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LUK4 EYEREPUBLIC  (2851 Globe Sun, 2951 Smart)

 RAINIER VICTOR A. COVAR, MD, MMed

 Specialist in Glaucoma

 Specialist in Low Vision Rehabilitation

 Comprehensive Ophthalmology 

• Current Positions

• Education

• Certifications

• Affiliations/Member Organizations

• Past Positions / Memberships

• Lectures/Presentations

• Television/Radio Interviews

• Publications

• Continuing Medical Education

• Research

• Volunteer Experience

• Press

• Awards

• Personal Info

• Contact Information

Note: Resume last updated on September 1, 2005

Current Positions

MEDICAL

Chief of Service, Low Vision Rehabilitation, EYE REPUBLIC Ophthalmology Clinic

Glaucoma Consultant, EYE REPUBLIC Ophthalmology Clinic

Visiting Ophthalmologist, Q.C. Eye Center (QCEC)

Visiting Ophthalmologist, Borough Medical Care Institute

Visiting Ophthalmologist, Fatima Medical Center

NON-MEDICAL

Member, Board of Trustees 2003-2004, Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc.

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Education

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Certifications

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Affiliations/Member Organizations

MEDICAL

Local

Ophthalmic Consultants Philippines Co.

Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity Inc.(MSP)

University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA)

University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society (UPMAS)

Philippine General Hospital Ophthalmology Residents Alumni Association (PGHORAA)

Philippine Medical Association  (PMA)

Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology (PAO)

Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (PSCRS)

Quezon City Medical Association (QCMA)

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Past Positions / Memberships

MEDICAL

PGH Bulletin, Associate Editor

UP College of Medicine- PGH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Technical LAN Committee member

NON-MEDICAL

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Lectures/Presentations

1. Philippine General Hospital -Department of Family Medicine Conference "Basic Ocular Examination", January 21, 2004

2. Vision Rehab In-Service Meeting “A Model for Low Vision Service in Manila” Nov 4, 2003, Sloane Conference Room, MEEI- Presentor

3. Vision Rehab Conference “Low Vision and Glaucoma” Nov 6, 2003, Vision Rehab Conference Room, MEEI-Presentor

4. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Nov 2003-co-presentor "Profile of Neovascular Glaucoma in PGH"

5.  Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology-Singapore Research Institute Paper

6. Presentation, Shangrila hotel, Manila August 2003-Co-presentor “Angle Closure Glaucoma in PGH”

7. Philippine Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual meeting, Shangrila hotel,  June 2003 – Speaker “Posterior Capsular Opacity: Pearls to avoid”

8. Philippine Cataract and Refractive Surgery Quarterly Lectures, Clark field,  March 2003 – Speaker “ Phaco incisions: Types and Pitfalls”

9. Phaco Round Table “ Phaco Tips and Techniques” June 2003, Saisaki Restaurant, Manila- Speaker

10. UP-PGH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Conference: Basic Glaucoma Exam

11. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 2001)- free paper presentor

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Television/Radio Interviews

1. Covar, RA. Glaucoma. RxPinoy's Doctors Online radio show. 702 AM, Manila, Philippines. November 27, 2007.

2. "Wish ko Lang..." with Bernadette Sembrano, GMA 7: 2002.

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Publications

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Continuing Medical Education

1. Grand Rounds, weekly, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachussettes Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston; 2003

2. Department Conferences, Weekly (Tue & Thu), Department of Ophthalmology, Philippine General Hospital; 1999,2000, 2001, 2002.

3. Flourescein Angiography Rounds, Weekly (tue) UP PGH Department of Ophthalmology; 2001, 2002.

4. Basic course in ophthalmology. Department of Ophthalmology, Philippine General Hospital; 2002- Assistant coordinator

5. Seminar on ocular diseases. Department of Ophthalmology, Philippine General Hospital; 1999, 2000, 2001.

6. Seminar on ocular surgery. Department of Ophthalmology, Philippine General Hospital; 1999, 2000, 2001.

7. Seminar on Public Health Ophthalmology: A new concept and Solution for an old problem (blindness). UP Public Health Auditorium, March 3, 2001.

