University Hospital Rechts der Isar’s Department of Ophthalmology

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University Hospital Rechts der Isar

Munich, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Mathias Maier

Department of Ophthalmology

Description Curriculum vitae

The staff of the Department of Ophthalmology at the university hospital Recht der Isar has many years of experience in the treatment of eye diseases. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Chris P. Lohmann and has around 31 medical staff which provides high-quality ophthalmological care. The department offers therapeutic services for almost all diseases of the anterior and posterior segments, but their main focus is on retinal and vitreous surgery; corneal disorders; lens surgery and intravitreal injection.

The department partakes in interdisciplinary collaboration with experts from other medical fields. This interdisciplinary approach is the hallmark of Rechts der Isar hospital and guarantees the patients a comprehensive holistic therapy tailored to their needs.

The department of Ophthalmology at the university hospital Recht der Isar treats around 2,500 outpatients annually and around 25,000 outpatients with more than 60,000 visits. There are two stations with 24 beds, three operating theatres and two operating rooms with the latest generation of equipment. The department has a wide range of diagnostic devices, from simple “field of view” devices to retinal cameras, fluorescence angiography, and OCT angiography.
The department also has special outpatient clinics for various diseases. Some of them include the glaucoma department or the ZIMT, the center for intravitreal injections.

The department of Ophthalmology at the university hospital Recht der Isar is specialized in:

Treatment of Cataract
Treatment of glaucoma
Treatment of diseases of the cornea such as infections or injuries.
Surgical therapy for the cornea such as Corneal transplants, amniotic membrane sutures or cross-linking.
Treatment of age macular degeneration (AMD)
Treatment of Strabismus (cross-eye)
Treatment of Retinal and Vitreous disorders

Professional background

1991-1992: Internship at the eye clinic on the right hand side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich
1992: Approval
1992-1996: Assistant doctor at the eye clinic on the right hand side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich
1994: PhD
1996: Specialist examination
1996-1997: Specialist in ophthalmology at the eye clinic on the right side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich
1998-2001: Senior Physician at the Eye Clinic on the right-hand side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich
2001-2004: Partner and affiliated doctor of the ophthalmologists group practice Dr. Ober, Dr. Scharrer, and Partners in Fuerth
since August 2004: senior consultant at the Eye Clinic on the right-hand side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich
03/2010: Habilitation and appointment as private lecturer
12/2016: Appointment as adjunct (extraordinary) professor
since 09/2021: Acting Director of the Eye Clinic on the right hand side of the Isar at the Technical University of Munich

Certificates

University certificate in medical didactics from the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Certificate for the best habilitation lecture with the topic: "The development of retinal surgery" in the summer semester 2010 (TUM)
Investigator course, Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO)
DOC medal in bronze for special merits in the field of ophthalmic surgery awarded at the DOC 2015 in Leipzig
DOC medal in silver for special services in the field of ophthalmic surgery awarded at the DOC 2017 in Nuremberg
DOC medal in gold for special services in the field of ophthalmic surgery awarded at the DOC 2018 in Nuremberg

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