The ALZ eye clinic was founded in 1993 as a private specialty clinic
for refractive surgery. Since then, our team has performed over 15,000
surgeries at ALZ, including 2,500 LASIK procedures in the last year alone.
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We offer the entire spectrum of surgical options for vision correction.
From laser surgery, and lens implants to more complicated procedures –
our surgeons are experienced in all vision correction treatments and techniques
and have the latest technology at their disposal. More...
| 1993 |
Founded as the Eye Laser Center Munich
(Augen Laser Zentrum München - ALZ) |
| 1996 |
Licensed as a private clinic: ALZ Eye Clinic, Munich (augenklinik
münchen®) |
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Introduction of Technolas 217 laser with flying
spot technology (2mm spot) and active eye tracker |
| 1997 |
Introduction of Topolink
technology (C-Scan Topolink-LASIK) |
| 1998 |
Introduction of Orbscan II customized LASIK |
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Introduction of Keracor 217c LASIK-Laser (2mm – 1mm spot) |
| 2000 |
Introduction of Aberrometer
technology (Zywave Aberrometer) |
| 2001 |
Introduction of Technolas 217z |
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Cooperation for development of iris-based eye tracker |
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Introduction of toric
ICLs for the correction of severe refractive errors with astigmatic
components |
2002
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Introduction of Technovision H.Eye.Tech
Laser (Proscan customized LASIK) |
2003
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The ALZ Eye Laser Center moves
to the "Stachus", in downtown Munich |
2004
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Introduction of the
Pulzar Z1 Solid State laser, the first of its kind in Europe. |
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First Femto-LASIK procedure during the ESCRS congress in Munich. |
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Introduction of the Intralase
Femtosecond laser and the Femto-LASIK
procedure. |
| 2005 |
Femto-LASIK allows a „Sub Bowman Keratomileusis“ with ultra thin flaps of approx. 110µm |
| 2006 |
First perforated corneal transplant using the Femtosecond laser in Europe. |
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Introduction of the Femto-ICR (Intacs, Keraring) for stabilization of corneas with keratkonus. |
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LASIK-TÜV: The alz Eye Laser Clinic is the first German clinic to receive this service certification. |
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DIN EN ISO9001:2000, Re-certification DIN EN ISO9001:2000 |
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Introduction of Crosslinking therapy to prevent Keratokonus progression. |
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In the alz, Femto-LASIK (SBK) replaces the Microkeratome-LASIK as the standard procedure. |
| 2007 |
The foldable Veriflex anterior chamber lens allows a implantation through a 3mm tunnel. |
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The alz eye clinic participates in an international multi-center study evaluating the AcuFocus corneal implant. |
| 2008 |
The alz eye clinic becomes a member of the Euroeyes Group. |
| 2009 |
After successful completion of the clinical trial, the AcuFocus corneal implant for the correction of presbyopia is now available to all patients. |
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The SCHWIND iFS femtosecond laser (150 kHz) replaces the IntraLase FS60 femtosecond laser (60 kHz). |
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The EuroEyes alz eye clinc opens two additional centers in Munich and Augsburg. |
| 2010 |
Introduction of the SCHWIND Amaris system (Schwind eye care solutions) offering 6D eyetracking |
