University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kruse
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Erlangen provides conservative and surgical care for patients with diseases of the eye and orbit. The department is equipped with the latest diagnostics and therapeutics for the management of simple and complex congenital and acquired eye diseases. The department offers the most advanced surgical techniques such as innovative laser approaches which reduce the risk of complications and improves the prognosis. The department is certified by FOCUS Magazine as well as the TÜV SÜD.
The department consists of 80 beds and 7 advanced operating theaters, one of which is for outpatient procedures, where 6,000 inpatients and 38,000 outpatients are treated every year under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Friedrich Kruse. The department has a corneal transplantation center where all types of keratoplasty are performed. The department offers the most advanced techniques for corneal transplantation and has had over 5,000 operations of these kinds so far. About 778 corneal transplants are performed every year making it a pioneer in the field of keratoplasty.
The Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Erlangen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Glaucoma
• Cataract
• Lacrimal duct obstruction
• Lacrimal duct dysfunction
• Exophthalmos
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Macular degeneration
• Retinal occlusive diseases
• Keratitis
• Corneal ulcer
• Leucoma
• Conjunctivitis
• Refractive errors
• Retinoblastoma
• Keratoconus
- 1977 - 1984 Study of Medicine at the Medical School (including preclinical training) of the Free University of Berlin and Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg.
- 1982 - 1985 Doctoral thesis "Modulation of intracellular amino acids in hepatocytes, perfused liver and fibroblasts".
- 1983 - 1984 Medical practice year, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 1993 Habilitation. Subject: "Function of corneal stem and transient amplifying cells".
- 2004 Chairman and Full Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical School of the University of Erlangen, Germany.
Positions
- 1980 - 1982 Teacher, Department of Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin.
- 1984 - 1988 Resident in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 1988 - 1991 Research Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida.
- 1993 Faculty and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg.
- 1994 Assistant Professor, University of Heidelberg.
- 2000 Associate Professor, University of Heidelberg.
- 2004 Chairman and Full Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.
Other Activities
- Since 1984 Applicant of grants from the German Research Foundation (more than 20 conceded grants, including SFB 539).
- Since 2004 Research Leader on Clinical Ophthalmology within SFB 539 (Glaucoma and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma).
- 2005 - 2007 Vice Speaker, SFB 539 (Glaucoma and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma).
- 2010 - 2011 Responsible for Research Grants within Spitzencluster of BMBF Medical Valley EMN (Center of Excellence for Medical Technology).
Department of Ophthalmology
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