Prof. Dr. med. Michael C. Knorz

 Prof. Dr. med. Michael C. Knorz Gründer und Medizinischer Leiter, FreeVis LASIK Zentrum Universitätsklinikum Mannheim Präsident des VSDAR e.V. Auszeichnungen Prof. Knorz erhielt zahlreiche nationale und internationale Auszeichnungen, darunter: 2011: FOCUS Ärzteliste 2011 Auch 2011 wird Prof. Dr. Knorz als Experte für Katarakt‐ und refraktive Chirurgie zu Deutschlands TOP‐Medizinern aufgeführt. In die Bewertung gingen u.a. Umfragen medizinischer Fachgesellschaften, wissenschaftliche Publikationen sowie Empfehlungen von Patientenverbänden, Klinikchefs, Oberärzten und niedergelassenen Medizinern ein. 2011: Best Poster Award der American Academy of Ophthalmology für die Präsentation von "Reduction in Mean Cumulative Dissipated Energy Following Lens Liquefaction With an Intraocular Femtosecond Laser" 2011: DOC‐Medaille in Gold für herausragende Leistungen und besondere Verdienste um den internationalen DOC Kongress und das Fachgebiet Augenchirurgie 2010: FOCUS Ärzteliste 2010 Laut FOCUS zählt Prof. Dr. Knorz als Experte für Katarakt‐ und refraktive Chirurgie zu Deutschlands TOP‐Medizinern 2010: ESCRS feiert das "Jahr der LASIK" und nennt Prof. Dr. Michael Knorz als einen der an der Entwicklung des Verfahrens beteiligten Augenchirurgen (EUROTIMES, Juni 2010) 2009: "Secretariat Award 2009" für herausragende Leistungen für das Fachgebiet Augenheilkunde und die American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). [AAO News] 2008: "Arthur Lim Lecture" als höchste Auszeichnung der Asia‐Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS) zum Thema Femtosekundenlaserchirurgie. 2008: "Senior Achievement Award" der American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2006: "Casebeer Lecture Award" der International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) Mehr... 2005: "TOP 50 Opinion Leader" für hervorragende Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Katarakt‐ und Refraktiven Chirurgie: Ärztliche Kollegen, Leser des Journals "Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today", wählten Prof. Dr. Michael Knorz zu einem der "Top 50 Opinion Leader". Mehr... 2005: Ehrenmitglied der South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (SASCRS) 2003: Epstein Lecture der South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (SASCRS) 2001: Kritzinger Memorial Lecture der International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) 2001: Kritzinger Safari Lecture der South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2000: Honor Award der American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Vorträge / Presentations (Auswahl) Laser refractive lens surgery: The new paradigm Michael C. Knorz Key Note Lecture, AAO Annual Meeting, Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day, October 22, 2011, Orlando/Florida Posterior chamber phakic iols are my last choice! Michael C. Knorz Panel Discussion, AAO Annual Meeting, Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day, October 22, 2011, Orlando/Florida Die Laser‐Refraktive Kataraktchirurgie mit dem Femtosekundenlaser Michael C. Knorz 109. DOG‐Kongress, 29.9.‐2.10.2011, Berlin Presbyopiekorrektur mit intrakornealen Implantaten Michael C. Knorz 109. DOG‐Kongress, 29.9.‐2.10.2011, Berlin Thick‐Flap LASIK and the KAMRA Intracorneal Inlay Michael C. Knorz ESCRS Congress 2011, Vienna/Austria Anterior chamber phakic IOLs Michael C. Knorz ESCRS Congress 2011, Vienna/Austria Laser refractive cataract surgery Michael C. Knorz ESCRS Congress 2011, Vienna/Austria All‐Laser LASIK Results with the iLASIK Procedure Michael C. Knorz, MD XXVIII Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ESCRS September 7, 2010, Paris/France Laser Cataract Surgery Using an Intraocular Femtosecond Laser Michael C. Knorz, MD XXVIII Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ESCRS