8th International Congress of Wavefront Sensing & Optimized Refractive Corrections

Theo Seiler, M.D., Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae of Theo Seiler, M.D., Ph.D.

Febuary 12, 1949 Born in Ravensburg, Southern Germany
1968 - 1976 Studies in medicine, mathematics, and physics at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin, Germany
1976 - 1980 Professor of physics at the Peter-Silbermann College in Berlin, Germany
1981 - 1985 Residency at the Department of Ophthalmology at the FU Berlin, Germany, and M.D.
1985 - 1990 Senior assistant and lecturer at the Department of Ophthalmology, FU Berlin, Germany
1990 Professor of Ophthalmology, FU Berlin, Germany
1993 Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Ophthalmology, TU Dresden, Germany
2000 Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Awards
1987 Achsenfeld-Award (Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft)
1994 Khing Khaled-Award (SAOS)
1994 Binkhorst Award (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
1995 Barraquer Award (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
1996 Graefe Award (Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft)
1997 Honour Award (American Academy of Ophthalmology)

Dr. Seiler is teaching in General Ophthalmology and is specialist in corneal and refractive therapy, physiologic optics, laser in ophthalmology, and anterior segment surgery. His research is funded by many public funds and cooperation with the industry.

E-mail: theo.seiler@iroc.ch