Krešimir Gabrić, MD

Krešimir Gabrić, MD, completed his primary and secondary education in Zagreb.

Doctor Krešimir Gabrić graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Split in 2017 under Joško Božić, MD, PhD with a thesis on “Risk Assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Self-Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.”

After completing his internship, he passed the state examination.

Doctor Krešimir Gabrić completed specialization in ophthalmology and optometry at the Special Hospital for Ophthalmology Svjetlostthe mentorship of Prof. Nikica Gabrić, MD, PhD.

• Ophthalmology specialist
• Subspecialty: cataract surgery and refractive surgery

He worked on a dry eye study and a study of binocularity with multifocal intraocular lenses (MFIOLs).
Doctor Krešimir Gabrić is deputy project leader for the commercialization of the innovative Cornea Lux service, funded by the European Union.

• Croatian Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (CSCRS) – member of the organizing committee
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

• ESCRS, 2026 Co-author of the e-poster “Balancing Optical Quality and Spectacle Independence: Clinical Outcomes of Multifocal versus Monofocal IOLs,” together with Mateja Jagić, MD, PhD,  Prof. Bohač, MD, PhD
• 15th Congress “New Trends in Ophthalmology,” 2024, Zagreb
• 42nd ESCRS Congress, 2024, Barcelona
• Entrepreneurial Mindset 2023 – “Land of Opportunities,” 2023, Zagreb
• CSCRS 14th Congress “New Trends in Ophthalmology,” 2023, Zagreb
• 39th ESCRS Congress, 2021, Amsterdam
• CSCRS 13th Congress “New Trends in Ophthalmology,” 2018, Zagreb

1. The Impact of Standard Cross-Linking on the Corneal Optical Density-Age Relationship in Keratoconus
After Mechanical Stripping of the Epithelium J Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct 15;2024:8827837. doi:
10.1155/2024/8827837. PMID: 39444422; PMCID: PMC11496580. Bohac M, Gilevska F, Biscevic A, Gabric I,
Gabric K, Patel S.
2. Comparative Analysis of the Clinical Outcomes of Two Toric Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lenses.
Ophthalmol Ther. 2024 Mar;13(3):775-790. doi: 10.1007/s40123-023-00878-8. Epub 2024 Jan 19. Gabrić K,
Gabrić N, Piñero DP, Gabrić I.
3. Predictability of the Achieved Lenticule Thickness in Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction for Myopia
Correction. J Refract Surg. 2023 Nov;39(11):728-735. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20230925-02. Epub 2023 Nov
1. Bohač M, Gabrić I, Gabrić K, Jagić M, Arba Mosquera S.
4. First European results of a new refractive lenticular extraction procedure-SmartSight by SCHWIND
eye-tech-solutions. Ivan Gabric 1, Maja Bohac 2, Kresimir Gabric 1, Samuel Arba Mosquera 3; 2023
Jun 5. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02601-0. Online ahead of print.
5. Comparison between the change in total corneal astigmatism and actual change in refractive astigmatism
in transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK), laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and femtosecond
laser assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FsLASIK) Maja Bohac 1, Alma Biscevic 1, Violeta Shijakova 1 2,
Ivan Gabric 1, Kresimir Gabric 1, Sudi Patel 1; 2022 Sep;32(5):2638-2645. doi:
10.1177/11206721211059327. Epub 2021 Nov 11.
6. A critical evaluation of longitudinal changes of astigmatism following implantation of toric
implantable collamer lens (TICL): a comparison between treated and untreated cases over 4
years Maja Bohac 1, Alma Biscevic 2, Ivan Gabric 2, Kresimir Gabric 2, Violeta Shijakova 2, Sudi Patel
2; 2022 Apr;260(4):1377-1386. doi: 10.1007/s00417-021-05449-w. Epub 2021 Oct 16.
7. Predicted and Measured Changes in Posterior Corneal Astigmatism after Uncomplicated Femtosecond
Assisted LASIK (FsLASIK) and Microkeratome LASIK Correction for Myopia and Low Astigmatism Maja
Bohac 1, Alma Biscevic 1, Ivan Gabric 1, Kresimir Gabric 1, Violeta Shijakova 1, Sudi Patel 1; 2021 Nov
17;36(8):832-838. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1928243. Epub 2021 May 19.
8. Clinical Outcomes With a New Continuous Range of Vision Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular
Lens Nikica Gabrić, Ivan Gabrić, Krešimir Gabrić, Alma Biščević, David P Piñero, Maja Bohač; 2021
Apr;37(4):256-262. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20210209-01. Epub 2021 Apr 1.
9. Enlarged Foveal Avascular Zone after Whiplash Injury-Acquired Berlin’s EdemaNataša Drača 1, Branimir
Cerovski 2, Ratimir Lazić 1, Damir Kovačević 3, Krešimir Gabrić 1, Ivan Gabrić 1; 2020 Aug 5;11(2):395-401.
doi: 10.1159/000509264.
10. Changes in the Higher Order Ocular Aberrations and Central Corneal Thickness After T-PRK and Fs-
LASIK Alma Biscevic 1 2, Melisa Ahmedbegovic-Pjano 1, Adi Pasalic 2, Nina Ziga 1, Kresimir Gabric 2, Maja
Bohac 2; 2020 Jun;28(2):98-102. doi: 10.5455/aim.2020.28.98-102.
11. Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy at Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo: Two Years Retrospective Single
Center Study. Ajla Pidro, Melisa Ahmedbegovic-Pjano, Senad Grisevic, Vernesa Sofic-Drino, Kresimir Gabric,
Alma Biscevic ; 2019 Dec;31(4):290-293. doi: 10.5455/msm.2019.31.290-293.
12. Health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with different risk for obstructive
sleep apnea. Gabric K, Matetic A, Vilovic M, Ticinovic Kurir T, Rusic D, Galic T, Jonjic I, Bozic J. Patient Prefer
Adherence. 2018 May 9;12:765-773. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S165203.

• Member of the Management Board of the Special Hospital for Ophthalmology Svjetlost

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