Medical Education
Llicenciat en Medicina y Cirurgia
June 1990
Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Post Registration Qualifications
DRCOphth (Diploma in Ophthalmology)
June 1997
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
MRCOphth (Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists)
May 1997
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
Certificate of United Kingdom Specialist Training in Ophthalmology
February 1998
Specialist Training Authority, London
Title Homologation: Medico Especialista en Oftalmología
May 1998
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Madrid
Professional Experience
Head of the Department Ophthalmology Unit Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona
January 2010-Present
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Unitat Docent Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Facultat de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Academic Years 2003-2004, 2004-2005 i 2010-2011 (present)
i cursos 2001-2002,2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 (as coordinator)
Metge Adjunt, Specialist Ocular Surface and Cornea Servei d’Oftalmologia Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona
October 1999 –Decembre 2009
Associate Professor in Optics and Optometry Departament d’Òptica i Optometria Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Academic Years 2003-2004
Metge Adjunt Servei d’Oftalmologia Hospital San Rafael, Barcelona
September 1998 – November 1999
Metge Especialista en Oftalmologia Institut Català de Retina Hospital Sagrat Cor / L’Aliança, Barcelona
July 1998 – October 1999
Fellowship
Senior Registrar in Ophthalmology Cornea and External Eye Disease Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
September 1997 – July 1998
Residency
Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK
January 1996 – Agust 1997
Senior House Officer in Ophthalmology Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
January1992 – January 1996
Publications
Queratoplasties Lamelars Automatitzades Comunicació Digital Sol·licitada 2010
Ediciones Nexus, Barcelona
Book chapter: DSAEK: Tissue Adherence; A Sabala
Lamelar Queratoplasty; Comunicación Oral Solicitada A Villarubia et al.
Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia, Oct 2009
Pain and corneal foreign bodies
S Shah, AK Brahma, A Sabala, A Brown, VF Hillier J R Society of Medicine, 1995; 88:406-408
Pain relieve for superficial corneal injuries AK Brahma, S Shah, A Sabala, A Brown, VF Hillier J Marsden, D McLeod Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine, 1995: April
A new surgical aproach to entropion: long term study A Sabala, C Fenerty, LH Morgan Eye , 1994, Feb, vol.II
Research/Clinical Trials
Sansyka Study,: a Fase III clinical study on a new topical Ciclosporine formulation for dry eye patients
“Estudio de fase II que comara brivudina solución oftálmica al 0,1% con aciclovir pomada oftálmica al 3,0% en el tratamiento de pacientes con queratitis herpética dendrítica”.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)
Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia (SEO)
Sociedad Española de Cirugía Implanto- Refractiva (SECOIR)
Grupo Español de Superficie Ocular y Cornea (GESOC)
Societat Catalana de Oftalmologia