Department of Ophthalmology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital

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Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital

Munich, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Siegfried Priglinger

Department of Ophthalmology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Ophthalmology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital provides care for patients with diseases affecting the eyes. This department has a well-deserved impressive reputation of being one of the best medical institutions for ophthalmology in Germany and Europe. Advanced methods of Conservative and surgical interventions for the full spectrum of eye diseases are offered for patients at the department.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Siegfried Priglinger, the department treats more than 5,000 inpatients annually. These patients receive optimal care through the advanced equipment for diagnosis and therapy and highly experienced professional doctors and nursing staff.

Department of Ophthalmology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is specialized in:

Diagnosis and treatment of:

o   Congenital cataract
o   Congenital glaucoma
o   Eyelid and tear duct diseases
o   Conjunctiva
o   Retinal diseases
o   Macular degeneration
o   Retinal detachment
o   Strabismus
o   Dry eye syndrome
o   Eye tumors
o   Diabetic eye diseases like diabetic macular edema
o   Uveitis
o   Scleritis
o   Cataract
o   Acute and chronic Glaucoma
o   Inflammation of the cornea

Surgical treatment for:

o   Farsightedness (hyperopia)
o   Nearsightedness (myopia)
o   Astigmatism
o   Old age long-sightedness (presbyopia)

•   Implantation of lens
•   Implantation of corneal segments/rings
•   Selection of optical devices for vision correction

1998 Doctoral thesis defense with honors, Internal Medicine.
1998 Research Fellowship at the Schepens Eye Research Institute at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, "Immunobiological aspects of retinal transplantation" (Prof. Dr. med. J.W. Streilein).
1999 Internship, Cardiac Surgery, Salzburg Hospital (LKA Salzburg), Traumatology and Internal Medicine, General Hospital Linz (AKH Linz).
2000 Intern, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Anselm Kampik).
2001 Research Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Munich.
February 2005 Examination for the title of a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology.
June 2005 Senior Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Munich.
July 2006 Venia Legendi (habilitation) in Ophthalmology.
2007 Certified Healthcare Economist (Dr. Braunschweig, BWL Academy, Cologne).
Since June 18, 2007, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital Linz (AKH Linz).
2001 Premature appointment as an Extraordinary Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
2015 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
German Ophthalmological Society (DOG).
Munich Ophthalmological Society (MOG).
Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG).

Scientific Awards

1993 - 1998 Scholarship of the University of Vienna.
1997 - 1998 Senate Scholarship of the University of Vienna.
1998 Special financing, Upper Austria.
1999 Research Scholarship of the Harvard Medical School, Boston.
2001 1st Prize for the Report of the Rhenish-Main Association of Ophthalmologists.
2006 Scientific Prize of the German Ophthalmological Society, Kröner Foundation, Munich.
1st Prize for the Report of the French Society of Ophthalmology.