| 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