The doctor focuses on inflammatory and non-inflammatory corneal diseases (such as keratoconus) and dry eye syndrome. She diagnoses and treats other ophthalmic conditions: glaucoma, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), etc. She performs surgical treatment for various eyelid lesions.
Clinical Experience
2013 Academic exchange at the University of Rijeka, Croatia
2013 summer clinical placement at LSMU Kauno klinikos, Department of Ophthalmology
2014 summer clinical placement at LSMU Kauno klinikos, Department of Ophthalmology.
2014 summer clinical placement at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos, Eye Diseases Centre.
2015 summer clinical placement at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos, Eye Diseases Centre.
2015 summer clinical placement at LSMU Kauno klinikos, Department of Ophthalmology.
2015 – 2016 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Hospital, operating theatre assistant
2016 summer clinical placement at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos, Eye Diseases Centre.
2016 clinical placement at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Cornea Service.
2017 – 2018 Optometrist, ‘Optikos pasaulis’.
2018 Eye mission in Cameroon, Africa
2017 – 2021 Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos, Eye Diseases Centre, Ophthalmology Resident.
2021 – dabar Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos, Eye Diseases Centre, Specialist Ophthalmologist
Continuing Professional Development
2014 2nd Baltic Eye Surgeons Talk Show – BEST vol. 2.
2016 International conference ‘Update in neuro-ophthalmology’.
2016 Annual Conference of the Lithuanian Glaucoma Society.
2016 Annual Conference of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society.
2017 ‘Too much medicine: Exploring the relevance of philosophy of medicine to medical research and practice’ (Kellogg College, University of Oxford).
2017 Annual Conference of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society.
2018 ‘Update in Neuro-ophthalmology and Retinal Diseases’.
2018 European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists in 2018.
2018 Baltic Eye Surgeons Talk Show. BEST Vol. 6.
2018 Joint Conference of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society and the Lithuanian Glaucoma Society.
2018 Strabismus course, Prague, Czech Republic.
2019 Forum Ophthalmologicum Balticum.
2020 Annual Conference of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society.
2021 Conference of the Kaunas Ophthalmologists’ Club and the Vilnius Region Association of Ophthalmologists: ‘Current Issues in Ophthalmology’.
2022 Conference of the Vilnius Region Association of Ophthalmologists.
2022 LSMU course: ‘Simulation cataract microsurgery. Eyesi Surgical’.
Academic and Research Activity
Co-author with R. Ašoklis, A. Cimbalas, A. Makselis, D. Petroška, A. Ruzgys, A. Kadziauskienė, J. Besusparis. ‘Acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction: clinical and histological findings of 275 cases’. Published in the journal BMC Ophthalmology. 2022.
Co-author with E. Šukytė. ‘Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration’. Published in the journal ‘Sveikatos mokslai’ (Health Sciences). 2022.
Co-author with G. Sirvydytė. ‘Acute bilateral myopia induced by Triplixam: a case report’. Published in the journal BMC Ophthalmology. 2020.
Co-author with S. Galgauskas, R. Zablockis, R. Ašoklis, Ž. Vieversytė, A. Bojarun. ‘Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Corneal Morphological Characteristics’. Published in the journal Cornea. 2019.
Co-author with HMS MEEI Reena Gupta, Debra Jacobs, Ula Jurkunas. Clinical case: Elimination of Anterior Corneal Steepening With Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in a Patient With Fuchs Dystrophy and Keratoconus: Implications for IOL Calculation. Published in the journal Cornea. 2019.
Co-author with D. Žaliūnienė, I. Matulevičiūtė. ‘Validation of the Lithuanian translation of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life questionnaire (NEI RQL-42)’. Published in Global Journal For Research Analysis, 2018.
Co-author with S. Galgauskas, J. Balčiūnienė, E. Baliutavičiūtė. Colour vision testing on smartphones among patients with multiple sclerosis and approach to smartphones applications in clinical practice. Published in Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017.
Co-author with M. Špečkauskas, J. Kučinskienė. The use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in ophthalmic surgery. Published in: ‘Sveikatos mokslai’ (Health Sciences), a publication of the Ministry of Health. Vilnius, 2017.
Co-author with M. Špečkauskas, L. Krėpštė. Antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery. Published in the journal ‘Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas’ (Lithuanian General Practitioner), 2016.
Co-author with M. Špečkauskas. Pathogenesis and treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy: an update for better eye health management. Published in: ‘Sveikatos mokslai’ (Health Sciences), a publication of the Ministry of Health. Vilnius, 2015.
Author. Diabetes mellitus and vision loss. What can I do to prevent diabetic retinopathy? Published in EuroMeds, a publication of the European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA). Turkey (Samsun), 2014.
Memberships
2011 – 2017 Member of the LSMU Student Scientific Society
2011 – 2017 Member of the Lithuanian Medical Students’ Association
2012 – 2014 Board Member of the LSMU Student Scientific Society
2014 – 2017 Member of the European Medical Students’ Association
2015 – 2016 Chair of the Ophthalmology Interest Group of the LSMU Student Scientific Society
2021 – dabar Member of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society
