Professional Profile
Dr. Ana Monés graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona and completed her specialization in Ophthalmology via the MIR program at Bellvitge University Hospital. Throughout her professional career, she has combined clinical practice with academic activity, serving as a Resident Tutor and Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona at the Campus Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. She is currently the Coordinator of Ophthalmology Emergencies at the same hospital.
She combines her public healthcare activity at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, where she has worked as a Pediatric Ophthalmologist for the past 16 years, with private practice at Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer, where she has been part of the Pediatric Ophthalmology team for the last 3 years.
Dr. Monés is the author and co-author of multiple scientific publications and technical documents, and she has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences, receiving several awards. She also participates in national clinical trials in the field of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Pediatrics.
Professional Activity
- Ophthalmologist, Pediatric Ophthalmology Area – Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer.
- Specialist in Pediatric Ophthalmology – Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol.
- Coordinator of Ophthalmology Emergencies – Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol.
- Member – Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
- Member – Spanish Society of Pediatric Strabismus and Ophthalmology.
Awards
- Best Clinical Case Award – ‘Allgrove Syndrome, about 2 cases’ – 53rd Congress of the Societat Catalana d’Oftalmologia (2022).
- Best Oral Communication Award – ‘Medical and surgical management in a case of severe bilateral corneal caustication’ – XXVII Congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Strabismus and Ophthalmology (2019).
- Best Retina and Vitreous Session Video Award – ‘La punta del Iceberg’ – Video-Ophthalmology Festival (2018).
Selected Publications
- Monés Llivina A et al. Management of severe bilateral corneal caustication in a pediatric case. Acta Estrabológica. 2021;1:15-20.
- Díaz-Aljaro P et al. Management of Descemet membrane rupture secondary to forceps trauma during delivery. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2020;95(9):447-450.
- Alvarez Bulnes O et al. Ophthalmic Pathology in the Offspring of Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Maternal Child Health J. 2020;24:524-9.
- Monés Llivina A et al. Management of open ocular trauma and prevention of post-traumatic endophthalmitis. Annals d’Oftalmologia. 2019;27(1):24-35.
- Cavero Roig Ll et al. Is treatment with atropine 0.01% eyedrops safe to prevent the progression of childhood myopia? Arch Dis Child. 2019;104.