Department of Ophthalmology (388008)

About the department

The Department of Ophthalmology at the HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal offers diagnostics and treatment of all eye diseases, including cataract, glaucoma, vitreous, retinal diseases, etc. The department has at its arsenal the state-of-the-art medical equipment, which makes it possible to provide the best quality of treatment. The Chief Physician of the department is Dr. med. Ansgar Neusser.

The department offers the full range of both conservative and surgical treatments for all eye diseases. The main focuses include surgery to treat cataract, lacrimal passages, retina, glaucoma, macula, etc. The interventions are mainly performed on an outpatient basis – in a specialized ophthalmologic outpatient clinic.

The service range of the department includes diagnosis/treatment of the following diseases:

• Cataract
• Retinal detachment
• Age-related macular changes
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Diseases of the eyelids
• Infectious eye diseases
• Diseases of the lacrimal passages
• Strabismus, amblyopia
• Neuro-ophthalmic diseases
• And other diseases of the eye and its appendages.