IFOS/ICO International Fellowship:

Directory 3: Germany/Homburg

Chairman:

Prof. Dr. K. W. Ruprecht

Institution address:

Universitäts-Augenklinik
Kirrbergerstr. 1
D-66424 Homburg (Saar)
Tel. +49 (0) 6841 162 387
Fax +49 (0) 6841 162 400
Email. aurupr@med-rz-uni-saarland.de
WebSite. www.med-rz.uni-saarland.de/med_fak/augen-poli/index.html

Characteristics of institution:

Number of beds	55
New outpatients per year	20,000
Surgeries per year	3,000
Patients hospitalized/year	3,000
Consultations per year	15,000
In hospitalised patients	4,000

Staff:

Fulltime medical and surgical ophthalmologists:	6
Fulltime ophthalmologists in training:	5
Residents:	13
Others, e.g. Ph.D's:	1

Subspecialities:

Quality Management in Microsurgery, Keratoprothetic, Contactology, Ophthalmic Electrophysiology

Regular teaching events:

4 hours per week

Special events:

Every morning short paper presentation, every Wednesday course based on AAO courses, 4x year continuing education courses for Ophthalmologists (CME)

Intensive training:

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Paediatric Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Diseases
Glaucoma
Medical and/or surgical Retina
Cataract-Surgery
Ophthalmic Oncology

Other offers:

Diabetic Retinopathy, Electrophysiology, Cornea bank

Language:

German, English, French

Comments:

Once a year conference of surgical questions in tropical medicine. Contacts with Christoffel-Blindenmission. Prof. Ruprecht is a consultant for the construction of an eye Hospital near Bethlehem

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For other institutions, click on the names in Directory 1: Nations, Cities and Chairs of Departments (alphabetically)

Also see: Directory of Fellowships 2: Alphabetically by Last Name of Fellowship Host