Visiting Research Professors
Awards to two Visiting Research Professors
Recommendations on IOL exchange.
Guidelines for Intraocular Lens Exchange Due to Material Changes
In white paper, Jun 11, 2026
Injector Force
A laboratory analysis of the variation in resistance force during intraocular lenses injection by...
In laboratory research, May 11, 2026
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, 2026Welcome
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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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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Recommendations on IOL exchange.
Guidelines for Intraocular Lens Exchange Due to Material Changes
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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
Announcement: Prof. Auffarth to present the 2022 Ernst Bodenheimer Memorial Lecture.
Prof. Gerd U. Auffarth, MD, PhD, delivered the 2022 Ernst Bodenheimer Memorial Lecture on "Corneal Treatments and Surgery 2022: What We are Doing Differently" at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University.
In lab, news, Apr 27, 2022
Physico-chemical parameters of Silicone Oil
The study examined the effects of biological media on silicone oil used as an intraocular tamponade in retinal detachment surgery. It found that prolonged exposure to the eye does not alter the oil's physicochemical parameters, but the addition of high-molecular-weight components may decrease emu...
In lab, news, Feb 06, 2022
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