Eugenio Maul

Eugenio J Maul, M.D. is a renowned specialist in the surgical and medical treatment of glaucoma, as well as an expert in Public Health, particularly in countries in South America. He was the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Medical School of Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile from 1986 to 2011.

Dr. Maul received his medical degree from Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile (PUC) and completed his residency in ophthalmology and a Fellowship in Glaucoma at PUC as well. He completed a Glaucoma Research Fellowship in the laboratory of Marvin Sears at Yale University. He has also been a fellow in Public Health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and participated in Research Methodology in Public Health and Clinical Ophthalmology in New Delhi, India, with the National Eye Institute.

Dr. Maul is Past President of the Chilean Society of Ophthalmology, the Founder and Honorary President of the Chilean Society of Glaucoma, and Past President of the Pan American Glaucoma Society. He is also a member of the American Glaucoma Society, and an International Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he served on the International Meetings Committee.

In the Public Health arena in ophthalmology, Dr. Maul has served as Secretary for the Prevention of Blindness of the Chilean Society of Ophthalmology, been a Member of the Advisory Group for Blindness Prevention of PAHO, served as Technical Advisor of SightFirst Program (17 countries in Latin America) as a joint effort of Lions Clubs International Foundation and the National Eye Institute, was Co-Chairman for South America, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, London, UK, and a Member of the Advisory Group for the Prevention of Blindness of the World Health Organization.

He is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed literature and has been recognized with multiple awards and guest lectureships, such as the American Journal of Ophthalmology Lecture at the XX Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology, the Gradle Lecture at the XXV Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology, the Achievement Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Senior Achievement Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Maul is internationally known and respected, having developed the friendship and esteem of ophthalmology colleagues throughout the world.