Frankfurt University Hospital- Department of Ophthalmology

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Frankfurt University Hospital

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohnen

Department of Ophthalmology

Description Curriculum vitae

The Department of Ophthalmology at the Frankfurt University Hospital offers innovative treatment based on the latest protocol for all ophthalmological diseases. Under the guidance of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohnen, FEBO more than 30,000 outpatients and inpatients are treated annually at the department. The entire spectrum of modern diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is used for diseases of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye, optic nerve, the lids, lacrimal ducts, and eye socket. Through intensive research work, innovative procedures for health care are developed in the department. In the education of students and young doctors, the department implements innovative concepts and a wide range of courses offered by qualified university teachers that are particularly geared towards individual support to ensures the training of future physicians at a high level. The main goal of the department is the preservation or restoration of the patient's vision for work and private life into old age because the quality of vision means the quality of life.

The Department of Ophthalmology at the Frankfurt University Hospital is specialized in:

Eye examination using an aberrometer
Tear fluid analysis, smears
Amsler Grid Test
Intraocular pressure measurement (tonometry)
Fundus examination
Refractometry using an automatic refractometer
Corneal endothelial microscopy
Color tests
Fluorescein angiography
field test (perimetry)
thickness measurement (pachymetry)
Heidelberg retinal tomography
Biometrics using IOL-Master™ (measures length of the eye (axial length), radii of corneal curvature (keratometry), distance between the cornea and the lens (depth of the anterior chamber) and the corneal diameter)
Optical coherence tomography
Intraocular pressure measurement using PASCAL® Dynamic Contour Tonometer
Retinal visual acuity test using actinometer
Schirmer's test
Slit-lamp microscopy examinations
Diagnostic flushing of the lacrimal ducts
Ultrasound examination
Other diagnostic services

The therapeutic range of the department includes:

Cataract surgery
Laser vision correction (refractive surgery)
Treatment of corneal diseases (special focus on keratoconus)
Treatment of retinal and vitreous diseases
Treatment of ophthalmic diseases in children
Glaucoma treatment
Consultations on the selection of contact lenses
Treatment of uveitis
Other diseases of the eye and its appendages, other therapeutic methods

1982 - 1989 Study of Human Medicine at the RWTH Aachen, Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, USA.
2006 - 2007 Health Economics, European Business School, International University (Health Economist).

Doctoral Thesis Defence

1989 Thesis, Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn. Subject: "Capsule rupture and zone separation as complications of surgical cataract treatment with phacoemulsification". Habilitation 2000 Habilitation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Subject: "Thermokeratoplasty with Ho:YAG laser for the treatment of hyperopia: histological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and clinical studies".

Professional Career

1986 - 1987 Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Milan (Italy), Bombay (India).
1989 Medical examination.
1989 - 1992 Research Fellow, Bonn Dardenne Clinic (Intern, Assistant Physician).
1991 Admission to medical practice.
1992 - 1993 Research Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Giessen (Assistant Physician). 1994 Board certification in Ophthalmology, Tübingen.
1994 - 1995 Senior Physician, Bundeswehr Hospital, Academic Hospital of Ulm University, basic military service (Medical Worker) and military training (Senior Physician).
1995 Traveler Scholarship, International Society of Refractive Surgery, Minneapolis, USA.
1995 - 1997 Research Internship, German Research Foundation, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (USA). "Physiology and pathophysiology of refractive surgery of the cornea with laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK). Experimental and clinical research."
1996 Appointed as a Senior Physician.
1997 C1 Research Fellow and Senior Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt.
2000 PD, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt. Since 2000, Visiting Professor in Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (USA).
2001 University Docent (C2) and Senior Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt.
2003 Invitation to the position of Professor (C3), Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt.
2003 - 2012 Deputy Head of the Department and Leading Senior Physician, Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology, University Hospital Frankfurt. 2007 Military training (Senior Regimental Physician), Bundeswehr Hospital, Ulm. 2008 Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO).
2011 Invitation to the position of Professor (Val and Edith Green Presidential Professorship), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. 2011 Invitation to the position of W3 Professor, Ophthalmology, University Magdeburg. 2011 Invitation to the position of W3 Professor, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt.
2012 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology, University Hospital Frankfurt.

Awards and Honors

1994 Best Paper of Session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
1994 First Prize of the Festival (co-author), European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
1995 Best Paper of Session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
1996 Goar Award (co-author) from Baylor Alumni Meeting, Houston, TX, USA.
1996 Research Award, German Society of Ophthalmology.
2000 Kiewiet de Jonge Medal, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
2001 Research Award (jointly with Dr. J. Bühren), German Society of Ophthalmology.
2002 Leonhard Klein Award, German Society of Ophthalmology.
2002 Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
2005 - 2006 Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, selection as one of the Top 50 opinion leaders.
2005 Kiewiet de Jonge Medal, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (co-author).
2005 3rd Prize for Educational Value, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Alcon Annual Video Festival.
2006 Video Winner, R.M.O. Meeting, Zermatt.
2007 Sicca Research Award, German Society of Ophthalmology.
2009 Senior Achievement Award for many years of distinguished service in programs of the Society from the Board of Trustees, American Academy of Ophthalmology.
2010 Focus doctors list 2010, an expert in refractive and cataract surgery.
2010 Gold Medal, German Society of Ophthalmology.
2013 Prize for Extraordinary Commitment in Teaching.
2014 Silver Medal, German Society of Ophthalmology.