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Michael C. Knorz, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Congratulations!
The International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) honored Professor Michael Knorz with the 2006 Casebeer Lecture Award.
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Born on March 13, 1959 in Ludwigshafen, Germany |
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Medical training:
University of Saarbruecken, medical school Homburg, 1977-1979
University of Heidelberg, medical school Mannheim, 1979-1983 |
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Residency:
Department of Ophthalmology, St. Vincentius Hospital, Karlsruhe,
1984-1987
(Chairman: Prof. Dr. F. Rentsch)
University Eye Hospital, Klinikum Mannheim, 1988 (Chairman: Prof.
Dr. H. Liesenhoff) |
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Professional certification:
Medical degree (approbation as medical doctor / general practitioner)
on 26.October 1983
Board-certified in ophthalmology on 14. September 1988
Certified for intraocular surgery of higher degree of difficulty
(Fachkunde okuläre Eingriffe höheren Schwierigkeitsgrades)
on 9.4.1997
Certified for laser surgery (Fachkunde Laserchirurgie) on 9.4.1997
Certified for laser surgery of higher degree of difficulty (Fachkunde
Laserchirurgie höheren Schwierigkeitsgrades) on 9.4.1997
Certified for ocular muscle surgery of higher degree of difficulty
(Fachkunde Augenmuskelchirurgie höheren Schwierigkeitsgrades)
on 9.4.1997
Certified for laboratory tests (Fachkunde Laboruntersuchungen) on
9.4.1997 |
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Appointments beyond residency:
Vice chairman, University Eye Hospital, Klinikum Mannheim, Germany,
1989 – 1998
Private practice as an ophthalmologist in Ludwigshafen, Germany,
from 1998 – 2003
Medical director, FreeVis LASIK Center, University Medical Center
Mannheim, since 2002 |
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Teaching activities:
Regular teaching activities at the University Medical Center Mannheim
since 1988
Regular teaching activities at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
Texas, from 1997 - 2000
Conducting phaco courses in Europe and Asia since 1990
Conducting courses on excimer laser surgery in Europe and Asia since
1993 |
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Research activities
Regular participation in controlled clinical trials since 1988
Particpation in Phase I, II and III FDA multicenter trials by several
sponsors (e.g., Alcon Inc.) |
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More than 50 peer-reviewed publications
on
• Bifocal intraocular lenses
• Foldable intraocular
lenses
• Phacoemulsification techniques
• Refractive
surgery
• Excimer laser surgery |
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Other
• Associate editor, Europe, Journal of Refractive Surgery
• Chairman of the editorial board, Ocular Surgery News, Europe
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Asia Pacific Edition |
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In 1995, he became the Co-founding chairman
of the German Committee of Refractive Surgery (KRC), a joint committee
of the German Ophtalmological Society (DOG) and the Professional
Association of German Ophthalmologists (BVA), which is responsible
for education and quality control in refractive surgery in Germany.
He still serves as a secretary of the KRC today. |
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He was also co-founder of the global
refractive surgery educational program (GLORY), initiated by the
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), and served as
a board member of ISRS from 1999 to 2001. |
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Honors and Awards:
- 2006: Casebeer Lecture Award
of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO)
- 2005: Honorary member of the South African Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery (SASCRS)
- 2005: "TOP 50 Opinion Leader"
for outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of
cataract and refractive surgery
- 2003: Epstein Lecture of the South African Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery (SASCRS)
- 2001: Kritzinger Memorial Lecture of the International Society
of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
- 2001: Kritzinger Safari Lecture of the South African Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery (SASCRS)
- 2000: Honor Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
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Dr. Knorz is a member of the following
ophthalmologic organizations:
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