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Médico Subespecialista Retina y Vítreo Residencia Oftalomología
May 2003- May 2006 San José, Costa Rica

St. Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto Hospital México
Jul 2008 - Jun 2010 Toronto, Ontario. Canada

Dpt de Oftalmología Universidad de Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Medicina
Feb 1994- Mar 2000 San José, Costa Rica

Universidad de Costa Rica, Graduación con Honor en Oftalmología, San José, 2006/

Asociación Panamericana de Oftalmología, Tyson Research Initiative Award. Fort Lauderdale, 2006

American Society of Retina Specialists, ASRS Film Festival Winner. New York, 2009

Primeros Auxilios Básicos. Universidad de Costa Rica, 1997

Resucitación Cardiopulmonar, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1997

Resucitación Cardiopulmonar Avanzada, American Heart Association, 2000

Revistas Indexadas • Wu L, Evans T, Arevalo JF, et al. Long Term Effect of Intravitreal Triamcinolone in the Nonproliferative Stage of Type II Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasia. Retina 2008;28(2):314-319


T Evans, CV • Wu L, Arevalo JF, Roca JA, et al. Comparison of 2 Doses of Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin®) for the Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: Results from the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group at 6-Month Follow-Up. Retina 2008;28(2):212-219

• Arevalo JF, Wu L, Sanchez JG, et al. Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: 6-months Follow-up. Eye 2007 Sep 21; [Epub ahead of print]

• Wu L, Fernando Arevalo J, Maia M, Berrocal MH, Sanchez J, Evans T; Pan- American Collaborative Retina Study Group (PACORES). Comparing outcomes in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration treated with two different doses of primary intravitreal bevacizumab: results of the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group(PACORES) at the 12-month follow-up. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar;53(2):125-30.Epub 2009 Mar 31.

• Wu L, Evans T, Saravia M, Schlaen A, Couto C. Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization secondary to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;53(1):57-60. Epub 2009 Jan 30 Revistas No-Indexadas

Evans T, Wu L. Terapia Fotodinámica: Una Muerte Anunciada?. Vision Pan- america 2006;5(3):2-3.

Evans T, Wu L. Pearls in Cataract Complications: Vitrectomy in the Management of Posterior Capsule Rupture. Highlights of Ophthalmology 2007;35(2):8-9

Evans T, Wu L. Maximizing OCT Scans: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls with Time-Domain OCT. Retina Today 2008 May/June;33-36 Publicaciones Online

Wu L, Evans T. Branch Retinal Vein Oclussion. http://www.emedicine.com/ oph/topic386.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Choroidal Rupture. http://www.emedicine.com/oph/ topic533.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Choroidal Neovascularization. http://www.emedicine.com/ oph/topic534.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T, Garcia RA. Fungal Endophthalmitis. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic706.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Exudative Retinal Detachment. http://www.emedicine.com/ oph/topic407.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T, Garcia RA. Intraocular Lens Dislocation. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic392.htm June 2007 Update


T Evans, CV Wu L, Martinez J, Evans T. Leukemias. http://www.emedicine.com/oph/ topic489.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic406.htm 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Post-operative Retinal Detachment. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic408.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic410.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T, Garcia RA. Ocular Toxoplasmosis. http:// www.emedicine.com/oph/topic707.htm June 2007 Update

Wu L, Evans T. Tractional Retinal Detachment. http://www.emedicine.com/ oph/topic411.htm June 2007 Update




Capítulos de Libros

Evans T, Wu L. Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage. En: Management of Complications in Ophthalmic Surgery. Panama: Highlights of Ophthalmology International, 2007, pp 61-66

Wu L, Evans T. Corioretinopatía Serosa Central. En: Retina Médica, Temas Selectos. Arévalo JF, Graue-Wiechers F, Quiroz-Mercado H, Rodriguez JF, Wu L (Eds). Venezuela: AMOLCA, 2007, pp 81-91.

Evans T, Evans M, Yepez JB, et al. Sífilis Ocular. En: Tumores e Inflamación Ocular, Temas Selectos. Arévalo JF, Graue-Wiechers F, Quiroz-Mercado H, Rodriguez JF, Wu L (Eds). AMOLCA, In Press.

Wu L, Evans T. Cromovitretomía. Retina Quirúrgica, Temas Selectos. de Retina Quirurgica. Arévalo JF, Graue-Wiechers F, Quiroz-Mercado H, Rodriguez JF, Wu L (Eds). AMOLCA, In Press.

