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ICR - Institut Català de Retina is a Tier 1 refractive eye-surgery clinic in Barcelona, led by Dr. Francesc Duch Mestres (board-verified). Top Doctors (centre profile) 4.8★ (180). Cross-checked against 4 independent sources. Confirm your per-eye, all-in quote and the named operating surgeon before booking.

Surgeons

• Dr. Francesc Duch Mestres verified
  Head of Refractive Surgery Dept., ICR; Medical Director, Institut Català de Cirurgia Refractiva; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (AAO) member; SECOIR member; 25+ yrs; Director, Master in Refractive Surgery (UIC); trained at Barraquer
• Dr. Ignasi Jürgens Mestre verified
  Medical Director of ICR (overall centre); ophthalmologist

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Notable

Founded 35+ years ago by Dr. Ramon Martí i Bonet; pioneer in refractive surgery in Barcelona since 1992. Refractive head Dr. Francesc Duch verified in an authority body (American Academy of Ophthalmology) + SECOIR, with independent Top Doctors and Doctoralia profiles.

Sources & verification

• topdoctors.es/doctor/francesc-duch-mestres/
• doctoralia.es/francesc-duch-mestres/oftalmologo/barcelona
• topdoctors.es/centro/icr-institut-catala-de-retina/
• icrcat.com/en/doctor/duch/

Editorial note: Original candidate had NO named principal — verification surfaced one: Dr. Francesc Duch Mestres (current Head of Refractive Surgery; also runs Institut Català de Cirurgia Refractiva), plus overall Medical Director Dr. Ignasi Jürgens. Upgraded to tier 1 on the strength of the AAO authority-body membership + multi-source detail. Note: a Barcelona orthodontist 'Dr. Francesc Duch' (doctorduch.com) is a DIFFERENT person — do not conflate. ICR is primarily a retina centre but has a genuine, long-standing refractive division.