COFCA

ClnicaOftalmolgicadelCaribe

cofca.com|Barranquilla,Colombia

#1

IN EYE CARE IN THE COLOMBIAN

CARIBBEAN COAST

Clnica Oftalmolgica del

Caribe (COFCA) a 64,583
ft2 (6,000 m2) facility in
Barranquilla, Colombia
covering an area of influence
of almost 10 million was
founded in 1985, and it is
one of the highest volume
ophthalmology centers in
Colombia and in Latin
America. It has 45
ophthalmology and optometry
exam rooms, has treated over
800,000 patients and has
performed over 120,000
surgeries over its 30-year
history.

PATIENT
CARE,
CLINICAL
TRIALS &
INNOVATION

www.colombiaclinicaltrials.com

1985
SINCE

PERFORMANCE
Consultations (annual)
340,000
64,000 anterior segment
and cornea
47,000 pediatric
43,000 oculoplastics,
oncology and ocular
surface
57,000 retina and
vitreous
129,000 glaucoma

Surgeries (annual)
4,800 anterior segment
and cornea
800 pediatric
1,800 oculoplastics,
oncology and ocular
surface
1,100 retina and vitreous
1,250 glaucoma

Research & Innovation

Several clinical trials for
foreign sponsors
(Novartis, etc.)
Over 10 patents filed
1 commercial medical
device: Alcon
UltraChopper
1 medical device in
development

34 eye care
physicians

45 exam rooms, 6
operating theaters

RESOURCES

Multi-Specialties
Cornea, anterior segment, glaucoma,
retina, oculoplastics and oncology,
ocular surface, pediatrics and
strabismus, neuro-opthtalmology

R&D: Colombian
Institute for Research
in Vision and
Ophthalmology
(CIRVO)

STATE OF THE ART

Technology
NIDEK OPD Scan III
Clarity RetCam Shuttle
OCULUS Pentacam HR
ZEISS IOLMaster 500
Haag-Streit LENSTAR LS 900
Alcon UltrascanScout OPTIKON
2000
Optotek OPTO SLT
Alcon 300-LE
Sonomed Escalon VuMAX HD
ZEISS CIRRUS 800 Retinal Camera
TOPCON TRC-NW6S Retinal
Camera

CANON CF-60UD
ZEISS VISUCAM 500
ZEISS CIRRUS HD-OCT
HRT II
ZEISS 750 iHUMPHREY Field
analyzer
AccuPach VI
KONAN CELL CHECK XL
Topcon Refraction Suites
Auto Refracto-keratometers
VisiChart
CL-300
CV-5000S

TESTS
DIAGNOSTIC

Wavefront aberrometry
Pediatric eye imaging
Anterior eye segment
diagnosis
Optical Biometry
Keratometry
Pachymetry
Pupillometry
IOL calculation

Ocular ultrasonography
YAG Laser
Retinal photography
Retinal angiography
Optical coherence
tomography (OCT)
Visual field
Endothelial cell count

QUALITY
CERTIFICATIONS

GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE (ICH)

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

PATIENT SAFETY & QUALITY CARE

Luis Escaf,
MD

,
,

Founder
director

scientific
principal

investigator

Cornea Anterior segment surgeon

Former and honorary president of the
Colombian Ophthalmology Association
Founder of the Colombian Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery
President of the Colombian Cornea Society

, 10

Multiple peer reviewed articles

book

chapters

issued and

pending patent

Assembly member for ARVO

medical devices

s Colombian

chapter
Proctor and consultant for ALCON

Carlos Valverde,
MD, MSc

Research director

sub

investigator

Master in health economics and

pharmacoeconomics
Specialist in quality management of healthcare
services
Postgraduate training in clinical research
methods
Former director of clinical studies for a medical
device international CRO

20

years of experience in clinical research

Regulatory affairs

strategies

pharmacovigilance

technovigilance

centers

subject recruitment

&

creation of ECs and research

GCP training and certification for

healthcare professionals and clinical research

centers

Cris Venner, MSc

Study coordinator

Microbiologist
Master in Epidemiology
Four years of experience in clinical

: 20

research

clinical trials

Former clinical trial assistant for a

multinational CRO
Good Clinical Practice training

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CLINICAL TRIALS

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