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Dr. Lyle Newball

Ophthalmologist · Subspecialist in Glaucoma, Cornea & Refractive Surgery

San Andrés Islands, Colombiainfo@lylenewball.colylenewball.co

Education

1990–1996
Medical DoctorUniversidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
1998–2001
Ophthalmology ResidencyUniversidad El Bosque, Bogotá, ColombiaChief Resident 2000
2004–2005
Glaucoma FellowshipUNAM / APEC, Ciudad de MéxicoHonorable Mention
2009
Cornea & Refractive Surgery FellowshipFOSCAL, Bucaramanga, Colombia

International Certifications

  • iStent — Armenia 2016
  • ICL Visian — Sitges, España
  • DSAEK — Bucaramanga
  • Canaloplastia — Bucaramanga
  • ABIC — Bogotá

Leadership Positions

2016–2018
PresidentASOCCYR — Colombian Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
2014–2018
Board of Directors — Atlantic Coast RepresentativeSOCOFTAL — Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
2010–Present
Director & FounderClínica Lynd Newball, San Andrés Islands

Scientific Societies

  • ESCRS — European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
  • ASCRS — American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • PAAO — Pan-American Society of Ophthalmology
  • SOCOFTAL — Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
  • ASOCCYR — Colombian Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • Peruvian Society of Ophthalmology (Corresponding Member — 2025)
  • Colombian Glaucoma Group
  • ASOCORNEA

Areas of Subspecialty

Glaucoma: MIGS, iStent Inject, Ahmed Valve, Trabeculectomy, EPNP + Esnoper V-Clip, Canaloplasty, Express Shunt, Subliminal CPC

Cataract & Lens: Phacoemulsification, Premium IOL, Toric IOL, Symfony EDOF, Phakic ICL, Subluxated Cataract, Complex Cases

Cornea & Refractive: DSAEK, Penetrating Keratoplasty, ICL Visian, ALLEGRETTO Laser, Ultra-Q Reflex Vitreolysis, Keratoconus

Featured Publication

Prevalence of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma among Patients with Diagnosis of Systemic Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: The Colombian Glaucoma Study

Ophthalmology · 2019

#1 Journal in World Ophthalmology — Lead Co-author

Books (Co-author)

  1. Neuropatías Ópticas de la A a la Z
  2. Cristalino de las Américas
  3. Cirugía de los Glaucomas — Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
  4. Innovación en Cirugía Menos Invasiva de Glaucoma — Sociedad Catalana de Oftalmología
  5. El ABC del Nervio Óptico y la Vía Visual (Upcoming Edition 2025)
  6. Consenso COLASC + CICAR — Clinical Practice Guide 2021

Awards

2024
Nomination — Afro-Colombian Awards of the YearHealth Sector · Color de Colombia Foundation · El Espectador
2025
Corresponding MemberPeruvian Society of Ophthalmology
2010
Apostle of Human RightsPeople's Defender · San Andrés
2009
Medalla Francisco A. Newball al Mérito CívicoArchipelago Government · San Andrés
2009
Proposal 072 — Merit for PerseveranceDepartmental Assembly · San Andrés

Conferences

Over 100 conferences in 15+ countries: Colombia, México, España, Argentina, Brasil, Perú, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Estados Unidos, Jamaica, Bolivia, Panamá, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nepal.

CV generated from lylenewball.co · 2026