refract Surg. 2014 Feb;30(2):122-7 7. Randleman JB, Lynn MJ, Perez-Straziota CE, Weissman HM, Kim SW. Comparison of central and peripheral corneal thickness measurements with scanning-slit, Scheimpflug and Fourier-domain ocular coherence tomography. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015;99 (9):1176-1181 8. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Femtosecond-Assisted LASIK: Complications and Management. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2016;56(2):59-66. 9. Perez-Straziota CE. Refractive Case Consultation: June Consultation #3. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2016. Jun;42(6):930-940. 10. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Intraocular Lens Calculations after Laser Vision Correction. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2017;28(1):16-22

Book Chapters:

1. Randleman JB, Rocha KM, Perez-Straziota CE. Chapter 8: Intraocular Lens Selection after Refractive Surgery. In Randleman JB. Intraocular Lens Surgery: Selection, Complications, and Complex Cases. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. New York, NY 2016: 66-72 2. Randleman JB, Perez-Straziota CE. Chapter 1: Brief History of the Intraocular Lens. In Randleman JB. Intraocular Lens Surgery: Selection, Complications, and Complex Cases. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. New York, NY 2016: 2-9 3. Perez-Straziota, CE, Rocha KM, Au J. Chapter 26: Postoperative Graft Management in Endothelial Keratoplasty. In Jacobs, S. Mastering Endothelial Keratoplasty, Volume II. Springer, Pvt. Ltd. Chenai, India, 2015. 4. Perez-Straziota, CE: Section II: surgical Techniques: Ultra-Thin DSAEK. In Agarwal, A, Kim T. A book on Endothelial Keratoplasty: mastering DSAEK, DMEK and PDEK. Thieme, India. (in press) 5. Perez-Straziota, CE. Toric Intraocular Lenses. In Santhiago, M, Chamon, W, Nosé, W, Victor, G, Ruiz Alves, M. Chirugia Refractiva. 3ra Edição. Manole, Brasil. (in press) 6. Perez-Straziota, CE. Trifocal Intraocular Lenses. In Santhiago, M, Chamon, W, Nosé, W, Victor, G, Ruiz Alves, M. Chirugia Refractiva. 3ra Edição. Manole, Brasil. (in press) 7. Perez-Straziota, CE, Santiago, M, Randleman JB. Chapter 3.9: Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments and Collagen Cross-Linking. In Yanoff and Duker Ophthalmology 5th edtion. Elsevier (in press)

Other Publications:

1. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Ectasia Risk-Scoring System Improves Identification of High-Risk Patients. Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Europe. September 2008 2. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Corneal Ectasia Following LASIK Surgery. www.medscape.com (2008) 3. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Post-laser in situ keratomileusis ectasia. US Ophthalmic Review (2008) 4. Perez-Straziota CE, Grossniklaus HE. Choroidal Melanoma. Online Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. March, 2011 5. Perez-Straziota CE, Randleman JB. Risk Factors for Post-LASIK Ectasia. Focal points series. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2015

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Paper Presentations/Posters:

1. Comparison of Manifest Refraction, Wavescan, and OPD in Determining Postoperative Refractive Outcomes After LASIK with the VISX Star S4 Excimer Laser. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2008 2. Visual Outcomes With Wavefront-Guided and Wavefront-Optimized LASIK. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008; 48: ARVO E-Abstract 2913 3. Monovision Success with the Allegretto Excimer Laser. ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2009 4. Influence of Nomogram Adjustments on Wavefront-Optimized LASIK Outcomes. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2010 5. Comparison of Central and Peripheral Corneal Thickness Measurements With Ultrasound, Scanning-Slit Tomography, Scheimpflug, and Fourier Domain OCT. ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2011 6. Early regional changes in corneal stromal thickness after collagen crosslinking. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 2012. (Best paper of session) 7. Flap Thickness architecture comparison of Femtosecond and Microkeratome flaps. ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2013. (Best paper of session) 8. Comparison of Keratometry Measurements with Scheimpflug, Placido Disc and Manual Keratometry in Normal and Suspicious Topographies. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Boston, 2014 9. Comparison of central and peripheral corneal thickness measurements with scanning-slit, scheimpflug and fourier domain ocular coherence tomography. ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2015 10. Comparison of Toric IOL Outcomes and Calculator Recommendations in Patients with Toric IOL Implantation after Manual or Femtosecond Surgery. ASCRS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2016 (Best paper of session) 11. Analysis of Optical Corneal Tomography parameters with highly asymmetric keratoconus, compared to normal corneas. ASCRS Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 2017

LANGUAGES: Spanish (native) Italian (conversational) English (fluent) French (conversational)

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

- DMEK course: Mark Terry, MD. Devers Eye Institute. Portland, Oregon. November 2015

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

- Assessment of devices used to evaluate diverse corneal properties, including thickness, curvature and higher order aberrations. - Assessment of higher order aberrations in the refractive surgery setting - Advances in endothelial keratoplasty techniques - Surface disease and dry eye syndrome