Dr Fernando J. Fernandez-Velazquez, OD, FBCLA, MCOptom

Fernando J. Fernández-Velázquez, OD, FBCLA, MCOptom, is Director of Centro Fernández-Velázquez in Madrid, Spain. His clinical and academic work focuses on paediatric myopia management, orthokeratology, specialised contact lenses and irregular corneas. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry and completed postgraduate training at City, University of London and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He is a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, a BCLA Global Ambassador for Europe and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His recent research has focused on the clinical efficacy and safety of combining repeated low-level red-light therapy with orthokeratology for myopia control in European children.