8. Asia Webcast  on “ LEEDS: Clinical Experience with Thomas Mundorf, MD” Manila Peninsula Hotel, April 8, 2003

9. Asia Webcast on “ Glaucoma: Evolving View of the Disease and its Treatment with Dr. Ivan Goldberg” Manila Peninsula Hotel, February 26, 2003

10. Glaucoma Forum, Angle Closure Glaucoma Controversies and Management, Eye Referral Center, Manila, March 2003

11. Co-Regulation: A Comprehensive Approach for Glaucoma Management, Discovery Suites, Pasig City, April 17, 2002

12. Conundrums in Glaucoma, Shangrila Hotel, Manila 2001

13. 3rd PAO-CIBA Vision Inter-hospital ophthalmic clinico-pathologic conference (August 1999 ACCEED Bldg., Makati)

14. 4th PAO-CIBA Vision Inter-hospital ophthalmic clinico-pathologic conference (August 2000 ACCEED Bldg., Makati)

15. 5th PAO-CIBA Vision Inter-hospital ophthalmic clinico-pathologic conference (July 2001 ACCEED Bldg., Makati)

16. LASIK Certification Course, Bausch and Lomb Tedhnolas 217c and Hansatome, St. Luke's Vision Laser Center, March 3, 2001.

17. Bausch and Lomb Millenium Phacoemulsification Wet Lab, Ayala Bldg., Makati City, Philippines, July 14, 2001.

18. MSD Glaucoma Round Table: Co-regulation, Saisaki Conference Room, West Ave., Q.C. August 2001

19. 1st Philippine Inter-hospital Eye Q Ophthalmic Quiz, 14/F Conference Room, St. Luke's Cathedral Heights Building, E. Rodriguez Ave., Q.C. September 8, 2001

20. 2nd Philippine Inter-hospital Eye Q Ophthalmic Quiz, 14/F Conference Room, St. Luke's Cathedral Heights Building, E. Rodriguez Ave., Q.C. September 7, 2002

21. 3rd  Inter-hospital Grand Rounds, Philipppine Academy of Ophthalmology, Club Filipino, Eisenhower St., Greenhills, March 8, 2002

22. 1st Quarterly Lecture Series. Cataract Surgery as a Refractive Procedure: Achieving Target Refraction, Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Isla Ballroom, EDSA Shangrila Hotel, April 7, 2002

23. Manila Doctor's Hospital Department of Ophthalmology 11th Post Graduate Course Medical Therapeutics in External Disease Precision Management... Tangco Hall, Manila Doctor's Hospital, Manila, June 22, 2002

24. Post Operative Pain Control. Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity Alumni Meeting - Manila Chapter. Tropicana Hotel Function Room. MSD Philippines. July 10, 2002

25. Glaucoma Lecture: Cosopt and Coregulation. Saisaki Conference Room, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa, MSD Philippines, August 2, 2002

26. Alcon Travatan (Travaprost) Philippine Launch. Isla Ballroom, EDSA Shangrila Hotel, August 5, 2002

27. Ospital ng Maynila, Department of Ophthalmology, 1st Post Graduate Course, The Art of  Practice. Conference Room, August 2002

28. Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, 5th Post-Graduate Course in Ophthalmology: Back to Basics - Instrumentation. Cardinal Santos Medical Center Conference Room, September 21, 2002

29. Ospital ng Makati, Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd Post Graduate Course, Oculoplastic Surgery in the Oriental Eye, Audio-Visual room, Ospital ng Makati, Oct. 8, 2002.

