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The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- indicators of inflammation
- indicators blood coagulation
- ophthalmologic examination:
- retinal examination
- gonioscopy
- slit-lamp examination
- pupil function tests
- ocular motility test
- ophthalmoscopy
- perimetry (visual field test)
- computer perimetry
- visometry (without correction and with correction)
- keratometry
- pachymetry
- refractometry (objective, subjective, cycloplegic)
- autorefractometry
- non-contact tonometer
- biomicroscopy
- preparation according to preoperative standard
- treatment of cataract and glaucoma with
ultrasound phacoemulsification - symptomatic treatment
- nursing staff services
- elaboration of further recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
Service
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About the department
According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin ranks among the top German medical facilities in the field of its specialization!
It offers the full range of accurate diagnostics and effective treatment of eye diseases in patients of all age groups. As one of the largest and most successful ophthalmological centers in Germany, the department treats not only common eye pathologies, such as glaucoma, cataracts, conjunctivitis, but also specializes in the treatment of rare, extremely complex pathologies, including hereditary diseases, eye-threatening infections, tumors in the eye and orbit. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Antonia Joussen.
If surgical treatment is necessary, the interventions are performed both on an inpatient basis and in ultra-modern outpatient operating room. The outpatient interventions mostly include cataract surgery, refractive eye and eyelid surgery. Since January 2017, the field of outpatient surgery operates on the basis of the quality management system certified in accordance with ISO 9001: 2008 standard.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of choroidal melanoma
- Diagnostics
- Medical examination using ophthalmoscope
- Ultrasound examination
- Optical coherence tomography
- Fluorescein angiography
- Therapy
- Radiation therapy (brachytherapy, proton therapy)
- Surgical tumor removal
- Transpupillary thermotherapy
- Eye enucleation
- Diagnostics
- Diagnostics and treatment of age-related macular degeneration
- Argon plasma coagulation
- Therapy using Lucentis (Lucentis®)
- Therapy using Triamcinolone
- Surgical treatment
- Photodynamic therapy
- Use of vascular endothelial growth factor antagonists
- Restoration of the retinal pigment epithelium after ruptures
- Intake of vitamins (as a supportive method)
- Diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma in children (conservative and surgical techniques)
- Diagnostics and treatment of diabetic retinopathy
- Laser coagulation (for the treatment of proliferative retinopathy and diabetic macular edema)
- Vitrectomy
- Diagnostics and treatment of inflammatory eye diseases (uveitis)
- Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents (administered as eye drops, ointment, injections or as pills)
- Diagnostics and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
- Diagnostics and treatment of secondary cataract
- YAG laser capsulotomy
- Surgical intervention
- Diagnostics and treatment of corneal diseases, including corneal transplantation (in-house Eye Bank)
- Perforating keratoplasty
- Lamellar transplantation of the anterior and posterior cornea
- Crosslinking in keratoconus and keratectasia
- Refractive eye surgery (femto-LASIK, LASEK technique, photorefractive keratectomy)
- Phototherapeutic keratectomy
- Amniotic membrane transplantation
- Corneal ulcers
- Corneal replacement surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of cataracts (also in children)
- Intracapsular surgical technique
- Extracapsular surgical technique
- Laser surgery
- Eye lens replacement surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of visual impairment in children (for example, amblyopia)
- Lacrimal duct stenosis
- Cataract
- Strabismus
- Electrophysiological examinations
- Visual field test
- Color vision test
- Mesoptometry II
- Adaptation examinations
- Visual evoked potentials
- Electroretinogram
- Electrooculogram
- Diagnostics and treatment of vitreous and retinal diseases
- Vitreous opacities
- Posterior vitreous detachment
- Laser treatment
- Vitrectomy
- Retinal detachment
- Diagnostics and treatment of double vision, strabismus
- Outpatient surgery (cataract, refractive eye surgery and eyelid surgery)
- Diagnostics and treatment of tumors of the anterior segment of the eye, orbit, eyelid (within the specialized center), as well as benign diseases of the orbit (for example, endocrine ophthalmopathy), diseases of the lacrimal ducts, eyelid malformations, etc.
- Refractive surgery (within the specialized center)
- Femto-LASIK
- Photorefractive keratectomy
- Intraocular lens implantation
- Selection of contact lenses
- Advanced stage of myopia
- Advanced stage of farsightedness
- Astigmatism
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
- Study of Medicine at the Ruhr University Bochum and at the Heidelberg University, Germany.
- 1993 United States Medical Licencing Examination (Part 1).
- 1995 United States Medical Licencing Examination (Part 2).
- 1996 United States Medical Licencing Examination (Part 3).
- 1998 Fully licenced to practise medicine.
- 1999 - 2000 Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Subject: "The pharmacophysiology of diabetic retinopathy".
- 2002 Venia Legendi in Ophthalmology, Senior Consultant, Department of Retinal and Vitreous Surgery.
- 2003 Senior Consultant at the Ophthalmology Center, University of Cologne, Germany. Deputy Director, Department of Retinal and Vitreous Surgery.
- 2006 Offer to hold a post of W3 Professor in Ophthalmology at the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany (accepted).
- 2009 Offer to hold a post of W3 Professor in Ophthalmology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin, including Campuses Steglitz and Virchow.
- 2010 Acceptance of the offer and assumption of duties in Berlin.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin occupies the first place in the rating of the top German medical facilities!
The hospital in Germany provides modern diagnostics and treatment of patients, as well as the training of practicing physicians and scientists. More than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in the field of medicine and physiology, such as Emil von Behring, Robert Koch and Paul Ehrlich, trained and worked in the hospital. The structure of the medical complex includes over 100 specialized departments and institutes, which allows the doctors to guarantee their patients' services in all the existing medical fields. The hospital in Germany has outstanding experience in treating particularly complex clinical cases.
The hospital annually diagnoses and treats more than 152,693 inpatients and about 692,920 outpatients. It also has a huge medical team consisting of 4,225 scientists and doctors and and more than 4,500 nursing staff members who provide top-class medical treatment in Germany. The key task for all specialists of the medical facility is restoring the patient's health or preserving in critical cases. At the same time, the hospital offers a friendly atmosphere, and each patient feels care, respect and sympathy.
The excellent technical medical equipment, highly skilled personnel, availability of innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques, and high ethical standards form a solid foundation for successful clinical and scientific activities. Thus, the hospital is a leading provider of high-quality treatment in Germany.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Charite University Hospital Berlin live in comfortable rooms made of modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, and a TV. If desired, Wi-Fi access can be provided. The hospital also offers enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason, you do not like the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences before the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Proton therapy
- CyberKnife treatment
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- PSMA therapy with Lutetium-177
- Joint replacement in adults and children
These are oncological diseases, benign neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, heart valve defects, diabetes mellitus and its complications, joint diseases and other pathologies.
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Proton therapy (Proton Therapy Center BerlinProtonen)
The medical team includes more than 4,225 highly qualified scientists and doctors.