Dr. Katrīne Morkāne
Dr. Katrīne Morkāne

Certified ophthalmologist-surgeon
Specialization
Cataract diagnosis and surgery, refractive (sight correction) cataract surgery with multifocal lenses, vision correction surgery with ICL, corneal disease diagnosis, glaucoma diagnosis and therapy, retinal disease diagnosis and therapy, intravitreal injections
Education
- 2008-2012 Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Continuing education, speciality of Ophthalmology (certificate No. 66049)
- 2001-2008 Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Medicine
Professional education
- Since 2012, an annual international conference of European eye doctors and surgeons in Europe
- Since 2012, a member of the Association of Eye Doctors of Latvia
- 2024 Advanced Cataract & Presbyopia Pesbyopia and Refractive Surgery Cataract Training Course, Alcon Experience academy, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016 ESASO Cataract and Refractive Surgery Training Course, Lugano, Switzerland
- 2011 Cataract surgery practical courses in Uppsala, Sweden
- 2010 GCP courses, received ICH-GCP certificate no.10-68
- 2009 3rd EGS Europe Resident Glaucoma Courses in Geneva, Switzerland
- 2008 VISION 2020 LECOP course in preventive ophthalmology in Lions International Education Center, Prague, The Czech Republic. Theme: Diabetic retinopathy.
Work experience
- From 2015 Latvian American Eye Center
- 2012-2019 Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Department of Eye Microsurgery
- 2014-2024 Clinic of Cesis
- 2008-2012 Resident in Pauls Stradins Clinical University, Department of Ophthalmology
Publications
- 2012 NOK Helsinki, international publication and presentation "Central retinal vein thrombosis therapy results depending on the timing of treatment"
- 2008 International Student Scientific Conference, presentation "Senile Macula Degeneration and Therapy with Intravitreal anti-VEGF Injections"
Languages
- Latvian;
- English;
- Russian