Competencies

Medical specialties

Our clinic has many years of experience and particular expertise in the following areas:

Cataract and refractive lens surgery

  • Implantation of artificial lenses (intraocular lenses) to treat cataracts
  • Treatment of refractive errors, including:
    • Refractive lens exchange (RLE)
    • Multifocal lenses to correct presbyopia
    • Surgery for dislocated intraocular lenses
    • Implantable contact lenses
    • Correction of astigmatism
    • Consultation on refractive corneal laser therapy
  • Treatment of secondary cataract

Glaucoma surgery

  • Laser therapy
  • Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) with stent implantation (e.g., iStent, XEN, Miniject, Hydrus)
  • Traditional filtering bleb surgery (e.g., goniotrephination, trabeculectomy)

Retinal Surgery

  • Surgical treatment of:
    • Macular diseases (AMD, diabetic retinopathy, vascular occlusions)
    • Medication injections into the eye (IVOM)
    • Macular hole, epiretinal gliosis (pucker)
    • Retinal detachments (vitrectomy, scleral buckling procedures)

Corneal surgery

  • Corneal transplantation (keratoplasty)
  • Modern partial transplantation (DMEK)
  • Acute and reconstructive surgery for corneal ulcers
  • Amniotic membrane transplantation
  • Astigmatism correction

Eyelid and orbital surgery

  • Histologically controlled tumor surgery of the eyelids
  • Plastic and reconstructive eyelid surgery
  • Correction of eyelid malpositions (upper and lower eyelid)
  • Ptosis surgery (drooping eyelid), including for congenital ptosis in childhood
  • Aesthetic eyelid surgery
  • Diagnosis and surgical treatment of orbital tumors
  • Lacrimal duct surgery in cooperation with the ENT department

Eye muscle surgery

  • Treatment of:
    • Congenital and acquired strabismus
    • Eye muscle paralysis and double vision
    • Nystagmus (eye tremor)
    • Neurological diseases with ocular involvement

Whether surgery is performed on an outpatient or inpatient basis is decided individually together with our patients.

Non-surgical services & specialist diagnostics

We provide conservative treatment for, among other things:

  • Eyelid, conjunctival and corneal diseases
  • Inflammatory eye diseases (iritis, uveitis)
  • Glaucoma
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Diabetic retinal diseases
  • Retinal vascular occlusions
  • Optic nerve diseases
  • Pupillary disorders
  • Diseases of the orbit (e.g., in thyroid disease)
  • Childhood visual disorders and amblyopia
  • Double vision in children and adults
  • Eye tumors

KEM | Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbH | Henricistr. 92 | 45136 Essen | Zentrale: +49 201 174-0