Dr. Hilda Capo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She attended medical school and obtained residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. She then pursued a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Wilmer Eye Institute-Johns Hopkins University and a fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the New York University Medical Center. She is currently the Division Chief, Pediatric of Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine and holds the John T. Flynn Professor of Ophthalmology Chair. World-renowned for her expertise in strabismus and adjustable sutures, she embodies the consummate strabismus surgeon. As a pioneer in identifying the anesthetic agent’s role in onset of double vision after cataract surgery, her landmark articles on vertical strabismus after cataract extraction, publications on strabismus surgery outcomes of adult-onset esotropia, surgery after glaucoma implants and retinal detachment repair, strabismus secondary to thyroid eye disease and OCT measurements of muscle insertions have had tremendous impact in the field of strabismus.  Her valuable contributions have been acknowledged by the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Senior Achievement and Secretariat Awards and the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Honor Award. Additionally, her training of over 175 residents and fellows, reaffirm her abilities as an academician, educator and surgeon.

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