
Dr. Larisa Cujbă
Dr. Larisa Cujbă is a specialist ophthalmologist with extensive clinical and academic experience in ocular pathology. She completed her residency at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Cluj-Napoca County Emergency Clinical Hospital, supplemented by additional training modules during her specialization.
She is currently a doctoral candidate in Medical Sciences at the University of Oradea, within the Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, and has held a position as an associate lecturer at the “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca.
Her areas of expertise include uveitis, ocular inflammatory diseases, neuro-ophthalmology, and eye surgery. Dr. Cujbă actively pursues professional development through participation in congresses and specialized courses, maintaining active involvement in research and the ongoing enhancement of clinical practice.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2018 – 2024
PhD in Medicine, University of Oradea, Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences
2021
Specialist Physician in Ophthalmology (average grade 9.63)
2017 – 2021
Ophthalmology Residency, SCJU Cluj-Napoca, Ophthalmology Clinic (Additional clinical training during residency
- Cataract Surgery and Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgery (under the supervision of Dr. Ovidiu Samoilă)
- Glaucoma (under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Stan)
- Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabology, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Cristina Vlăduțiu
2010 – 2016
Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
2006 – 2010
“Mihail Kogălniceanu” Theoretical High School, Vaslui – Natural Sciences Track
Postgraduate Courses
- Non-Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathies – Diagnosis and Treatment, Senior Lecturer Dr. Ana Banc, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca – November 17, 2023
- Ocular Ultrasonography in Clinical Practice, Senior Lecturer Dr. Samoilă Ovidiu – June 21–25, 2021
Courses and Symposia
- Ophthalmologic Examination of the Newborn, Prof. Dr. Simona-Delia Nicoară – July 17, 2017
- Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium, Royal Medical Club – December 8, 2018
- Computerized Perimetry, Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society – March 2019
- Glaucoma – Early Diagnosis, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Stan – April 2019
- Current Development in Strabology, Prof. Dr. Cristina Vlăduțiu – July 2019
Wet-lab & Hands-on
- Surgical Training: “Bag-in-the-lens” technique, Prof. Dr. M.I. Tassignon – ESCRS Winter Meeting, Athens – March 2019
- Cataract Surgery on Bionic Eyes, SROCCR Congress, Eforie Nord – June 2019
- Trabeculectomy – Glaucoma Surgery, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cristina Nicula – Biobase University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca – 2019
- Eyelid Traumatology – Suturing and Eyelid Surgery, Glaucoma Congress – March 2020
- Cross-linking WET LAB Workshop, in partnership with ESASO – Jesolo, Italy – May 10–11, 2024
- Wetlab Training – Anterior Segment Lasers, Prof. Sathish Srinivasan – Ayrshire Eye Clinic, Scotland – February 20, 2025
Scientific Presentations Delivered
- “Macular OCT’s Proficiency in Identifying Retrochiasmal Visual Pathway Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis – A Pilot Study”
Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, March 13–16, 2025, Sinaia, Romania – oral presentation. - “Identifying Optical Coherence Tomography Markers for Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Management”
Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, March 14–16, 2024, Sinaia, Romania – oral presentation. - “Hemiatrofia maculară omonimă a stratului celulelor ganglionare ca marker al neurodegenerescenței retrograde în scleroza multiplă”
10th Congress of the Romanian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery & Annual Conference of the Romanian Retina Society, June 20–23, 2024, Eforie Nord – oral presentation. - “Endoftalmita post injecție intraoculară cu Avastin”
Clinical case presentation session, Ophthalmology Clinic, Cluj-Napoca County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 2018 – case presentation. - “Keratita cu Acanthamoeba”
Theoretical presentation session, Ophthalmology Clinic, Cluj-Napoca County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 2019 – theoretical presentation.
Publications
- Cujbă L., et al. Homonymous Hemiatrophy of Macular Ganglion Cell Layer as a Marker of Retrograde Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis – A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Jun 14;14(12):1255. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14121255
- Cujbă L., et al. Macular OCT’s Proficiency in Identifying Retrochiasmal Visual Pathway Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis – A Pilot Study. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Jun 9;14(12):1221. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14121221
- Cujbă L., et al. Identifying Optical Coherence Tomography Markers for Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Management. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jun 15;13(12):2077. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13122077
- Bilous A., Bălan B., Racz D., Cujbă L., Tamaș M.M., Radics N., Rednic S., Pamfil C. AB1067 Optic neuritis in spondylarthritis naïve to TNFα inhibitors: a systematic literature review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2023;82(Suppl 1):1755. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.3314
- Cujbă L., et al. The key role of the ophthalmologist in diagnosing botulism: two case reports. Germs. 2022 Dec 31;12(4):548–553. doi: 10.18683/germs.2022.1359
Affiliation with Medical Societies
- Romanian Society of Ophthalmology
- Romanian Glaucoma Society
- YOURS – European Society of Retina Specialists