Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, John T. Flynn Chair in Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, USA
In the words of her nominator: “Hilda Capo is world-renowned for her expertise in strabismus in children and adults, and adjustable sutures, embodying the consummate strabismus surgeon. As a pioneer in identifying the anesthetic agent's role in the onset of double vision after cataract surgery, her landmark articles on vertical strabismus after cataract extraction, publications on strabismus surgery outcomes of adult-onset esotropia, surgery after glaucoma implants and retinal detachment repair, strabismus secondary to thyroid eye disease and OCT measurements of muscle insertions have had a tremendous impact on the field of strabismus.”
