Dr Francesc March
Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 474 0999
- francesc.marchderibot@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Qualifications
- MD PhD MS MMed FEBO FICO FICS DISSO MRCS MBA
- Research summary
- Ophthalmology, glaucoma, retina, innovation
- Teaching
Undergraduate:
- MB ChB programme (years 3–6)
- Supervision of Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) students
- Supervision of Summer Research Scholarship students
Postgraduate:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Basic Sciences (Ophthalmic Physiology course convenor)
- Supervision of RANZCO Vocational Trainee Registrars
- Co-ordination of Dunedin Ophthalmology Clinical Course (Preparing senior Ophthalmology registrars for RANZCO Advanced Clinical Examination)
- Supervision of Master of Ophthalmology candidates
- Clinical
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dunedin Hospital. Subspecialist interest in assessment and treatment of surgical and medical retina, glaucoma, and cataract.
Research
Francesc March is a New Zealand and internationally trained Ophthalmologist.
Dr March is a consultant eye surgeon at the Dunedin Hospital. He has worked in all areas of Ophthalmology for over 16 years. He trained in ophthalmology with a special interest in retina, glaucoma, and complex cataracts. March graduated with a Doctor of Medicine specializing in Ophthalmology with a Master's and PhD in eye research.
He has specialist skills in complex cataract surgery, retinal detachment, macular diseases, glaucoma, and treatment of eye injuries. His area of special expertise is in retinal diseases, having spent over three years undergoing specific training (commonly referred to as fellowship).
Dr March has also undertaken further one year fellowships in both glaucoma and cataract. His fellowship training was in both New Zealand and overseas in Europe and North America.
Dr March is interested in how vision loss and retinal diseases occur in the population and how medical services can be better organized to deliver the best clinical care. He does research, having published several papers in peer-reviewed journals on various aspects of eye disease. Additionally, he has worked as an investigator in international clinical. He participates in national and international congresses.
Publications
Ax, T., Ganse, B., Fries, F., Szentmáry, N., De Paiva, C. S., March de Ribot, F., … Millar, T. J. (2023). Dry eye disease in astronauts: A narrative review. Frontiers in Physiology, 1281327. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1281327
Vergés, C., Giménez-Capitán, A., Ribas, V., Salgado-Borges, J., March de Ribot, F., Mayo-de-la-Casas, C., … Molina-Vila, M. Á. (2023). Gene expression signatures in conjunctival fornix aspirates of patients with dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction: A proof-of-concept study. Occular Surface. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.07.010
March de Ribot, F., Salgado-Borges, J., & Benitez del Castillo, J. (2023). Visual complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and Portugal. Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmolgia, 98(6), 325-328. doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2023.05.001
Eaton, O., & March de Ribot, F. (2023). Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole: The fastest yet. Ophthalmology Case Reports, 7(1), 154. doi: 10.35841/oer-7.1.154
Ramamurthy, S. R., Dave, V. P., Chou, H.-D., Ozdek, S., Parolini, B., Dhawahir-Scala, F., … March de Ribot, F., … Pappuru, R. R. (2023). Retinotomies and retinectomies: A review of indications, techniques, results, and complications. Survey of Ophthalmology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.06.012
March de Ribot, F., March de Ribot, A., Walker, X., Jamieson, H., & Cheung, G. (2023). Dementia and cataract surgery in Australia and New Zealand. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42, 450-454. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13208
Journal - Research Article
March de Ribot, F., Salgado-Borges, J., & Benitez del Castillo, J. (2023). Visual complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and Portugal. Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmolgia, 98(6), 325-328. doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2023.05.001
Journal - Research Article
Vergés, C., Giménez-Capitán, A., Ribas, V., Salgado-Borges, J., March de Ribot, F., Mayo-de-la-Casas, C., … Molina-Vila, M. Á. (2023). Gene expression signatures in conjunctival fornix aspirates of patients with dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction: A proof-of-concept study. Occular Surface. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.07.010
Journal - Research Article
Salgado-Borges, J., March de Ribot, F., Ferreira, F., & Silva, A. (2022). Visual complaints and habits during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal [Queixas e Hábitos Visuais Durante a Pandemia de COVID-19 em Portugal]. Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia, 46(1), 43-46. doi: 10.48560/rspo.26385
Journal - Research Article
Vergés, C., March de Ribot, F., Salgado-Borges, J., & Gonzalez, J. (2022). Prospective evaluation of intense pulsed light treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis due to ocular rosacea. European Journal of Dermatology, 32(4), 505-515.
