Prof. Cursiefen Delivers ACTA Honorary Lecture at the EVER Congress

Prof. Claus Cursiefen, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Cologne, delivered the ACTA Honorary Lecture at the annual meeting of the European Vision and Eye Research Association (EVER) in Florence in October. He was honored for his groundbreaking clinical and translational research contributions in the field of corneal transplantation.

EVER is the leading research society in the field of ophthalmology in Europe and brings together over 1,000 members from a total of 67 countries. Awarded every two years since 2006, the ACTA Honorary Lecture honors clinician-scientists whose scientific work has had a lasting impact on clinical-translational research and patient care. In his laudatory address, Prof. Dr. Kai Kaarniranta from Finland highlighted the outstanding significance of the Cologne-based expert’s work.

Under the title “Corneal Endothelial Transplantation: A Continuous (R)Evolutionary Development,” Prof. Cursiefen presented the latest approaches to corneal transplantation. The Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Cologne is the largest transplantation center in Europe and is continuously working to further develop gentle, minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Within the framework of the SFB 1607 research network in ophthalmology, new strategies are also constantly being explored, particularly to improve the outcomes of high-risk corneal transplants.