Dr Sonia Gálvez Carvajal is a renowned specialist in Ophthalmology, with extensive experience in cataract and presbyopia surgery with monofocal and multifocal lens implantation, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. She graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Málaga and was awarded a research collaboration grant with the Department of Ophthalmology at the Centre for Medical and Health Research (CIMES) in Málaga. She completed her specialist training in Ophthalmology at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital in Seville.

Her training has been completed with a Master's in Medical Retina (retinal vascular and inflammatory diseases and intraocular tumours) at the Barraquer Institute and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a Master's in Clinical Ophthalmology (Cardenal Herrera University, Alicante) and a Master's in Biomedical Research at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville. She also holds four University Expert qualifications, most notably in the fields of Uveitis and Retina, Glaucoma and Paediatric Eye Disease. Of particular note is her training in macular disease and diabetic retinopathy under Dr Medina, and in retinal surgery with Dr Toro (Seville).

Dr Sonia Gálvez has more than 50 presentations at national and international congresses. She is the author and co-author of several book chapters published by the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology, as well as scientific articles. She has been a clinical tutor in Ophthalmology for Family Medicine residents, and has taught seminars and practical workshops to third-year medical students at the University of Seville.

She has received several awards at leading national congresses, including the award for the best presentation in the field of ocular surface at the 4th Congress of the Spanish Association of Implant, Refractive and Corneal Technology and Surgery (2013), the award for the best presentation at the 29th Congress of the Spanish Society of Implant and Refractive Eye Surgery (SECOIR 2014), and an award for one of the ten best presentations at the congress of the Andalusian Society of Ophthalmology (2016).

She is accredited by OPHTEC as an implanting surgeon for ARTIFLEX and ARTISAN iris-fixated intraocular lenses.

With a wealth of professional experience as an ophthalmic surgeon and a keen interest in research and innovation, she joined the team at Clínica San Pedro. She currently combines this work with her role as a Specialist in Ophthalmology at La Axarquía Hospital (Málaga) and Hospital Ochoa (Marbella).

She is a Full Member of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology (SEO), the Spanish Society of Implant and Refractive Eye Surgery (SECOIR), the Spanish Retina and Vitreous Society (SERV) and the Professional Association of Spanish Ophthalmologists (APOE).