Natalia Villate, MD, FACS, FAAO, is a top ophthalmologist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Plantation, FL. She uses cutting edge technology to treat macular holes, retinal detachments, vascular conditions affecting the eye, and epiretinal membranes. With twenty-five years of experience as an ophthalmologist, she specializes in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, and the surgical treatment of cataract complications. She has a special interest in ocular manifestations of systemic diseases. A published author in peer reviewed journals, Dr. Villate has been a sought-after presenter at national and international ophthalmic meetings. She has co–authored several book chapters of the Optical Coherence Tomography of Ocular Diseases. Dr. Villate is fluent in English, Spanish, and French. Prior to her current endeavors, she served as a certified angiography reader for clinical trials at the DARC in New York for seven years. Dr. Villate also gained extensive experience on ophthalmic ultrasound. A member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the Palm Beach County Ophthalmology Society, Dr. Villate received the Award for Best Research Paper presented at the Pan–American Association of Ophthalmology Meeting in Seville, Spain (1992). For more information about Dr. Natalia Villate, please visit https://flei.com/about-us/meet-the-doctors/natalia-villate-md/.