Program 2025
Our innovative ICL Course provides an unmatched learning experience designed to revolutionize your daily workflow and elevate patient care.
Throughout the program, participants will engage in a fully simulated environment at every stage, specifically created to help master the essential technologies used in modern refractive practice. You will also learn how to effectively implement and integrate these tools into your clinical routine.
What You’ll Gain
Confidence
Gain the confidence to perform and indicate EVO ICL procedures with precision and ease.
Efficiency
Enhance your practice’s workflow by leveraging digital tools that automate key steps and optimize outcomes. Master ICLguru and improve your decision-making process.
Patient Satisfaction
Deliver more personalized, predictable, and efficient care, translating into improved visual outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Competitive Edge
Stay ahead in a rapidly evolving vision correction landscape, positioning yourself as a leader in tech-integrated ophthalmic practice.
Special international participation (on line)
DAY 1 PROGRAM – THURSDAY 6
| Time | Sessions | Remarks | Location | Presenter | Time |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast
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Networking and meeting Zaldivar team | Z Coffea | Team Z |
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| 8:00 am | Opening remarks | Auditorium | Carlos Gordillo | Medical Manager Zaldivar Institute – Zaldivar Course Coordinator |
5′
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| 8:05 am | An immersive walkthrough introducing the main topics of the course — from patient evaluation to surgical innovation and technology integration. | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 8:20 am | A journey through the evolution of phakic IOL, from early concepts to the development of EVO ICL and personalized vault prediction systems. | Auditorium | Roberto Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute President |
15′
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| 8:40 am | Deep dive into ICL fundamentals: indications, contraindications, patient selection. | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 8:55 am | Reflections on innovation and patient outcomes. | Auditorium | Roberto Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute President |
15′
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| 9:20 am | Interactive discussion with expert surgeons.Common pitfalls, intraoperative troubleshooting, and fine-tuning your own technique. | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 9:30 am |
Q&A
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Questions & Answers | Auditorium |
20′
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| 9:45 am | Coffee Break |
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| 10:15 am | Focused on mastering the principles of ICL sizing — from UBM interpretation to ICL Guru Pro analysis and complex case discussion. |
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| 10:16 am | Understanding anatomical landmarks and measurement techniques. | Auditorium | Enrique Pfeiffer |
10′
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| 10:35 am | Interpretation and practical application of sizing | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
9′
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| 10:50 am | Step-by-step review and discussion of challenging clinical scenarios. | Auditorium | Roberto Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute President Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 11:05 am | Strategies to improve corneal topography, reduce optical aberrations, and prepare the eye for ICL implantation. | Auditorium |
15′
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| 11:30 am | Strategies to improve corneal topography, reduce optical aberrations, and prepare the eye for ICL implantation. | Auditorium | Carlos Gordillo | Head of Cornea Department – Zaldivar Institute |
15′
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| 11:50 am | Discussion of unconventional indications and customized approaches beyond standard ICL use, present and future. | Auditorium |
15′
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| 12:15 am |
Q&A
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questions & answers | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
20′
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| 12:45 pm | Lunch – Antique Zaldivar Directory Builduing |
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| 2:00 pm | Real-time surgical transmission by Dr. Roberto Zaldivar showcasing advanced ICL techniques and intraoperative insights. |
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| 6:00 pm | Wine tasting – Welcome to Mendoza |
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DAY 2 PROGRAM – FRIDAY 7
| Time | Sessions | Remarks | Location | Presenter | Time |
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| 7:30 am |
Breakfast
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Patio | Z team |
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| 8:00 am | Opening remarks | Auditorium |
5′
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| 8:05 am | Live transmission of postoperative controls, analyzing real cases and outcomes to consolidate surgical decision-making. | Auditorium |
10′
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| 8:45 am | questions & answers | Auditorium |
20′
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| 9:30 am | Live surgery sessions designed to translate theory into real clinical practice, with step-by-step commentary and discussion of intraoperative decisions. The live surgeries will take place throughout the day — from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — with lectures and interactive discussions in between. |
Auditorium |
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| 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
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| 12:00 pm | Auditorium | Arthur & Brendan Cummings |
12′
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| 12:35 pm | questions & answers | Auditorium |
20′
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| 1:00 pm | Lunch |
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| 2:00 pm | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
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| 2:30 pm | Live surgery sessions designed to translate theory into real clinical practice, with step-by-step commentary and discussion of intraoperative decisions. The live surgeries will take place throughout the day — from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — with lectures and interactive discussions in between. |
Auditorium |
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| 3:00 pm | Eva Kim |
12′
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| 3:20 pm | questions & answers |
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| 4:00 pm | Training the new generations | Auditorium | Amanda Carones |
30′
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| 4:30 pm | questions & answers | Auditorium |
20′
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| 5:30 pm |
End of the session
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| 8:00 pm | DINNER & MEETING VENUE Zaldivar's House |
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DAY 3 PROGRAM – SATURDAY 8
| Time | Sessions | Remarks | Location | Presenter | Time |
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| 8:30 am | Breakfast |
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| 9:00 am |
Welcoming
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Opening remarks | Auditorium |
5′
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| 9:05 am | Live transmission of postoperative controls, analyzing real cases and outcomes to consolidate surgical decision-making. | Auditorium |
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| 9:05 am |
Streaming from Zaldivar’s consultation
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Auditorium |
15′
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| 10:00 am |
Q&A
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questions & answers | Auditorium |
8′
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| 10:10 am | Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 am |
Paradox Choice
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Facing complex and unconventional scenarios where surgical judgment defines the outcome. | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 10:45 am | Latest surgical techniques and case-based strategies for functional and aesthetic reconstruction after iris trauma. | Auditorium | Pablo Adamek – Refractive Surgery Department – Zaldivar Institute |
10′
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| 10:55 am | questions & answers | Auditorium |
20′
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| 11:15 am | From followers to influence — transforming online visibility into professional value | Auditorium | Juan Carlos Serna |
12′
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| 12:00 pm | Auditorium | Arjan Hura |
12′
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| 12:30 pm |
Q&A
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questions & answers | Auditorium |
10′
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| 12:40 pm | Auditorium | Roger Zaldivar | Zaldivar Institute CEO |
15′
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| 1:00 pm | LUNCH AT THE WINARY |
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