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HistoryThe ophthalmology unit was founded as the Dept. of Ophthalmology by professor Alvar Gullstrand who was the first chair of ophthalmology at Uppsala University, appointed in 1894. Allvar Gullstrand was in 1911 awarded the Noble prize in medicine and physiology for his work on the optics of the eye. Alvar Gullstrand, in 1914 was appointed a personal professorship in physical and physiological optics. Professor e.m. Albert Alm, in close collaboration with the Uppsala company Pharmacia Ophthalmics, directed the clinical development of latanoprost, the first molecule in a new generation of drugs for reduction of intraocular pressure, that now is a market leader in many parts of the world. Professor e.m. Gerd Holmström was one of the founders of the Swedish Retinopathy of prematurity register. Results from Gerds Holmström's research group has contributed to protocols for clinical follow up of retinopathy of prematurity internationally. List of previous professors of ophthalmology at Uppsala university Links
News250316 (Per Söderberg) Antoni Firoz best clinical tutor in clinical medicine at Uppsala University Hospital, autumn 2024
241017 (Per Söderberg) Qiran Cao, new collaborator in Ophthalmology
240927 (Per Söderberg) Antoni Firoz best clinical tutor in clinical medicine at Uppsala University Hospital, spring 2024
240617 (Per Söderberg) Thomas Cosby best clinical tutor in clinical medicine at Uppsala University Hospital autumn 2023
240112 (Per Söderberg) Elisabet Granstam adjunct university lecturer, Dept. of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University
ResearchThe ophthalmology unit has research projects in several of the subspecialities of ophthalmology with a focus on clinical glaucoma research, pediatric ophthalmology, cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, diagnosis and medical treatment of retinal disease, and interaction of ultraviolett, visible and infrared radiation and the eye. The methodology spans from experimental research in the Gullstrand lab to applied clinical research in the ophthalmology clinic at Akademiska sjukhuset, with collaborations in USA, and Germany. TeachingThe ophthalmology unit is responsible for the undergraduate teaching of
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