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Professor Rupert Menapace, head physician at the University Hospital of Ophthalmology and Optometry, head of the eye clinic with emphasis on cataract surgery, head of the special institute for the implantation of artificial lenses at the Vienna Medical University.  Specializes in: Cataract Surgery: cataract treatment with minimally invasive microsurgery, Refractive surgery: treatment of vision with an excimer laser or implantation of artificial lenses, treatment of glaucoma with filtration surgery, Reconstructive surgery of the anterior ocular segment (after injuries), Laser surgery from the side effects of operations against cataracts, glaucoma and retinal diseases.  Education:  1973: Studying at Stella Matutina Private College in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg (emphasis on languages, biology, mathematics and physics)  1980: Doctoral dissertation for the title of Doctor of General Medicine  1981-1986: Ophthalmology education at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University of Vienna (eye surgery)  1990: Appointment as a teacher in Ophthalmology ("Venia legendi")  1995: Assignment by the Federal President of the professional title "University Professor" in the specialty Ophthalmology  1996: Diplomat from the European Association of Ophthalmologists  Head Physician at the University Eye Clinic for Ophthalmology and Optometry at the Vienna Medical University (MUW) at Vienna's largest public hospital (AKH) in Vienna Head of the Operations Center for 24-hour Cataract Clinical Surgery at the University Eye Ophthalmology Clinic at AKH in Vienna Head of the Department of Implant Lens Implantation at AKH in Vienna. Professor Rupert Menapas is one of the five best cataract treatment specialists in the world according to the American rating - expertscape.com

Professor Stefan Pieh is an outstanding austrian ophthalmologist, he specializes in refractive eye surgery. Professor Pieh received his bachelor's degree in 2001 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vienna in Ophthalmology and currently teaches at the Medical University of Vienna. Head of the new Eye Refractive Surgery Center at the Ordination Center at the Vienna Private Clinic. Primary activity: REFRACTIVE SURGERY Clinical and scientific activity of correction of myopia and farsightedness using an excimer laser and implantable lenses.  SURGERY CATARACTS  Scientific research of image quality of intraocular lenses. CORNEAL DISEASES  Since 1998, he has been working in the outpatient cornea department at the Vienna General Hospital.  Honorary Member of Societies: Vienna Ophthalmological Society (WOG)  Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG)  Association ofAustrian Eye Surgeons (ÖAC)  German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)  German-speaking Intraocular Lens Implantation Society, Interventional and Refractive Surgery (DGII)  German Ophthalmic Surgeons(DOC)  European Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgeons(ESCRS) American Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgeons(ASCRS)  

Dr. Stefan Sacu is the outstanding eye specialist.  You are looking for:  ➢ Amedical specialist for ophthalmology and optometry  ➢ Aspecialist for cataract and retinal surgery  ➢ Aspecialist for macular and retinal diseases  ➢ Clinical experience including research work  ➢ The appropriate team  ➢ Latest state-of-the-art equipment  ➢ Courteous service  ➢ An ordination with comfortable ambiance Recent Scientific Projects  • New therapies for exudative macula diseases  • Management of therapy refractory exudative macular degeneration  • Pathogenesis of retinal vein occlusions  • Optimizing the local therapy after intravitreal injections  • Correlation of morphological, angiographic and functional results in different retinal diseases  • Long term therapeutic effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in different retinal diseases  • Examination of cytokines in the eye in different retinal diseases  • Mutation analysis and genetic mapping in different retinal dystrophies  • Evaluation of new pharmacological therapeutic options with electrophysiological methods in macular diseases  • Establishment of genetic therapies for the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases (in cooperation with the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology of the University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Jean Bennett)  Stefan Sacu has been a resident at the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, since 1999. His research interests include cataract surgery and PCO retina and macula. He taught ophthalmology to the nursing staff from 2003 -2004 at the Kaiserin- Elisabeth-Hospital,Vienna,and since 2001, he has taught practical ophthalmology for medical students at the Medical University of Vienna. His awards include the May 2003 “Theodor-Koerner Science Price”. Dr. Sacu is a member of the DGII (German Speaking Society of Intraocular Lens Implantation) and ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons).