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Diagnostics of retinitis pigmentosa in University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany
Program id # 287765
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Prof. Dr. med. Martin Spitzer
Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology
Specialized in: adult and pediatric ophthalmology
Specialization Curriculum vitae

The program includes:

  • Initial presentation in the clinic
  • clinical history taking
  • review of medical records
  • physical examination
  • ophthalmological examination:
    • slit lamp examination
    • pupil examination
    • ocular motility examination
    • ophthalmoscopy
    • perimetry (visual field test)
    • computer perimetry
    • visometry (without correction and with correction)
    • keratometry
    • pachymetry
    • refractometry (objective, subjective, cycloplegic)
    • autorefractometry
    • non-contact tonometry 
    • fluorescein angiography (if indicated clinically)
    • optical coherence tomography OCT (if indicated clinically)
    • gonioscopy
    • photokeratoscopy
    • doppler ultrasound of the retinal vessels
  • nursing services
  • consultation of related specialists
  • treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
  • explanation of individual treatment plan

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About the department

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers the full range of highly accurate diagnostics and modern treatment of ophthalmic diseases in patients of all age groups. The competence of the department's doctors also covers emergency care for patients with eye pathologies and injuries. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Martin Spitzer.

The department has 65 beds for inpatient treatment. The advanced technical equipment, modern infrastructure and high professionalism of doctors contribute to the fact that the department has a reputation as one of the leading German departments in the field of its specialization.

The department annually performs more than 7,000 surgical interventions, including 100 corneal transplantations. Many procedures are performed using innovative laser technologies, which significantly speeds up the process of patient recovery. The department annually diagnoses and treats about 6,000 inpatients and more than 25,000 outpatients.

The main clinical focuses of the department include:

  • Diagnostics and treatment of cataract
    • Implantation of toric lenses
    • Implantation of Add-on lenses Implantation of multifocal lenses
  • Diagnostics and treatment of aphakia (congenital or acquired absence of the lens)
  • Diagnostics and treatment of aniridia (absence of the iris)
  • Diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma
    • Diagnostic examinations
      • Inpatient intraocular pressure measurement
      • Goldmann applanation tonometry
      • Corneal thickness determination (pachymetry)
      • Visual field testing
      • Optic nerve examination using Heidelberg Retinal Tomography
      • Optic nerve examination using optical coherence tomography
      • Retinal measurement using GDx system
    • Therapeutic options
      • Laser therapy
        • Сyclophotocoagulation
        • Selective laser trabeculoplasty
      • Surgical techniques
        • Deep sclerectomy
        • Canaloplasty
        • Trabectome surgery
        • Installation of implants and stents (Hydrus-Stent, iStent, CyPass, Ventile)
  • Diagnostics and treatment of corneal diseases
    • Corneal diseases
      • Keratoconus
      • Keratitis
      • Corneal opacity in Fuchs' dystrophy
    • Diagnostic examinations
      • Keratoscopy (corneal surface topography)
      • Endothelial imaging
      • Pachymetry
      • Corneal confocal microscopy
    • Therapeutic options
      • Perforation keratoplasty
      • Refractive eye surgery
  • Plastic and aesthetic surgery
    • Aesthetic eyelid correction (for example, drooping eyelids)
  • Pleoptics and orthoptics
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of strabismus in adults and children
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of eye movement disorders
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of head tilt
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of amblyopia
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of monocular vision
    • Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of nystagmus (involuntary eye movement)
  • Other medical services

Curriculum vitae

Education and Scientific Background

  • 2016 Head and Full Professor of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
  • 2012 Extraordinary Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • 2010 Habilitation, Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen.
  • 2008 German board certification in Ophthalmology.
  • 2008 Diploma of the European Board of Ophthalmology, Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology.
  • 2006 United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Step 3.
  • 2004 Graduation thesis, Institute of Pathology, Technical University of Munich.
  • 2003 ECFMG Certificate, USMLE Step 1 (258/99), Step 2 (252/99), Clinical Skill Assessment.
  • 1996 - 2003 Study of Medicine, Technical University of Munich and University of Regensburg), multiple externships in the USA and Great Britain.

Professional Career

  • Since 11.2016 Head and Full Professor of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
  • 01.2013 - 10.2016 Deputy Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • 01.2010 - 12.2012 Senior Attending Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • 2009 Attending Physician and Research Group Leader, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
  • 2003 - 2008 Residency, Department of
  • Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tuebingen.

Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) 

About hospital

According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany!

Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. About 2,900 of them are doctors and researchers, while more than 3,400 of them work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment. The key principles of each employee’s work is care for the health and well-being of the patient.

It is worth noting that the medical facility became the first university hospital in Europe, which introduced an electronic system for storing medical histories. Thus, all the processes of diagnostics and treatment are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.

The hospital presents all fields of modern medicine. The doctors of the medical facility have the necessary theoretical knowledge and enormous clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases.

An important component of the university hospital work is research activities aimed at the development of innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main scientific focuses of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, examination of the cardiovascular system, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Today, the key attention is also paid to researches in the field of molecular imaging and skeletal biology.

The hospital is distinguished not only by the first-class medical care, advanced technical equipment, but also by the modern infrastructure, courteousness, friendly and respectful attitude towards the patient by the entire medical staff.

Photo: (c) depositphotos

Accommodation in hospital

Patients rooms

The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.

Meals and Menus

The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.

Further details

Standard rooms include:

Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV

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 hotel of your choice.

Hospital accommodation

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.

Hotel

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you 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.

  • Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
  • Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
  • Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of ​​​​special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.

  • Interventional neuroradiology
  • Mammology
  • Oncology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgery

Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.