The main research areas at the Department of Ophthalmology include the following topics:

• effects of Intraocularly Applied Corticosteroids, Development of Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Age-Associated Macular Degeneration, Macular Edema in Diabetic Retinopathy, Rethinopathia Praematurorum and Refractory Uveitis
• effects of ultrashort-pulsed lasers in ocular tissue, development of applications for novel surgical procedures (non-contact cutting techniques) focusing on corneal surgery
• morphological and functional aspects of the structures of the optic nerve in the context of glaucomatous diseases, further development of diagnostic and therapeutic concepts using modern imaging techniques.