Dr. Alvaro Fernandez Vega Sanz is an eminence in the field of Ophthalmology at national level. He has been appointed Academic Member by the Spanish Medical-Surgical Academy and by the Royal Academy of Medicine of Asturias. He has held the position of President of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology and also President of the National Commission of Ophthalmology. In addition, he is Gold Medal of the College of Physicians of Asturias. 

As Deputy Director and Head of the Retina and Vitreous Area of the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, he is also Partner and Owner. He personally attends an average of 10,000 retina patients per year at this center and performs 300 to 350 retina/vitreous surgeries. He also develops part of his activity as Principal Investigator of multiple multicenter clinical trials. 

• Deputy Director and Head of the Retina and Vitreous Area of the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute.  
• Named Full Member of the Spanish Medical and Surgical Academy. 
• President of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. 
• Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Asturias. 
• President of the National Commission of Ophthalmology. 
• Partner and Owner of the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute. 
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery by the Autonomous University of Madrid.  
• Degree of Diploma in Medicine and Surgery by the Autonomous University of Madrid. 
• Retina and Vitreous Super Specialty by the Medical Center of San Juan de Puerto Rico and the Eye Foundation, USA. 
• Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology in Residency in Ophthalmology by the San Carlos Clinical Hospital of Madrid. 
• Member of:  
  
  • Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous (SERV). 
  • Spanish Society of Ophthalmology (SEO) 
  • International Schepens Society