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Professor Thomas Neuhann, MD
Medical Director and founder, Professor Thomas Neuhann, MD, has been
active in ophthalmic surgery for 25 years and has been using the Excimer
laser technique almost as long. In 1999, Dr. Neuhann was honored as a
"Pioneer of Refractive Surgery" in the United States. He is
one of only a few internationally renowned German ophthalmic surgeons
and was voted one of "TOP 50 Opinion Leader" for Outstanding
Contribution and Leadership in the Fields of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
in 2005. More...
Professor Neuhann became internationally known for:
- inventing the capsulorhexis technique, to open the anterior lens
capsule during cataract surgery;
- developing an automated technique for trabeculectomy, a surgical
procedure that removes part of the trabeculum in the eye to relieve
pressure caused by glaucoma;
- integrating special diagnostic data (from Topolink,
Aberrolink, and iris recognition
software) into the LASIK procedure; and
- developing special techniques to correct complex
refractive errors, such as irregular astigmatism in patients with
keratoconus.
Professor Neuhann also founded and directs the Corneal
Bank of Munich, which provides corneas for between 1,500 and 2,000
transplants yearly. Professor Neuhann performs approximately 300 of those
corneal transplants per year. He belongs to a group
ophthalmologic practice and is a member of the Eye
Department at the Red Cross Clinic, in Munich.
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