Wu L, Evans T. Desgarros Retinianos Gigantes. Retina Quirúrgica, Temas Selectos. de Retina Quirurgica. Arévalo JF, Graue-Wiechers F, Quiroz- Mercado H, Rodriguez JF, Wu L (Eds). AMOLCA, In Press.

Wu L, Evans T. Common Pitfalls in the use of Optical Coherence Tomography for Macular Diseases. Medical Retina: Focus on Retinal Imaging.s Holz F, Spaide R (Eds). Springer. 2010. pp 1-9

Evans T, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez F, Sanchez JG, Hsu M, Wu L.

The Effect of Intravitreal Triamcinolone in Macular Edema Secondary to Parafoveal Telangiectasis Type 2A. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2006, Las Vegas (Presentación). Presentado en parte en:.

o Evans T et al. ARVO Meeting 2006, Fort Lauderdale (Poster) T Evans, CV .

o Evans T et al. Panamerican Association of Ophthalmology Research Day 2006, Fort Lauderdale (Presentación).

o Evans T et al. Congreso de la Sociedad Panamericana de Retina y Vítreo 2006, Cartagena (Presentación).

o Evans T et al. Congreso de la Sociedad Centroamericana de Retina y Vítreo 2007, El Salvador (Presentación).

Wu L, Martinez-Castellanos M, Quiroz-Mercado H, Arevalo JF, Eid Farah M, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Roca J, Maia M, Evans T, Sanchez JG. Safety of an Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab (Avastin): Results of a Multicenter Trial. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2006, Las Vegas (Presentación)..

Evans T, Wu L. Short-Term Changes of Intraocular Pressure After an Intravitreal Injection of 2.5 mg (0.1 ml) of Bevacizumab (Avastin ®). ARVO Meeting 2007, Fort Lauderdale (Poster). Also presented at:.

o Evans T et al. Panamerican Association of Ophthalmology Research Day 2007, Fort Lauderdale (Presentación).

o Evans T et al. Congreso Panamericano de Oftalmología 2007, Cancun (Presentación).

Roca JA, Wu L, Maia M, Arevalo JF, Berrocal, Rodriguez F, Costa R, Cardillo J, Evans T, PanAmerican Collaborative Retina Study Group (PACORES). Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin®) for the Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: Results of the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group (PACORES). ARVO Meeting 2007, Fort Lauderdale (Poster).

Wu L, Evans T, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Roca JA, Maia M, Costa R, Cardillo J, Rodriguez FJ, Pan American Collaborative Retina Study Group (PACORES). Short Term Visual and Anatomic Outcomes Following Intravitreal Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion. ARVO Meeting 2007, Fort Lauderdale (Presentación).

Sanchez JG, Wu L, Maia M, Saravia MJ, Fernandez CF, Evans T, Garcia- Amaris RA, Arevalo JF. Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: 6-Months Follow-Up. ARVO Meeting 2007, Fort Lauderdale (Poster).

Evans T, Castellanos-Martines M, Quiroz-Mercado H, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Eid Farah M, Maia M, Roca J, Rodríguez F, Wu L. Safety of Intravitreal


T Evans, CV Bevacizumab After 12 Months of Follow-up: Results of the Panamerican.

Collaborative Retina Study Group. Congreso Panamericano de Oftalmología 2007,Cancun (Presentación)..

Evans T, Altomare F, Simpson R, Krema H, Chow DR, Berger A, Giavedoni L, Wong D. Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment For Radiation Retinopathy After Plaque Radiotherapy. AAO-PAAO Joint Meeting 2009, San Francisco (Presentación).

Chow DR, Evans T. Sutureless 20-Gauge Vitrectomy. AAO 2010, Chicago (Video Presentation).

Médico General
Área de Salud Desamparados 3 C.C.S.S.
Set 2000- Ago 2002 San José, Costa Rica

Médico General
Clínica Central C.C.S.S
Set 2002- Mar 2003 San José, Costa Rica

Especialista en Oftalmología
Hospital México C.C.S.S.
Jun 2006- 2008 San José, Costa Rica

Instituto de Cirugía Ocular
Jun 2006- 2008 San José, Costa Rica

Clínica de Ojos
Ago 2010- presente

Clínica Oftalmológica C.C.S.S.
Ago 2010- presente

Área de Salud Desamparados C.C.S.S.
Ene 2002- Ago 2002 San José, Costa Rica

Profesor
Curso de Neuropatología
Universidad de Santa Paula
Ene 2002- Mar 2003 San José, Costa Rica

Profesor
Residencia Oftalmología
Universidad de Costa Rica
Jun 2006- Presente San José, Costa Rica