Artiplus and IPCL
Laboratory study of Ophtec’s Artisan versus the Care Group’s IPCL
Vivity and PureSee
EDoF lenses allow cataract and refractive-lens-exchange patients to have improved intermediate-di...
In lab research, Jul 24, 2025
Safety in IOL exchange
We set out to study IOL exchange in patients who had IOL complications but otherwise had healthy ...
In clinical research news, Jun 30, 2025
Simulating IOL vision before implanting a lens
IOL simulators, where the patient can experience vision through IOLs prior to IOL implantation, a...
In Laboratory news, Jun 25, 2025
Exact and Symfony
We compared two hybrid refractive-diffractive IOLs with enhanced depth of focus.
In IOL Lab Research, May 20, 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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Merci beaucoup Philippe
Professor Philippe Sourdille delivered the 1st David J. Apple MD Memorial Lecture, "Events I Have Witnessed Over Many Years," at the University-Eye-Clinic in Heidelberg, Germany, sharing a fascinating journey through decades of ophthalmic research and technology.
In lab, news, Jul 18, 2022
Silicone oil drug delivery
"Intravitreal Application: Physicochemical Properties of Drugs Dissolved in Silicone Oils of Different Density in Comparison to the Porcine Vitreous Body" by Hammer et al. (2022) investigates the distribution of anti-infective drugs in silicone oil-filled eyes compared to natural porcine vitreous...
In lab, news, Jul 12, 2022
Platinum Performance!
The German Congress of Ophthalmic Surgeons (DOC) in Nuremberg, Germany, on June 25, 2022, was the largest face-to-face meeting in three years with 5,400 delegates. Researchers from the David J Apple Center for Vision Research in Heidelberg won four of the seven "Conference Best Paper Awards," wit...
In laboratory, news, Jun 26, 2022
Breaking news from Seoul
The David J Apple Laboratory won a prize at the APACRS Film Festival for "CSI Heidelberg: A view from inside," a video showcasing the laboratory's work in a CSI-style format.
In lab, news, Jun 11, 2022
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