Dr Castanera is a Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Motility Surgery Consultant with over 40 years of experience.

He is, at present, consultant and surgeon in charge of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuroophthalmology of Miranza IBO (Balearic Institute of Ophthalmology) in Mallorca, Spain, and held the positions of vice medical director of that Institute from 2015 to 2017, and of Medical Director between 2020 and 2022.

He has written over 65 scientific publications in national and international journals of the specialty, has edited two proceeding series of international symposiums on Strabismus and contributed to several other publications.

He has been also doing active research and teaching of young ophthalmologists and fellows in the specialty of Strabismus and Neuroophthalmology.

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Barcelona University, Spain 1968-1973

• Specialization in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus : St John’s Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, 1973-1976

• Fellowships and Visitorships: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London 1976 (Prof. K. Wybar); Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute and Foundation, San Francisco, Ca, USA 1980 (Prof A. Jampolsky, Prof AB Scott, Prof CC Collins)

Dr Castanera main interests and skills in Strabismology include:

• Orbital Mechanics: Analysis of:

  i. Ocular alignment under general anesthesia

  ii. Forced duction and muscle elongation tests

  iii. Length-Tension diagrams of relaxed EOM

• Analysis and simulation of ocular motility disorders with ORBIT 1.8.3, Gaze Mechanics Simulation Analysis of individual actions of EOM with special interest in the Superior Oblique muscle
  and co-contraction patterns in CCDD’s

Simulation of surgical procedures in complicated cases of Strabismus

• Congenital / Early onset Infantile Esotropia, Physiopathology and Treatment

• -Diagnosis and Treatment of Cyclovertical deviations.

• Diagnosis and treatment proposals for Neurodevelopmental disorders: Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders CCDD’s)

• Diagnosis and treatment of adult and restrictive strabismus (Thyroid disease, high myopia, etc)

• Reoperations for secondary or consecutive strabismus

- Spanish Association of Ophthalmology

-Spanish Association of Pediatric Ophthamology and Strabismus (President elect 2000-

2004)

-European Strabismological association (ESA), (Committee of Terminology 1992-1996)

-International Strabismological Association: Member elect for Council of ISA 1998-

2002, Member of Bielchowsky-Linksz Award Committee 1998-2002; Chairman ISA

Fellowship Award Committee 2002-2006

-Member of Journals Editorial Board: Acta Estrabológica (Spain), Binocular Vision & Eye

Muscle Surgery (Gainesville, FLA, USA) 1990-2002; Strabismus (Buren, The

Netherlands, 1992-1995)

- Jampolsky Fellows Association; Alberto Ciancia Fellows Association.