Theo Seiler
Theo Seiler ( born February 12, 1949 in Ravensburg, Germany ) is a German ophthalmologist and physicist. He is considered one of the pioneers of refractive surgery.
Life
After graduation in 1968 stored in Ravensburg Theo Seiler took in the same year studying mathematics and physics at the University of Heidelberg, was awarded 1970 bachelor's degree in physics, moved to the Free University of Berlin and graduated there in 1972 with a degree in physics graduate from. Then he began to study medicine in the same year. In 1975 he was rer with the dissertation " modulated dynamic nuclear polarization of nuclei smaller gyromagnetic ratio " at the Free University of Berlin, Dr.. nat. doctorate and joined in the following year in the teaching profession for higher education ( mathematics and physics ) a. At the same time he continued his medical studies in 1981 and put the medical state examination in Berlin from.
1982 Seiler was granted the license to practice medicine. Since 1981 assistant physician at the Eye Clinic of the Free University of Berlin, he was promoted to the Academic Council in 1982 and his doctorate in 1984 with a thesis on " linearity of tonometry " Dr. med summa cum laude. 1986 acquired Seiler Board certification for ophthalmology and also became senior physician at the University Eye Clinic of the Free University of Berlin, was appointed in 1989 as Deputy Head of this institution. With the scientific work " Refractive corneal surgery " to Seiler habilitated in 1987 at the Free University of Berlin and received in 1989 the appointment as professor of ophthalmology.
On October 1, 1993, he was appointed Professor Theo Seiler to the chair of ophthalmology and director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology. With his appointment as Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zurich Seiler retired from the Dresden School on 1 January 2000.
In October 2002, Seiler founded the Institute for Refractive and Ophthalmic Surgery ( IROC ) in Zurich. His work and research interests include corneal surgery, especially refractive corneal surgery, surgery of the anterior segment and Physiological Optics.
Seiler is a member of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG ), the American Academy of Ophthalmology ( AAO ), the Swiss Ophthalmological Society ( SOG), the American Society of Refractive and Cataract Surgery ( ASCRS ), the European Cornea Society ( EuCornea ), the International Society of Refractive Surgery ( ISRS ) and the boards of DOG, ISRS and EuCornea.