Costa Rica Opthalmologist Dr. Manrique – 20 years of experience

Dr. Manrique is an experienced Costa Rican opthalmologist and a specialist in retina repair, cataracts, and Lasix surgeries

Dr. Manrique is a board certified ophthalmologist with offices at Hospital CIMA in Escazu, Costa Rica and also at a private clinic in San Pedro on the east side of San José. Manrique is a comprehensive eye doctor, able to meet all of your eye care needs but his specialty is in retina disease, vitreous disease, and cataract surgery.

Dr. Manrique was born and raised in Costa Rica. He did his undergraduate work in Costa Rica as well and then went on to study in Spain for four years to complete his ophthalmology residency, then Louisiana State University in New Orleans for one year, where he completed advanced fellowship training in retina and vitreous surgery.

He returned home to Costa Rica and practiced in the public health system for 20 years before opening his private practice. In addition, Dr. Ortiz has also received specialized training in central and branch vein occlusion, retinal detachment, and diabetic retinopathy. Needless to say, his experience rivals any ophthalmologist in the country.

• Central and branch vein occlusion
• Retina disease and retinal detachment
• Vitreous disease
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Cataract surgery
• Lasix eye surgery

Dr. Manrique speaks Spanish and fluent English as you will hear o his video and 35% of his clientele comes to him from a country other then Costa Rica. After living in and working in the USA he has a unique ability to understand the needs of North Americans. He performs 95% of his procedures at Hospital CIMA where his main offices are located, the rest are done in a specialty clinic on the east side of San José.

Dr. Manrique’s work has been published multiple times in various journals, he’s presented at different conferences around the world and is a member of the following professional organizations:

• The American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Retinal Specialists
• The Medical College of Costa Rica
• The American Society of Cataract and Refractive surgery

When asked how he would compare Hospital CIMA to any other hospital around the world, Dr. Manrique explains that Hospital CIMA is the best facility in all of Central America and it easily rivals any facility he has seen first hand in the United States. Dr. Manrique has his own high tech lasers and he assures us that they are all state of the art pieces of equipment, the same equipment you would find in the top hospitals around the world.

Dr. Manrique’ passion lies in retinal repair but he also has decades of experience in cataract surgery. He offers monofocal, multifocal, and touric lens for implantation. He also offers the popular Lasix eye surgery, and can help with any type of diagnostic procedures.

Dr. Manrique is an experienced surgeon who loves what he does… He enjoys the fact that he can help others with their vision using the latest technology available. If you are in need of eye care or surgery and want top notch care with personalized attention in a beautiful country please consider using Dr. Manrique where you’ll enjoy .

What you will find in Costa Rica with Dr. Manrique is safe and affordable surgery solutions for your eye problems, more personal attention and no waiting times.

Written by Mary Hickcox who is a registered nurse, trained in the US. She has worked for 12 years in Connecticut hospitals, first as a nurse’s aide and then as Registered Nurse (RN). Her experience is in surgical and emergency medicines, although she has also worked in medical, cardiology, and oncology.

Andrew Makarik

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