Franz Grehn

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Franz Grehn (born April 23, 1948 in Würzburg ) is a German ophthalmologist and university professor .

Life

Grehn grew up in Würzburg. After graduating from the Siebold-Gymnasium in Würzburg in 1967, he studied human medicine at the universities of Würzburg and Freiburg i. Br. , Where in 1973 he passed the state examination and was with a thesis on cytophotometry doctorate . At the beginning of his studies he was accepted into the German National Academic Foundation .

After working as a medical assistant in internal medicine, surgery and ophthalmology, he worked from 1974 to 1976 with a grant from the German Research Foundation as a postdoc at the Department of Neurophysiology at the Free University of Berlin with O.-J. Grüsser, where he used an animal model to study neuronal changes in the retinal ganglion cells with increased intraocular pressure and ischemia .

He then completed his specialist training at the University Eye Clinic Freiburg i. Br. (Under G. Mackensen) and completed his habilitation in 1984 through his investigations into neuronal changes in an experimental glaucoma model, funded by a special research area of ​​the German Research Foundation. Franz Grehn was appointed to the chair of the University Eye Clinic in Mainz, which he held from 1990 to 1995, from his position as senior physician in Freiburg and after two rejected calls to chief physician positions. After two further appointments, he held the chair at the University Eye Clinic in Würzburg from 1995 until he left at the end of 2014.

He is currently Senior Professor at the University Eye Clinic Würzburg and Senior Clinical Expert at the University Eye Clinic Mainz.

In addition to his professional activity, he devotes himself to classical chamber music. In addition to Marcus Blum, he is co-director of the “ DOG in Concert” charity campaign , where ophthalmologists make music for the benefit of the Eye Foundation .

He is married to the pediatrician Dörte Grehn and has three sons.

Scientific focus

The focus of his research is on the various forms of glaucoma ("green star"). For this purpose, he set up a cell biological laboratory (G. Schlunck) and an electrophysiological-psychophysical laboratory (T. Meigen) in basic research at the Würzburg Eye Clinic. His clinical focus was on the various treatment options for glaucoma, in particular the development of new surgical techniques (together with T. Klink). Lately he has been focusing more and more on the rare forms of glaucoma in children (German Children's Glaucoma Center Mainz). At the Würzburg Clinic, he promoted corneal diseases with the development of a corneal bank ( G. Geerling ), strabismus treatment and neuro-ophthalmology (H. Steffen), plastic and orbital surgery (W. Lieb) and biometrics ( W. Haigis ). During his work in Mainz and Würzburg, four of his employees were appointed to chairs. Several employees switched to senior physician positions in large eye clinics.

Grehn is the author of the student textbook ophthalmology, editor of several handbooks and has published 150 scientific articles. He is on the editorial board of several professional journals.

Memberships

Grehn is a member of various national and international specialist societies and an honorary member of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG). He was president of the DOG in 2002/2003, then its secretary until 2013. Together with Anselm Kampik, he organized and supervised the Essen further training for ophthalmologists (from 1995) and then (from 2000) the Ophthalmological Academy Germany (AAD) Düsseldorf. 2012–2013 he was President of the World Glaucoma Association, 2012–2016 President of the Glaucoma Research Society and held various offices at the European Glaucoma Society. In 2016 he was the Congress Honorary President of the International Society for Glaucoma Surgery (ISGS). He is an honorary member of numerous international glaucoma societies and has been awarded several national and international scientific prizes. Franz Grehn is an honorary doctorate from the University of Iași (Romania).

He is a corresponding member of the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature .

honors and awards

  • 1986: Chibret International Award, ICO Rome
  • 1989: DOG Glaucoma Prize
  • 1997: Honorary doctorate from the University of Iași, Romania
  • 2001: Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Mainz
  • 2002: Honorary Member of the Croatian Society of Ophthalmology
  • 2005: Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences Iași
  • 2009: Honorary Member of the Union of Bulgarian Ophthalmologists
  • 2009: Médaille d'Or Paul Chibret
  • 2011: Honorary member of the Italian Glaucoma Society
  • 2014: Keynote Lecture German Ophthalmological Society
  • 2014: Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Glaucoma Society
  • 2015: Honorary President of the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery
  • 2015: Honorary member of the German Ophthalmological Society

Publications (selection)

