Ophthalmological screening of premature infants in Germany, 2022

Joint recommendation of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG), German Retina Society (RG), Professional Association of Ophthalmologists in Germany (BVA), German Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ), Professional Association of Pediatricians (BVKJ), Federal Association “The Premature Infant”, Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine (GNPI) (April 2022) […]

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Eye injuries caused by fireworks

In the years before the ban, around 500 people suffered eye injuries on New Year’s Eve, according to a survey by the working group “Safe Fireworks” of the DOG German Society of Ophthalmology. This changed in the years of the pandemic: The total number of eye injuries fell by 86 percent in 2020/2021 and by […]

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Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde

The journal “Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde” was founded in 1863 by Karl Wilhelm von Zehender together with Theodor Sämisch and DOG founder Albrecht von Graefe. The aim was to tailor the content of the journal to the needs of ophthalmologists working in hospitals and clinics. The journal focuses on original and review articles on topics […]

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Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

“Graefe’s Archive” is a distinguished international journal that presents original clinical reports and clinically relevant experimental studies. Founded in 1854 by Albrecht von Graefe to serve as a source of useful clinical information and a stimulus for discussion, the journal has published articles by leading ophthalmologists and vision research scientists for more than a century. […]

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Magazine of the German Society of Ophthalmology: “Die Opthalmologie”

ISSN: 0941-293X (Print) 1433-0423 (Online)Indexed in Current Contents and Medline/PubMed. “Die Ophthalmologie” is published monthly with 12 editions per year. Members of the German Ophthalmological Society will receive this publication as part of their membership. Orders from non-DOG members can be placed at any bookstore or publishing house. Subscribers have free access to the electronic […]

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Transport and Traffic Committee

The Transport and Traffic Committee of the DOG and BVA is an institution that has been working for many decades to promote scientific knowledge in the field of traffic ophthalmology, i.e. the relationship between vision and road traffic. Furthermore, it endeavors to make recommendations for the assessment of fitness to drive from the ophthalmologist’s point […]

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Legal Committee

The Legal Committee is a joint committee of the DOG and the BVA. The members of the committee are appointed by the boards of BVA and DOG. Members of the Committee Prof. Dr. Frank H. W. Tost, Greifswald (Speaker DOG) Prof. Dr. Klaus Rohrschneider, Heidelberg (Sprecher BVA) Dr. med. Gernot Freißler, Bamberg Prof. Dr. Marcus […]

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Programme Committee

Each autumn the President invites ophthalmological clinics, research institutes and individuals to submit proposals for scientific sessions at the DOG Congress. These proposals are then examined and assessed in blind review by the members of the Programme Committee. Aided by the Programme Committee and the DOG Office, the President then compiles a draft program from […]

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DOG/BVA Macula Committee

The Macular Committee is a joint committee of DOG and BVA. The members of the committee are appointed by the boards of BVA and DOG. Members of the Committee Speaker DOGProf. Dr. Nikolas Feltgen, Göttingen Speaker BVAProf. Dr. Bernd Bertram, Aachen Prof. Dr. Hansjürgen Agostini, Freiburg Dr. Martin Bresgen, Köln Prof. Dr. Horst Helbig, Regensburg […]

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DOG/BVA Committee for Medical Guidelines

The Committee for Medical Guidelines sis a joint committee of DOG and BVA. The members of the committee are appointed by the Boards of BVA and DOG. The tasks of the committee include the coordination of guideline development. Members of the Committee Prof. Dr. Bernd Bertram, Aachen Prof. Dr. Claus Cursiefen, Köln Dr. Daniela Claessens, […]

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Committee for the Quality Assurance of Sensory Physiological Examination Methods and Devices

Since 1994, the DOG-Committee “Quality Assurance in Sensory Physiological Examination Methods and and Devices” has been working on guidelines to standardize the procedure for sensory physiological examinations and the technical standards of the devices used for this purpose, especially intended for the German-speaking region. This is intended to ensure high-quality, high-value examination techniques and comparability […]

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DOG/BVA Committee for Orthoptic Issues

The Committee for Orthoptic Issues is a joint committee of the DOG and the BVA. The members of the committee are appointed by the boards of BVA and DOG. It deals with questions of the learning objectives catalog in orthoptist training together with the Professional Association of Orthoptists of Germany. Members of the Committee: Prof. […]

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DOG-AG Teaching

Goals Medical studies in Germany are currently in a state of flux; the aim is to achieve a more practice- and competence-oriented structure.The upcoming changes also affect ophthalmology, which is why continuous support of this process by representatives of the field is needed. The DOG would like to optimally address interested students and potential junior […]

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White Paper on the Situation of Ophthalmic Care in Germany (2008)

September 2008, Download [PDF in German language]The White Paper on Ophthalmological Research in Germany in 2008 took stock of the current state of scientific work in German ophthalmology. Modest monetary funding is still matched by considerable research achievements. In this respect, ophthalmology still has a good position in its country of origin. Nevertheless, there is […]

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DOG-Section Uveitis

Members of the Section: SpeakerProf. Dr. med. Christoph DeuterUniversity Eye Clinic, TübingenEmail Deputy SpeaekerProf. Dr. med. Thomas NeßUniversity Eye Clinic, FreiburgEmail Recording SecretaryPD Dr. med. Karoline Baquet-WalscheidEye Clinic Centre St. Franziskus-Hospital, MünsterEmail Prof. Dr. med. Uwe PleyerUniversity Eye Clinic Charité, BerlinEmail […]

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