September 6, 2010, Paris/France 2020 in 2010 ‐ The 20th Anniversary of LASIK Michael C. Knorz, MD Vortrag zur Eröffnung der Jubiläumssitzung "20 Years of LASIK" XXVIII Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ESCRS September 4 ‐ 8, 2010, Paris/France Managing Astigmatism and Residual Ametropia in Monofocal and Multifocal Pseudophakes Michael C. Knorz, MD World Ophthalmology Congress WOC 2010, June 5‐ 9, 2010, Berlin/Germany Laser Cataract Surgery: Nucleus Liquefaction Using the Lensx Intraocular Femtosecond Laser Michael C. Knorz, MD; Zoltan Nagy, MD World Ophthalmology Congress WOC 2010, June 5‐ 9, 2010, Berlin/Germany Customized Ablation: Wavefront – Guided or Aspheric? Michael C. Knorz, MD; Zoltan Nagy, MD World Ophthalmology Congress WOC 2010, June 5‐ 9, 2010, Berlin/Germany Providing Highest Quality LASIK ‐ The "LASIK TÜV" Certification and Quality Label Michael C. Knorz, MD; Zoltan Nagy, MD World Ophthalmology Congress WOC 2010, June , 2010, Berlin/Germany European Clinical Experience with Phakic Angle‐Supported IOL: Four‐Year Postop [online version] Michael C. Knorz, MD ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, April 9‐14, 2010, Boston Current Status of Phakic IOLs Michael C. Knorz, MD (invited speaker) Aspen Invitational Refractive Symposium, March 7‐10, 2010, Aspen Long‐term results with phakic IOLs Michael C. Knorz, MD Hawaiian Eye 2010, January 17 – 22, 2010, Kauai Primary posterior capsulotomy: A feasible way to prevent PCO? Michael C. Knorz, MD Hawaiian Eye 2010, January 17 – 22, 2010, Kauai The AcrySof cachet phakic IOL: Results of the European Multicenter Study Michael C. Knorz, MD Annual meeting of the Netherlands Intra Ocular Implant Club, December 12, 2009, Utrecht Endothelial cell density and morphology following implantation of the Acrysof angle‐supported phakic IOL — 2008 "Best Poster" Award Michael C. Knorz, MD Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, November 8‐11, 2008, Atlana/Georgia Comparison of flap adhesion with a femtosecond laser and mechanical microkeratome in rabbit eyes — 2008 "Best Paper of Session" Award Michael C. Knorz, MD ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, April 5‐9, Chicago/Illinois Biomedical stability and outcomes: 90µm versus 120µm femtosecond laser‐created flaps — 2007 "Best Paper of Session" Award Michael C. Knorz, MD ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, April 27‐May 2, 2007, San Diego/California Results of the Multicenter Study of Zyoptix Wavefront‐Guided LASIK — 2002 "Best Paper of Session" Award Michael C. Knorz, MD ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, June 1‐5, 2002, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania Peer‐reviewed Publikationen / Publications Medline Übersicht / PubMed Overview Femtosecond laser capsulotomy and manual continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis parameters and their effects on intraocular lens centration — [full article] Kránitz K, Takacs A, Miháltz K, Kovács I, Knorz MC, Nagy ZZ. Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2011 Aug;27(8):558‐63 Comparison of intraocular lens decentration parameters after femtosecond and manual capsulotomies — [full article] Nagy ZZ, Kránitz K, Takacs AI, Miháltz K, Kovács I, Knorz MC. Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2011 Aug;27(8):564‐9 Angle‐supported phakic intraocular lens for correction of moderate to high myopia: Three‐year interim results in international multicenter studies Knorz MC, Lane SS, Holland SP. Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2011 Mar;37(3):469‐80 Hydrogel intracorneal inlays for the correction of hyperopia: outcomes and complications after 5 years of follow‐up. Mulet ME, Alio JL, Knorz MC. Ophthalmology. 