

Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, FEBO
ophthalmology
ophthalmology
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Heidelberg
Health facility
University Hospital Heidelberg
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Skills & Expertise
50 expert tags for Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, FEBO. Our tools analyze the strengths of the doctor using artificial intelligence. Check the data selected according to the AI policy below.
intraocular lens
cataract
implantation
surgery
opacification
optical
cataract surgery
eye
posterior capsule opacification
capsule opacification
ophthalmology
vision
glaucoma
capsulotomy
multifocal intraocular lens
femtosecond laser
macular
intraocular lens implantation
retinitis
presbyopia
retinitis pigmentosa
optical coherence tomography
keratoplasty
phacoemulsification
microphthalmos
relative anterior microphthalmos
refractive surgery
intraocular pressure
acrylic intraocular lens
refraction
keratoconus
macular degeneration
agerelated macular degeneration
macular edema
retinal vein
monofocal intraocular lens
retinal vein occlusion
silicone intraocular lenses
refractive lens
pseudophakic eyes
laser correction
anterior capsulotomy
bilateral implantation
lacrimal gland
laser capsulotomy
penetrating keratoplasty
cornea
vitreoretinal surgery
corneal edema
retina
Resume (CV)
Education
- 1983-1990 Studied human medicine at the Rhine-Westphalia University of Technology Aachen
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- 1990 Resident, Department of ophthalmology at the Marien Educational Hospital of the Rhine-Westphalia University of Technology Aachen
- 1992 Defense of the dissertation
- 1992-1994 Research Fellow at the Center for Intraocular Lens Research and Recipient of the Max-Kade postdoctoral research grant, Department of Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina
- 1996 Obtaining specialization in ophthalmology
- 1998 Habilitation in ophthalmology at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
Experience
- Clinical Clerkship at the Turku University Hospital, Finland, Albert-Schweitzer-Hospital in Lambarene/Gabun, and Kettering General and District Hospital of the University of Leicester
- 1996-2005 Full Staff Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2002 Director at the International Vision Correction Research Centre
- 2005 Director of the Department of ophthalmology at the renowned International Vision Correction Research Centre
- 2005-2009 Deputy Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2006 Director, Steinbeis Research Center at the DJ Apple Vision Correction Research Centre
- 2009-2011 Acting Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2011 Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2012 Director of The David J. Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology, an endowment from the US Alumni Foundation of the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg from the USA
- 2015 Independent Director at the Presbia
Awards & Memberships
- 1994-1996 Research Fellow of the German Research Council
- 2002 Continuous Member, Secretary, Board Member, President, and General Secretary of the German Society of Intraocular Lens Implantation, Interventional, and Refractive Surgery
- 2014 Elected as one of the most influential ophthalmologists in the world
- 2016 Elected as one of the most influential ophthalmologists in the world
- 2018 Elected as one of the most influential ophthalmologists in the world
- 2018-2022 Elected Board Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- 2020 Elected as one of the most influential ophthalmologists in the world
- Member of the German Society of Intraocular Lens Implantation, Interventional, and Refractive Surgery
- Member of the board of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Member of the board of directors at the Outlook Therapeutics
- First surgeon worldwide to implant a toric, an aspheric, and a multifocal intraocular lenses
Publications
791 scientific publications from Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, FEBO. Check the most relevant ones according to the editorial policy below.
Recommendation for Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lenses: A Delphi Consensus Statement by the ESASO Study Group.
September, 2023
Change in Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness following Cataract Surgery Imaged with Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography
August, 2023
Spherical Aberration of Astigmatic Corneas in a Cataract Population
August, 2023
Location
Address
Im Neuenheimer Feld, 672, 69120
Heidelberg, Germany
About this place
Situated on the riverside, Heidelberg is Germany's largest city and the country's oldest university city. Heidelberg's Old Town wa
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The primary specialization of the doctor is ophthalmology.
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Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, FEBO has been practicing for more than 33 years.

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