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Department of Ophthalmology

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   Professor Dr. med. Siegfried Priglinger    
Stuff:

Medical Service

(financed by third-party funds):

74

(4)

Medical-Technical Service

(financed by third-party funds):

45

(4)

Number of inpatient cases: 4.985

 

Services of the Department of Ophthalmology:

  • Corneal diseases:

    • Macular degeneration
    • Intravitreal injections
    • Diabetic retinopathy
    • Retinal surgery (vitrectomy)
    • Vein occlusions
    • Macula pucker
    • Retinopathy of prematurity

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  • Modern cataract surgery (incl. femto-laser assisted surgeries)

  • Minimally invasive corneal transplantation (DMEK, DALK)

  • Glaucoma surgery

  • Correction of vision defects (refractive surgery)

    • Laser (i.a. SMILE, Femto-LASIK)
    • Multifocal lenses in case of age-relates long-sightedness
    • ICL in case of severe myopia
  • Uveitis

  • Dry eye syndrome

  • Eyelid, tear duct, and orbital surgery

  • Pediatric eye diseases and strabismus

  • Electrophysiology

Curriculum Vitae of Professor Dr. med. Siegfried Priglinger

Training and Degrees

1991

Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria

1998

Medical School completed (summa cum laude)

1998

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S.A.; Director: Prof. Dr. Wayne Streilein

1999

Internship, LKH Salzburg and AKh Linz, Austria

2000-2004

Residency Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany; Director: Prof. Dr. Anselm Kampik

2005

Senior Physician at the Department of Ophthalmology, LMU Munich

2006

Habilitation / Assist. Prof. - “Woundhealing in ophthalmic surgery”, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

2007

Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, AKh Linz

2007

Board member of the Department of Ophthalmology, AKh Linz

2008

Director of MAZ-Ophthalmology (Microsurgical Training and Research Center Linz)

2011

Professorship, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

2012

Clinical chair of the Eye Bank, Linz, Austria

since 2015

Chair, University Eye Clinic, Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich, Germany

Memberships, Prizes and Honors

1993-1998

Excellence scholarship, University Vienna

1999

Research fellowship Harvard Medical School, Boston

2001

Lecture award, Vereinigung Rhein-Mainischer Augenärzte

2006

BaCaTec (Bavaria California Technology Center)

2006

ESCRS Resaerch Grant

2006

Research award, DOG Kröner Stiftung, München

2007

Lecture award, SFO

2007

Video award, AMO Zermatt winter meeting

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

European society of cataract and refractive surgery (ESCRS)

Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG)

Österreichische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft

Macula Society

Publications

Extract of publications of Professor Dr. S. Priglinger