Injector Force
A laboratory analysis of the variation in resistance force during intraocular lenses injection by modern injectors and assessment of ...
AH Cytokine and Chemokine changes after FLACS
A study of postoperative inflammation after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery showed th...
In Clinical and laboratory research, Jan 30, 2026
2025: 57+ publications
2025:57+ publications from the Heidelberg University Hospital Eye Department and the David J Appl...
In news, Dec 31, 2025
2025 - Good News!
Good news to end 2025: the first African country to eliminate river blindness: the Republic of Ni...
In laboratory news, Dec 31, 2025
Refining mini-monovision
In a laboratory study, both Acunex Quantum and RayOne EMV are suitable for mini-monovision. ### H...
In lab research, Dec 24, 2025Welcome
The David J Apple® Laboratory continues the pioneering work of Dr. David Apple which focuses on intraocular lens research and improving cataract surgery techniques.
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Two Apple cores
The core of the laboratory is the people who do the research. While David Apple was alive, he called his researchers the Apple Korps. Now one can talk of a New Generation of Auffarth-Apple Korps.
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Refining mini-monovision
In a laboratory study, both Acunex Quantum and RayOne EMV are suitable for mini-monovision. ### Happy Christmas from the Apple Lab!
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2025 - Good News!
Good news to end 2025: the first African country to eliminate river blindness: the Republic of Niger leads the way.
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2025: 57+ publications
2025:57+ publications from the Heidelberg University Hospital Eye Department and the David J Apple Centre for Vision Research.
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Appeal for Nepal
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Sir Harold Ridley’s pioneering intraocular lens (IOL) operation, performed at St Thomas’s Hospital in London on November 29, 1949.
In news, Nov 29, 2023
Oil and Lenses don't mix
Researchers studied how silicone oil adhesion to intraocular lenses (IOLs) affects straylight, finding significant increases in straylight. The study also showed that the cleaning solution F4H5 can reverse straylight values, but surface changes remain.
In Lab news, Silicone oIl study, Nov 26, 2023
The safety of Reversible Trifocality.
The paper "Rotational Stability of Toric Capsular Bag–Fixated Intraocular Lenses in Duet Procedure for Reversible Trifocality" evaluates the long-term rotational stability of toric intraocular lenses in polypseudophakic eyes. The study found that the presence of a second lens in the sulcus did no...
In clinical news, Oct 14, 2023
DOG 2023 -Group Photo
The annual congress of the German Society of Ophthalmology (D.O.G.) took place on September 29, 2023, in Berlin, featuring a group photo of ophthalmologists from hospitals, medical centers, and research centers, including the David J Apple Center for Vision Research.
In lab news, Sep 29, 2023
Comparing Multisert and AutonoMe.
Comparing Multisert and AutonoMe IOL injectors, a study found both allowed safe implantation, but Multisert showed more consistent behavior and less injector damage.
In lab, news, Sep 26, 2023
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