Steinbeis Research Center The David J Apple Center for Vision Research

Im Neuenheimer Feld 400
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
  • Phone: +49 6221 563664
    Management:
  • Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Auffarth
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Services

  • Development and function testing of ophthalmological refractive implants
  • Development and function testing of ophthalmological operation systems
  • Development and function testing of ophthalmological laser systems
  • Planning and implementation of function testing of implants involving Miyake Apple eye simulation systems
  • Planning and implementation of clinical GCP studies in the fields of cataract surgery, refractive surgery and general ophthalmology
  • Clinical trials (FDA, BfArM, GCP, GLP) involving medical devices, medical products and pharmacology
  • Evaluation and development of diagnostic equipment used in ophthalmology
  • Organization and implementation of surgical training events
  • Expert reports

Key Areas

  • Causes of posterior capsule opacification
  • Special lenses: accommodative lenses, toric IOLs, multifocal IOLs, filter IOLs, other implants
  • Phaco-emulsification technology
  • Diagnostic equipment: imaging, coherence tomography, wave front
  • Laser systems: excimer and femtosecond lasers
  • Ocular pharmacology: clinical trials, repeat clinical studies
  • Ophthalmic pathology
  • Training courses: wet labs, dry labs
  • Operation course: live surgery, training with live surgery
  • Refractive surgery, curative cornea surgery, experimental cornea surgery
  • Corneal wound treatment, immunology with cornea transplantations

Media

Yearbook Steinbeis Foundation´s Transfer Award – Löhn Award