  • Ophthalmology. Textbook for students (= Springer textbook ). 31., revised. Edition. Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-11332-1 , urn : nbn: de: 1111-20120916496 ; (First edition: 1993).
  • mit M. Prost: Function of retinal nerve fibers depends on perfusion pressure: neurophysiologic investigations during acute intraocular pressure elevation. In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. March 1983, 24 (3), ISSN  0146-0404 , pp. 347-353 ( iovs.arvojournals.org ).
  • with T. Fleig, E. Schwarzmüller: Thymoxamine: a miotic for intraocular use. In: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. 1986, 224 (2), ISSN  0721-832X , pp. 174-178, doi: 10.1007 / BF02141493 .
  • with R. Sundmacher: Fixation of posterior chamber lenses by transscleral sutures: technique and preliminary results. In: Archives of ophthalmology. July 1989, 107 (7), ISSN  0003-9950 , ISSN  0093-0326 , pp. 954-955, doi: 10.1001 / archopht.1989.01070020016007 .
  • with N. Pfeiffer: Improved suture for fornix-based conjunctival flap in filtering surgery. In: International Ophthalmology. September 1992, 16 (4-5), ISSN  0165-5701 (print), ISSN  1573-2630 (online), pp. 391-396, doi: 10.1007 / BF00917998 .
  • with G. Picht, U. Welge-Luessen, E. Lütjen-Drecoll: Transforming growth factor beta 2 levels in the aqueous humor in different types of glaucoma and the relation to filtering bleb development. In: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. March 2001, 239 (3), ISSN  0721-832X , pp. 199-207, doi: 10.1007 / s004170000252 .
  • with G. Kiefer, O. Schwenn, F. Grehn: Correlation of postoperative axial length growth and intraocular pressure in congenital glaucoma - a retrospective study in trabeculotomy and goniotomy. In: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. December 2001, 239 (12), ISSN  0721-832X , pp. 893-899, doi: 10.1007 / s00417-001-0377-3 .
  • with D. Marquardt, WE Lieb: Intensified postoperative care versus conventional follow-up: a retrospective long-term analysis of 177 trabeculectomies. In: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. February 2004, 242 (2), ISSN  0721-832X , pp. 106-113, doi: 10.1007 / s00417-003-0775-9 .
  • with J. Klink, B. Schmitz, WE Lieb, T. Klink, HJ Grein, J. Sold-Darseff, A. Heinold: Filtering bleb function after clear cornea phacoemulsification: a prospective study. In: British journal of ophthalmology. May 2005, 89 (5), ISSN  0007-1161 , pp. 597-601, doi: 10.1136 / bjo.2004.041988 .
  • with A. Alsheikheh, J. Klink, T. Klink, H. Steffen: Long-term results of surgery in childhood glaucoma. In: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology. February 2007, 245 (2), ISSN  0721-832X , pp. 195-203, doi: 10.1007 / s00417-006-0415-2 .
  • with T. Meyer-Ter-Vehn, G. Schlunck: Localization of TGF-beta type II receptor and ED-A fibronectin in normal conjunctiva and failed filtering blebs. In: Molecular vision. January 25, 2008, 14, ISSN  1090-0535 , pp. 136-141 ( molvis.org ).
  • Congenital glaucoma surgery: a neglected field in ophthalmology? In: British journal of ophthalmology. January 2008, 92 (1), ISSN  0007-1161 , pp. 1–2, doi: 10.1136 / bjo.2007.126458 .
  • with ER Tamm, L. Butterer : Status and perspectives of neuroprotective therapies in glaucoma: the European Glaucoma Society White Paper. In: Cell & tissue research. August 2013, 353 (2), ISSN  0302-766X (print), ISSN  1432-0878 (online), pp. 347-354, doi: 10.1007 / s00441-013-1637-3 .
  • with J. Matlach, M. Hipp, M. Wagner, PU Heuschmann, T. Klink: A comparative study of a modified filtering trabeculotomy and conventional trabeculectomy. In: Clin Ophthalmol. March 13, 2015, 9, ISSN  1177-5483 , pp. 483-492, doi: 10.2147 / OPTH.S74853 .
  • with G. Schlunck, T. Meyer-ter-Vehn, T. Klink: Conjunctival fibrosis following filtering glaucoma surgery. In: Experimental eye research. January 2016, 142, ISSN  0014-4835 , pp. 76-82, doi: 10.1016 / j.exer.2015.03.021 .
  • with E. Hoffmann, T. Klink: XEN-Baerveldt Implantation May Be Helpful to Avoid Late Corneal Complications. In: Journal of glaucoma. November 2017, 26 (11), ISSN  1057-0829 (Print), ISSN  1536-481X (Online), pp. E258 – e259, doi: 10.1097 / IJG.0000000000000769 .

Individual evidence

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  12. ^ A b 8th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery. Scientific Program. P. 27 (PDF-P. 31). In: icgs2016.org, accessed on November 27, 2017 (English; PDF; 1.7 MB ).
  13. ^ Image of the award at Wikimedia Commons .
  14. ^ Prize winners 1876–2000. In: dog.org, accessed November 30, 2017 (1989 DOG Glaucoma Prize).
  15. ^ Image of the award at Wikimedia Commons .
  16. Awards Ceremonies 2009. In: dog.org, accessed on November 30, 2017 (Chibret Gold Medal).