Dr. Francisco Javier Gómez-Ulla de Irazazábal is an eminent Ophthalmologist with an extensive professional career in the clinical, teaching and research fields who has been awarded the Arruga Prize and the Castroviejo Prize by the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. 

Specializing in Macula, Retina and Vitreous, his excellent skills as a Doctor and as a Manager led him to hold senior management positions in hospitals that are at the forefront in this field and also to found the Instituto Oftalmológico Gómez-Ulla in Santiago de Compostela.  

In parallel, he developed an intense career linked to the study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Ocular Diabetes and the development of expert systems for the recognition of fundus images and their automatic diagnosis. Author of more than 130 articles in national and international journals, he has published 8 books focused on Diabetic Retinopathy, new methods of Retinal Examination and Intraocular Anti-inflammatory and Antiangiogenic Agents. 

• Medical Director and Founder of the Instituto Oftalmológico Gómez-Ulla in Santiago de Compostela.
• Head of the Medical Retina and Ocular Diabetes Unit at the Ophthalmology Service of the Santiago University Hospital Complex, 
• Degree in Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela. 
• PhD in Medicine 
• Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Santiago de Compostela.  
• Arruga Award of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. 
• Castroviejo Award of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. 
• Researcher/Advisor in international companies:
  
  • Alcon
  • Allergan
  • Bayer Hispania S.L.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Novartis Farmacéutica S.A.
  • Ophthotech
  • Hoffmann-La Roche
  • Santem
  • Carl Zeiss 
• Member of:  
  
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology 
  • Société Française d'Ophthalmologie
  • Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 
  • Spanish Society of Ophthalmology 
  • Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous 
  • Galician Society of Ophthalmology 
  • Limnopharma Advisory Committee