Dr. Lucca Ortolan Hansen
Ophthalmologist · Surgeon · Researcher

Dr. Lucca Ortolan Hansen

Ophthalmologist based in São Paulo, Brazil. Medical degree from PUC-Campinas, with residency, fellowships (cornea, refractive, cataract) and PhD from the University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP).

Research line on cost-effectiveness of corneal crosslinking within Brazil's public health system (SUS), using Markov modelling and microsimulation — developed at the Department of Ophthalmology, FMUSP, with Prof. Dr. Samir Jacob Bechara and Dr. Renato Garcia.

Founder and technical director of Ortolan Oftalmologia (Pinheiros, São Paulo) and founder of sossego.health. International patients welcome — Cambridge CPE Grade A (C2).

CRM-SP 177.002 RQE 86.155 PhD FMUSP BSCO Columbia Cataract surgery Refractive surgery Phakic IOL Scleral lens fitting Pterygium surgery

Training

MD
PUC-Campinas School of Medicine
BSCO
Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University
Residency
Ophthalmology — HC-FMUSP / USP
Fellow
Cornea and External Diseases — FMUSP
Fellow
Refractive Surgery — FMUSP
Fellow
Cataract Surgery — FMUSP
PhD
FMUSP — advisor Prof. Dr. Samir Jacob Bechara
Founder

Initiatives

dr.Ortolan

Personal site and Ortolan Simulation Suite — professional calculators and clinical decision-support tools.

dr.Ortolan

Ortolan Oftalmologia

Ophthalmology clinic in Pinheiros, São Paulo. Cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, retina and oculoplastics.

Ortolan Oftalmologia

sossego.health

Editorial health publication, evidence-based, no alarmism. Articles by clinicians active in the SUS and private networks.

sossego.health

Selected publications

PhD · FMUSP · 2025

Cost-effectiveness of corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus from the Brazilian SUS payer perspective

PhD thesis defended at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine. Research line on cost-effectiveness in ophthalmology with Markov modelling and microsimulation, with Prof. Dr. Samir Jacob Bechara and Dr. Renato Garcia.

Read full thesis (USP) ↗ Open Access
2024 · IJERPH

Cost-effectiveness of corneal collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus: a Brazilian unified health system perspective

Hansen LO, Garcia R, Torricelli AAM, Bechara SJ. Markov modelling + microsimulation applied to keratoconus treatment in Brazil's SUS.

PhD · IJERPHOpen Access Read full paper ↗
2024 · Int Ophthalmology

Pediatric keratoconus epidemiology: a systematic scoping review

Hansen LO, Garcia R, Cresta FB, Torricelli AAM, Bechara SJ. Scoping review on progression patterns, risk factors and indications for early crosslinking.

PhD · International Ophthalmology Read full paper ↗
2014 · Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab

The importance of memory bias in obtaining age of menarche by recall method in Brazilian adolescents

Castilho SD, Nucci LB, Assuino SR, Hansen LO. Methodological study on memory bias when estimating age of menarche by recall.

Arq Bras Endocrinol & MetabOpen Access Read full paper ↗
2014 · Rev Paul Pediatr

Prevalence of weight excess according to age group in students from Campinas, SP, Brazil

Castilho SD, Nucci LB, Hansen LO, Assuino SR. Cross-sectional study of 3,130 students from public and private schools in Campinas.

Revista Paulista de PediatriaOpen Access Read full paper ↗
2019 · Minerva Oftalmologica

Nanophthalmos: a systematic review of the clinical spectrum, genetic basis, prevalence, incidence, clinical and surgical management

Hansen LO et al. Systematic review covering surgical challenges, biometry, IOL selection and diagnosis in eyes with short axial length.

Minerva Oftalmologica Read full paper ↗