Journal - Research Article
Amarnath, M. V., & March de Ribot, F. (2021). Digital eye strain among children in South India: Prevalence and risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case study. Asian Journal of Research & Reports in Ophthalmology, 4(2), 24-34. Retrieved from https://journalajrrop.com
Journal - Research Article
Amarnath, M. V., & March de Ribot, F. (2021). Retinal findings in Alzheimer's patients: Case study. Asian Journal of Research & Reports in Ophthalmology, 4(3), 15-19. Retrieved from https://journalajrrop.com
Journal - Research Article
Bilgic, A., Kodjikian, L., March de Ribot, F., Vasavada, V., Gonzalez-Cortes, J. H., Abukashabah, A., … Mathis, T. (2021). Real-world experience with brolucizumab in wet age-related macular degeneration: The REBA study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 2758. doi: 10.3390/jcm10132758
Journal - Research Article
Bilgic, A., March de Ribot, F., Ghia, P., Sudhalkar, A., Kodjikian, L., Tyagi, M., & Sudhalkar, A. (2021). Correlation in acute CSCR between hyperreflectivity on the infrared image in optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 31(5), 2571-2577. doi: 10.1177/1120672120957600
Journal - Research Article
Bilgic, A., Sudhalkar, A., Gonzalez-Cortes, J. H., March de Ribot, F., Yogi, R., Kodjikian, L., & Mathis, T. (2021). Endogenous endophthalmitis in the setting of Covid-19 infection: A case series. Retina, 41(8), 1709-1714. doi: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003168
Journal - Research Article
Montelongo, M., March de Ribot, F., Craven, E. R., & Sponsel, W. E. (2021). Retrobulbar tube shunt: Anterior chamber to back of the eye (A2B) efficacy in glaucomatous eyes with uncontrolled IOP. Graefe's Archive for Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 259, 705-714. doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-05006-x
Journal - Research Article
Vergés, C., Salgado-Borges, J., & March de Ribot, F. (2021). Prospective evaluation of a new intense pulsed light, thermaeye plus, in the treatment of dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction. Journal of Optometry, 14, 103-113. doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2020.08.009
Journal - Research Article
Sponsel, W. E., Groth, S., March de Ribot, F., Ramos, H., & Puig, M. (2019). Efficacy of a novel retrobulbar extension shunt to rescue eyes with fibrotic encapsulated blebs and uncontrolled ocular hypertension. Graefe's Archive for Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 257(4), 791-798. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-4186-3
Journal - Research Article
Ax, T., Ganse, B., Fries, F., Szentmáry, N., De Paiva, C. S., March de Ribot, F., … Millar, T. J. (2023). Dry eye disease in astronauts: A narrative review. Frontiers in Physiology, 1281327. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1281327
Journal - Research Other
Eaton, O., & March de Ribot, F. (2023). Acute vision loss in a pancytopenic male [Perte de vision soudaine chez un homme pancytopénique]. Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie, 46(6), 678. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2023.02.004
Journal - Research Other
Eaton, O., & March de Ribot, F. (2023). Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole: The fastest yet. Ophthalmology Case Reports, 7(1), 154. doi: 10.35841/oer-7.1.154
Journal - Research Other
Gonzalez-Cortes, J. H., Martinez-Pacheco, V. A., Gonzalez-Cantu, J. E., Bilgic, A., March de Ribot, F., Sudhalkar, A., … Mathis, T. (2023). Current treatments and innovations in diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Pharmaceutics, 15, 122. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010122
Journal - Research Other
Ramamurthy, S. R., Dave, V. P., Chou, H.-D., Ozdek, S., Parolini, B., Dhawahir-Scala, F., … March de Ribot, F., … Pappuru, R. R. (2023). Retinotomies and retinectomies: A review of indications, techniques, results, and complications. Survey of Ophthalmology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.06.012
Journal - Research Other
March de Ribot, F., March de Ribot, A., Ogbuehi, K., & Large, R. (2021). Teleophthalmology in the post-coronavirus era. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 139-143. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Sudhalkar, A., Bilgic, A., Vasavada, S., Kodjikian, L., Mathis, T., March de Ribot, F., … Sudhalkar, A. (2021). Current intravitreal therapy and ocular hypertension: A review. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 69(2), 236-243. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1028_20
Journal - Research Other
Vergés, C., Salgado-Borges, J., & March de Ribot, F. (2021). Intense pulsed light (IPL) in the treatment of dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction. Medical Reports & Case Studies, 6(5), 220. Retrieved from https://www.iomcworld.org/medical-reports-case-studies.html
Journal - Research Other
Pelayes, D., March de Ribot, F., Kuhn, F., Natarajan, S., & Schrader, W. (2020). Traumatic macular hole: Clinical aspects and controversies. Latin American Journal of Ophthalmology, 3, 3. doi: 10.25259/LAJO_16_2019
Journal - Research Other
Bolaños-Jiménez, R., Navas, A., López-Lizárraga, E. P., March de Ribot, F., Peña, A., Graue-Hernández, E. O., & Garfias, Y. (2015). Ocular surface as barrier of innate immunity. Open Ophthalmology Journal, 9(1), 49-55. doi: 10.2174/1874364101509010049
Journal - Research Other
Bolaños-Jiménez, R., López-Lizárraga, E. P., March de Ribot, F., Telich-Tarriba, J. E., & Navas, A. (2014). Intraocular lens subluxation in Marfan Syndrome. Open Ophthalmology Journal, 8, 48-50. doi: 10.2174/1874364101408010048
Journal - Research Other
Fontanet, J. M., March, F., Morón, A., & Gorgas, M. Q. (2012). Efectividad del uso de cefuroxima intracameral como profilaxis en la cirugía de cataratas [Effectiveness of the use of intracameral cefuroxime as prophylaxis in cataract surgery]. Farmacia Hospitalaria, 36(3), 170-172. doi: 10.1016/j.farma.2011.07.003
Journal - Research Other