2009 Aug;116(8):1455‐60, 1460.e1. AcrySof phakic angle‐supported intraocular lens for the correction of moderate‐to‐high myopia: one‐year results of a multicenter European study. Kohnen T, Knorz MC, Cochener B, Gerl RH, Arné JL, Colin J, Alió JL, Bellucci R, Marinho A. Ophthalmology. 2009 Jul;116(7):1314‐21, 1321.e1‐3. Comparison of flap adhesion strength using the Amadeus microkeratome and the IntraLase iFS femtosecond laser in rabbits — Online Abstract Michael C. Knorz, MD; Urs Vossmerbaeumer, MD Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2008 Nov;24(9):875‐8. Thin‐Flap LASIK: How thin should we go? Michael C. Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, Oktober 2008, 1 ‐ 2 Multifocal intraocular lenses: Overview of their capabilities, limitations, and clinical benefits —
[full article] Michael C. Knorz, MD (Senior Associate Editor) Journal of Refractive Surgery, Volume 24, March 2008, 215 ‐ 217 Wavefront‐guided excimer laser vision correction after multifocal IOL implantation — [full article] Bettina B. Jendritza, MD; Michael C. Knorz, MD; Steve Morton Journal of Refractive Surgery, Volume 24, March 2008, 274 ‐ 279 [Evaluation and quality assurance of refractive surgery procedures by the German Ophthalmological Society and the Professional Association of German Ophthalmologists]. Kohnen T, Knorz MC, Neuhann T; German Ophthalmological Society; Professional Association of German Ophthalmologists. Ophthalmologe. 2007 Aug;104(8):719‐26. Comparison of higher order aberrations and contrast sensitivity after LASIK, Verisyse phakic IOL, and Array multifocal IOL — [full article] Chandhrasri S, Knorz MC. J Refract Surg. 2006 Mar;22(3):231‐6. [Refractive benefit and incremental costs of LASIK: results of a cost benefit study in two universities' LASIK departments]. Krummenauer F, Roden M, Knorz MC, Dick HB. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2003 May;220(5):320‐5. Treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism by customized laser in situ keratomileusis based on corneal topography Michael C. Knorz, MD and Thomas Neuhann, MD Ophthalmology, Volume 107, Issue 11, November 2000, 2072 ‐ 2076 Cataract extraction with multifocal intraocular lens implantation: Clinical, functional, and quality‐of‐life outcomes. Multicenter clinical trial in Germany and Austria Jonathan Javitt, MD, MPH, Hans‐Peter Brauweiler, MD, Karl W. Jacobi, MD, Ulrich Klemen, MD, Stephan Kohnen, MD, Claus‐Dieter Quentin, MD, Christian Teping, MD, Thoai Pham, MD, Michael C. Knorz, MD, Detleff Pötzsch, MD Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2000; 26: 1356 ‐ 1366 [Correction of myopia and astigmatism using topography‐assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (TopoLink LASIK)]. Knorz MC, Neuhann T. Ophthalmologe. 2000 Dec;97(12):827‐31. Treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism by customized laser in situ keratomileusis based on corneal topography. Knorz MC, Neuhann T. Ophthalmology. 2000 Nov;107(11):2072‐6. Andere Publikationen, Meinungen, Interviews / Other publications, opinions, interviews Toric Multifocal IOLs or Bioptics? The Correction of Astigmatism in Cataract and Refractive Surgery World Ophthalmology News. February 2012: 11 ‐ 12 Vorteile der Laser‐Refraktiven Kataraktchirurgie Erste Erfahrungen und Ausblick auf zukünftiges Potenzial ‐ Eine Stellungnahme Prof. Dr. Michael Knorz, DER AUGENSPIEGEL 02/2012: 24 ‐ 25 Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des AUGENSPIEGELs Surgeons trained to use phacoemulsification will adopt laser cataract surgery, and the next generation of residents will start training using it. Michael C. Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, February 2012, 2 ‐ 4 Achieving Patient Satisfaction with Premium IOLs Michael Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, January 2012, 59 ‐ 60 Advanced Technology IOLs: Recommending the right IOL Michael Knorz, MD, and others Ocular Surgery News Europe Edition, November 2011 Laser‐Refraktive Kataraktchirurgie mit dem Alcon LenSx Femtosekundenlaser: Vielversprechendes Verfahren Prof. Dr. Michael Knorz DGII Aktuell, September 2011, Seite 3 Pearls for Success With Premium IOLs One surgeon provides tips for smooth pre‐, intra‐, and postoperative processes. Michael Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, March 2011, 1 ‐ 2 Korrektur der Alterssichtigkeit: Die KAMRA Linse Vortrag im Rahmen einer Pressekonferenz zur Einführung der KAMRA Linse Panel Discussion: Refractive Correction Success (video) ‐ Patient expectations for LASIK results ‐ What does quality of vision mean from patients perspective? William Trattler, MD, Michael Knorz, MD, and Julian Stevens, MD, Januar 2010 Korrektur von Restrefraktionen nach Kataraktchirurgie: Hornhautlaser oder Add‐on‐IOL? Kommentar von Michael C. Knorz, OPHTHALMO‐CHIRURGIE 22: 229 ‐ 230 (2010) Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Dr. Kaden Verlag Newsmaker Interview... 20 Years of LASIK... Celebrating LASIK Surgery: Less Stress Michael C. Knorz im Gespräch mit Roibeard O’hEineachain, Contributing Editor of EuroTimes EUROTIMES, Volume 15, Issue 6 ‐ Juni 2010 Phakic lens’ concerns, challenges and successes to be reviewed at ASCRS ASCRS Symposium Congress Review by Rich Daly EyeWorld Benefits of presbyopic IOLs come with some trade‐offs Interview with Michael Knorz, MD Ophthalmology Times, March 1, 2010 Surgeon shares new refractive technologies adopted in clinic: iLASIK and the AcrySof phakic IOL Michael C. Knorz, MD OSN Super Site, 2009 Refraktive Chirurgie: Augenlaser gegen Sehschwäche Interview mit Prof. Dr. Michael Knorz, Gesundheitsnews, 27. Oktober 2009 5 Questions with Michael C. Knorz Michael C. Knorz, MD Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Februar 2009 Sichere Kontaktlinse im Auge gegen Kurzsichtigkeit von ‐6 bis ‐16 Dioptrien Magazin Familie & Gesundheit, Januar/Februar 2009 Flap adhesion under the spotlight: Comparing femtosecond with microkeratome Ophthalmology Times Europe, February 2009, Vol 5 (1) Newsmaker Interview... Michael Knorz ‐ The changing face of laser refractive surgery Eurotimes, July/August 2008 LASIK und NASA: Femto‐LASIK erstmals für Astronauten zugelassen Prof. Dr. Michael C. Knorz Augenspiegel, 06/2008, 30 ‐ 32 Refractive surgeons review surface ablation ‐ pros, cons, and alternate solutions Michael C. Knorz, MD Eurotimes, February 2008 IOL Options in 2008 – Roundtable of opinion leaders with Michael C. Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, January 2008, 1 ‐ 16 Phakosimulation – wo stehen wir heute? Erfahrungen mit dem Eyesi Simulator M. C. Knorz OPHTHALMO‐CHIRURGIE 20: 208 ‐ 210 (2008) Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Dr. Kaden Verlag European perspective on mixing and matching multifocal IOLs: Surgeons in Europe have more lenses from which to choose Michael C. Knorz, MD Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe, August 2007, 1 ‐ 3 Partnering multifocal IOLs with LASIK to achieve perfect vision – Eradicating residual ammetropia with the bioptics combination | PDF Michael C. Knorz, MD Ophthalmology Times Europe, Volume 3, Issue 8, October 2007, 2 ‐ 4 Sind intrakorneale Implantate "out"? Interview mit Prof. Dr. M. C. Knorz OPHTHALMO‐CHIRURGIE 19: 319 ‐ 320 (2007) Phakic IOLs: When things go wrong: Experience of managing complications and recommendations | PDF Michael C. Knorz, MD Ophthalmology Times Europe, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2007 RLE with wavefront‐guided LASIK Michael C. Knorz, MD Eurotimes, March 2007 Intracorneal implants may see a limited renaissance Michael C. Knorz, MD Eurotimes, February 2004 PreLex on top in bid to offer ‘new quality of vision’ to patients with presbyopia Roibeard Ó’ hÉineacháin Eurotimes, February 2003