131: CataractCoach Podcast 131: Claudio Trindade MD

Cataract Coach with Uday Devgan MD · Sep 28, 2025 · 59m

Dr Claudio Trindade is a surgeon, inventor, and pioneer from Belo Horizonte, Brazil who is the youngest ophthalmologist to ever win the ASCRS Grand Prize at the Film Festival. His winning entry was for his invention, the XtraFocus implant which is a piggyback device that has a small 1.3 mm central aperture to help patients with irregular corneas such as those with keratoconus. The amazing part is that he had an idea, then developed it, presented it to industry partners, and then got it produced and approved for use in many countries. All of this within a few years. If you have a great idea…