30. Forum on Health, Humor and Healing with Dr. Patch Adams, Manila Midtown Hotel, February 2003

31. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention, Nov 2003 Anaheim, California

32. 1st Global Association of International Glaucoma Societies (AIGS) Consensus Meeting, Nov 2003 San Diego, California

33. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Nov 2003)

34. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Mid -year Convention ( Bagiuo City, 2003)

35. Southeast Asian Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG 2002, Shangrila Hotel, Manila)

36. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology mid-year convention (Clark field, Pampanga 2002)

37. Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 3rd Quarter meeting

38.  ( Shangrila Hotel, Manila September 2002)

39. Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2nd Quarter meeting, facilitator  ( Shangrila Hotel, Manila June 2002)

40. Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 1st Quarter meeting, facilitator  ( Shangrila Hotel, Manila March 2002)

41. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Mid -year Convention (Cebu City 2001)

42. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 2000)

43. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Mid - year Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 2000)

44. 17th Congress of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 1999)

45. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 1999)

46. Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention (Shangrila Hotel, Manila 1998)

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Research

1. Evaluation of a new mixed Contrast Reading chart(on-going)

2. A prospective, randomized, two-arm, controlled trial comparing combined Phaco-Trabeculectomy with Trabeculectomy alone in Uncontrolled Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (on going)

3. Profile  of Neovascular Glaucoma  Cases in the Philippine General Hospital, from 1999-2003, presented Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Nov 2003

4. Transcleral cyclodiode treatment in uncontrolled glaucoma patients (ongoing)

5. Determination of HSV and EBV in Dimmer's Nummular keratitis by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), 2001, presented at PAO convention, Dec 2001

6. Antidepressant effects of 120% Datura metel flower decoction in male albino mice, U.P. College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, 1994, unpublished

7. Effects of vehicular emissions on bronchial lavage levels of alkaline phosphatase and Lactate dehydrogenase on Ratus ratus, Department of Biochemistry, 1994, unpublished

8. Effects of exercise on immunoglobulin levels on 30 human patients, Department of Physiology, 1993, unpublished

9. Antimicrobial effects of Betel nut extract on  Escherichia coli, Philippine Science High School, Department of Natural Sciences, 1988, unpublished.

10. A community diagnosis of Barangay San Gregorio, Laurel, Batangas, Department of Community Medicine, 1995, unpublished.

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Volunteer Experience

1. Rotary Club of Intramuros Saving Vision Program, 2002

2. Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc. Service committee programs (includes free clinics and minor surgical missions all year round)

3. UP-PGH Department of Ophthalmology Cataract and Strabismus surgery mission (August 2002 PGH)

4. UP-PGH Department of Ophthalmology Cataract surgery mission (July 2001 PGH)

5. UP-PGH Department of Ophthalmology Cataract surgery mission (August 2000 PGH)

6. UP Pahinungod Medical Mission volunteer Palawan, Philippines (November 2000)

7. UP- PGH Medical mission with the Office of the First Lady in Novaliches, QC (May 1999)

8. UP-PGH Norwegian Hospital mission (October 1999 PGH)

9. UP-PGH Department of Ophthalmology Surgical Retina mission (August 1998 PGH)

10. UP-PGH Internship  community rotation in Sta. Maria, Batangas (1997)

11.  Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity community outreach free clinics, active participant

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Press

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Awards

1. Rotary Club of Intramuros, Awardee for the club’s Saving Vision program, June 2003

2. Most Outstanding Intern in Ophthalmology (UP-PGH 1997)

3. Outstanding Intern in Otorhinolaryngology (UP-PGH 1997)

4. Outstanding Intern in Surgery (UP-PGH 1997)

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Clinic Schedule

Personal Info

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Contact Information

RAINIER VICTOR A. COVAR, MD, MMed

EYE REPUBLIC Ophthalmology Clinic

3/F Don Santiago Building Unit 310

1344 Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Philippines 1000

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• Email: rainier.covar@eyerepublic.com.ph

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