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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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Statutes of the DOG

The following statutes were adopted by the General Assembly on October 2, 2015 and registered with the Heidelberg Register Court. Clause 1: Name, seat and financial yearClause 2: Purpose, realisation of purpose and non-profit statusClause 3: MembershipClause 4: Membership feeClause 5: Organs of the SocietyClause 6: General AssemblyClause 7: Resolutions of the General AssemblyClause 8: […]

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DOG Foundation Stiftung Auge

2008 the DOG has founded a charitable foundation Stiftung Auge is a foundation which is based in Munich. The aim of the foundation is to actively combat causes of blindness. Since 2008, the charitable foundation has been supporting clinical and basic research projects in ophthalmology and awarding research grants and scholarships. The foundation provides information […]

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oregis – Ophthalmological Register

oregis is a digital registry project of the German Society of Ophthalmology (DOG) that significantly expands and improves the possibilities for comprehensive ophthalmic health services research. […]

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Executive Board

Executive Board DOG 2026/2027 Prof. Dr. Anja Eckstein (Essen)President Prof. Dr. Martin Spitzer (Hamburg)First Vice President Prof. Dr. Lars-Olof Hattenbach (Ludwigshafen)Second Vice President Prof. Dr. Frank G. Holz (Bonn)Secretary Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohnen (Frankfurt/Main)Treasurer Prof. Dr. Claus Cursiefen (Köln)Secretary General Delegate of GSNKProf. Dr. Wolf Lagrèze (Freiburg) Delegate BVAProf. Dr. Bernd Bertram (Aachen)Dr. Peter Heinz […]

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DOG Sections

Sections represent the various subspecialties of ophthalmology. Their thematic focus is oriented towards clinical practice, the anatomy of the eye and important disease patterns. Sections address a wide range of members and unite members of established subspecialties under a common umbrella within the scientific society (if there is no associated society). Sections are therefore aimed […]

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Executive Committee

The executive committee of the DOG consists of the president elected for one year, the incoming president, the past president, the general secretary, the recording secretary and the treasurer. Prof. Dr. Anja EcksteinPresidentUniversity Eye Clinic, Essenpraesident@dog.org Prof. Dr. Martin SpitzerFirst Vice PresidentUniversity Eye Clinic, Hamburgersterviezepraesident@dog.org Prof. Dr. Lars-Olof HattenbachSecond Vice PresidentChair of the Eye Clinic, […]

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Committees and Boards

Executive Board The Executive Board consists of the Executive Committee and representatives from individual professional groups. Executive Committee The Executive Committee of the DOG consists of the President who is elected for one year, the President-Elect, the Past President, the Secretary General, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. DOG Working Groups DOG Working Groups are suborganisations […]

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