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Klinikum Tuebingen - University Eye Clinic
 
Ingrid Kreissig, MD
Universitäts-Augenklinik
Schleichstr. 12
72076 Tuebingen, Germany

Fax: +49 - 7071 - 29 52 09
Phone: +49 - 7071 - 29 8 50 64
Professor of Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, USA

Working at present:
Dept. of Ophthalmology
Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Mannheim
University of Heidelberg
e-mail: Ingrid.Kreissig@augen.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Phone: +49 - 621 - 383 2597



  

   



TEACHING COURSES IN GERMANY AND OTHER COUNTRIES




STUDY  OF  MEDICINE

Bonn, Munich, and Cleveland/USA (Fulbright Scholarship)

SPECIALIZATION:  POSTERIOR  SEGMENT  OF  THE  EYE

Eye Clinic St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1963-1965

University Eye Clinic Bonn, Germany, 1965-1969

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, 1969-1972

POSITIONS  HELD

In charge of department of posterior segment of the eye at University Eye Clinic at Bonn, Germany, 1972-1979

Chairman of Dept. Ophthalmology III (Retina and Vitreous Surgery) at University Tuebingen, Germany, 1979-2000

PRESENTLY

  • Adjunct Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, New York Presbytarian Hospital-Cornell University, New York since 1983
  • Consultant for retinal diseases of the eye (diagnostics and therapy) for various Departments of Ophthalmology since 2000
  • In practice with a Group of Consulting Ophthalmologists (Augenaerzte-Gemeinschaftspraxis, Esslingen/Stuttgart) since 2001
  • Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine at Mannheim, Germany since 2001
  • In Program Committee for Retina Sections of ARVO Meetings, USA since 2001
  • Representative for East Europe of EURETINA since 2002
  • ORGANIZER OF TEACHING COURSES IN GERMANY AND OTHER COUNTRIES

MEMBERSHIPS  AND  AWARDS

  • Member of 15 international and national Ophthalmological Societies including The American Academy, American Retina Society and Macula Society, Club Jules Gonin, German Ophthalmological Society (DOG), EURETINA, Euro-Asian Union and German Retinological Society, Society of German Ophthalmological Surgeons (DOC), Society of German University Professors, etc.
  • Honorary Member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society
  • Honorary Member of the Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society
  • Honorary Member of the Volgograd Ophthalmological Society
  • Honorary Member of the Czech Society
  • Honorary Member of the Euro-Asian Union of Ophthalmologists
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  • 1992:  AWARD of Merit in Retina Research by the American Retina Society, USA
  • 2000:  Custodis AWARD by the Retinological Society, Berlin, Germany
  • 2002:  Lincoff AWARD Lecture by Cornell University, New York, USA
  • 2003: Kreissig AWARD founded by former fellows, trained with Ingrid Kreissig
    AWARD is given at yearly meetings of EURETINA for outstanding Contributions in the understanding and treatment of retinal diseases

TEACHING

1972-1979 at University of Bonn, Germany

1979 -2000 at University of Tuebingen, Germany

1983 to present Cornell University-New York Hospital, USA

2001 to present at University of Mannheim, Germany

1991 to present several Teaching Courses per year, entitled:

  • Retinal Detachment and Vitreous Surgery in connection with national and international meetings (e.g., American Academy, Puerto Rico, Iceland, Sweden, Iran, Eastern Europe, Japan, China, etc.)

  • Medical Retina: Angiography, OCT, SLO, Laser Surgery, Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide
     

TRAINING OF RETINAL SPECIALISTS AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT POSITIONS

During the period at Bonn and Tuebingen, there were since 1973 more than 300 ophthalmologists trained from 12 Eastern European countries, North and South America, China, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, France, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico , etc. Many of them had become Head of Department for posterior segment of the eye or Chairman of Department of Ophthalmolgy.

CLINICAL  INTERESTS

Retinal detachment surgery, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), posterior segment laser surgery, angiography, OCT, Medical Retina. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and application of intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for various edematous and neovascular macular diseases.

SPECTRUM OF PUBLICATIONS

314 papers published in peer-reviewed journals: Topics include: Histology of the cryosurgical adhesion, long-term (7-15 years) anatomical and functional results on various treatments for retinal detachments (segmental buckling, balloon, expanding gases). A 3-year study on the effect of pancryopexy for diabetic eyes with persistent vitreous hemorrhage and rubeosis iridis, various papers on fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO), microperimetry, OCT, diagnostics and treatment of age-related macular degeneration, Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), treatment of diabetic retinopathy with laser or cryosurgery, brachytherapy (iodine-125) for choroidal melanomas with 4-year follow-up.

More recent papers evolving from the clinical work at the Department of Ophthalmology at Mannheim, Germany, are covering the multifold applications of intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for edematous and neovascular macular diseases (exudative AMD, diffuse diabetic macular edema, macular edema in retinal central/branch vein occlusion or Irvine Gass).

RECENT  PUBLICATIONS  AND  BOOKS

Kreissig I, Lincoff H. Cryosurgery of the retina. In: Peyman GA, Meffert S, Conway MD, Chou F. Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques. London: Martin Dunitz Publishers, 2000; 33-48.

Lincoff H, Kreissig I. Changing patterns in the surgery for retinal detachment: 1929 to 2000. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 2000; 216: 352-6.

Kreissig I. A Practical Guide to Minimal Surgery for Retinal Detachment: Volume 1. Diagnostics - Segmental Buckling without Drainage - Case Presentations. Stuttgart: Thieme-Verlag, 2000: 1-300.

Kreissig I. A Practical Guide to Minimal Surgery for Retinal Detachment: Volume 2. Temporary Tamponades with Balloon and Gases without Drainage - Buckling versus Gases versus Vitrectomy - Reoperation - Case Presentations. Stuttgart: Thieme Verlag, 2000: 1-368.

Kreissig I. Minimal Surgery. Japanese Edition. Tokyo: MBS, 2001; 1-299.

Kreissig I. Netzhautablösung: Extraokulare segmentale Plombenchirurgie als minimaler Eingriff. In: Gandorfer A, Ulbig MW, Kampik A (eds) Erkrankungen der Retina. Aktuelle Aspekte der Diagnostik und Therapie. UNI-MED Verlag AG, Bremen 2002: pp. 100 - 123

Kreissig I. Die Behandlung der primären Ablatio retinae: Minimal extraokular oder intraokular? Ophthalmologe 2002; 99: 474-484

Jonas J, Kreissig I, Hugger P, Sauder G, Panda-Jonas S, Degenring RF. Visual acuity after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide as treatment trial for exudative age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic Research 2002;34:152

Jonas JB, Kreissig I, Soefker A, Degenring RF. Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone for diffuse diabetic macular edema. Arch Ophthalmol 2003;121:57-61

Jonas JB, Kreissig I, Degenring R. Intraocular pressure after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:24-27

Kreissig I. Guida pratica alla chirurgia mini-invasiva del distacco di retina. (Minimal invasive surgery for retinal detachment). Verduci Editore. Roma 2003, pp. 1-282

Kreissig I. Minimal segmental buckling without drainage. In: Barrie T, Kreissig I, Heimann H, Holz ER, Mieler WF. Controversies in Ophthalmology: Repair of a primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Br J Ophthlmol 2003;87:782-790

Kreissig I. A Practical Guide to Minimal Surgery for Retinal Detachment. Vol. 1: Diagnostics - Segmental Buckling without Drainage - Case Presentations. Beijing Science and Technology Press Beijing 2004, p. 1-282 (ISBN 7-5304-2874-8(1))

Kreissig I. A Practical Guide to Minimal Surgery for Retinal Detachment. Vol. 2: Temporary Tamponades with Balloon and Gases without Drainage - Reoperation - Case Presentations. Beijing Science and Technology Press Beijing 2004, p. 1-332 (ISBN 7-5304-2874-8(2))

Kreissig I. (Ed.) Primary Retinal Detachment : Options for Repair. Springer 2004, p. 1-215, (ISBN 3-540-21132-2)