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Heidelberg 01 July 2019.    The research group at the David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology published its latest findings in this month’s edition of the renowned Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. The impact of glistenings on the optical quality of a hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens  Jan N. Weindler, Grzegorz Łabuz, Timur M. Yildirim, Tamer […]

Heidelberg, 27 December 2018.    Opacification of hydrophilic intraocular lenses associated with vitrectomy and injection of intraocular gas. Marcovich AL, Tandogan T, Bareket M, Eting E,3 Kaplan-Ashiri I, Bukelman A,1 Auffarth GU, Khoramnia R. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2018;3:e000157. doi:10.1136/ bmjophth-2018-000157 The latest edition of BMJ Open Ophthalmology has a report from an international group, including surgeons […]

Bonn, Germany  At the 116th Congress of the German Ophthalmology Society (DOG) 2018: 27-30 September, 2018 at World Conference Center in Bonn, the First Place Prize for Video Award was presented by Congress President Prof. Dr. Nicole Eter (Münster) to Prof. Gerd Auffarth (Heidelberg) for CSI: Heidelberg Episode 3 – Focus on Multifocal and EDOF IOL Technology.   […]

The Winner – Best Video award went to Prof. Auffarth for CSI: Heidelberg Episode 3 – Focus on Multifocal and EDOF IOL Technology. The video can be viewed on the Apple Lab’s YouTube channel

Heidelberg, 14 September 2018.    The latest scientific research paper from the research group at the David J Apple Lab has been accepted for publication in the prestigious American Journal of Ophthalmology, Glistening formation and light scattering in six hydrophobic-acrylic intraocular lenses Łabuz G, Knebel D, Auffarth GU, Fang H, van den Berg TJ, Yildirim TM, Son […]

Heidelberg o1 July 2018.    Today, the research group at the David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology published its latest research paper in the prestigious American Journal of Ophthalmology Material Analysis and Optical Quality Assessment of Opacified Hydrophilic Acrylic Intraocular Lenses after Pars Plana Vitrectomy Timur M. Yildirim, Gerd U. Auffarth, Grzegorz Łabuz, Silvia Bopp, […]

Welcome to Washington, D.C.! The D J Apple Lab is proud to exhibit at this year’s annual ASCRS-ASOA meeting in Washington DC. Please visit our booth #762 to learn about the work we do and about the 15oth anniversary of the Ophthalmology Hospital of Heidelberg University. .

Today, the Ophthalmologist online magazine published its 2018 Powerlist of the World’s Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology. The list includes surgeons, scientists, engineers and CEOs in the ophthalmic device and pharmaceutical industries. Congratulations to Dr. Donald Tang from Singapore who was voted number 1 by the magazine’s readership. In second place […]

Dresden, Germany 17th February 2018:  At the 32nd annual meeting of the German-speaking Society of Intraocular Lens Implantation, Interventional and Refractive Surgery (DGII)* the award for Best Paper of the Session on Intraocular Lenses went to Dr. med. Hyeck Soo Son, Assistant Doctor in the University of Heidelberg Eye Clinic. Dr Son’s paper “Simulation und Auswertung photischer Phänomene bei verschiedenen […]

This year, 2018, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Heidelberg Eye Clinic. Prof. Gerd Auffarth, on the anniversary year: “The Heidelberg University Eye Hospital is celebrating in 2018 its 150th anniversary and throughout this year we will present a programme of advanced educational courses.” “In fact 2018 represents not only 150 […]

Photograph: Professor Stephen Hawking addressing the audiences at today’s event. (Image Courtesy of SightSavers.) Churchill College, Cambridge, England. 12 December 2017 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as Trachoma, Dengue, Lymphatic filariasis and Leishmaniasis, are called “neglected,” because they typically only afflict the world’s poor people. Until recently these diseases have not received as much attention as […]

Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, Head of the Heidelberg University Clinic Eye Department and CEO of the Steinbeis David J Apple Center for Vision Research has been elected to the Board of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). This is the second occasion in his career that Prof. Auffarth has been […]

From the ASCRS meeting in 2011 – a PowerPoint presentation on Visualized light paths in different multifocal intraocular lenses.  

Heidelberg 22 August 2017.    The research group at the David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology today published an online research paper through BMC Ophthalmology, which is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders. Hydrophilic intraocular lens opacification after posterior lamellar keratoplasty – a material […]

Analysing the characteristics of hydrophobic IOLs in preloaded systems.