Prof. Thomas Kohnen
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe-University in Frankfurt
Lecture: “The Short-Sighted World”
Thomas Kohnen is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, and also Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston/ USA, and at the Medical University of Silesia, Katowice/Poland.
Clinically, he is specialised in cataract, intraocular lenses (IOLs), refractive and cornea surgery as well as treatment of glaucoma and retinal problems. His research focuses on IOLs, laser technology and cataract, refractive and corneal surgery.
Prof. Kohnen is Editor of the “Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery”, Ad Hoc Associate Editor of “American Journal of Opthalmology”, Editorial Board member of “Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology”, Associate Editor of “Die Ophthalmologie” and “Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde”,
He has (co-)authored almost 630 publications, is (co-)promotor of more than 100 PhDs students and gave more than 500 invited lectures.
Main Awards and Recognitions
Kiewiet de Jonge Medal, ESCRS, Brussels/Belgium | 2000 |
Leonhard Klein Award, DOG, Berlin/Germany | 2002 |
Achievement Award, AAO | 2002 |
Sicca Research Award, DOG, Berlin/Germany | 2007 |
Senior Achievement Award, AAO | 2009 |
Prize for Extraordinary Commitment in Teaching, Goethe University Frankfurt/Germany, Department of Medicine | 2013 |
Life Achievement Honor Award, AAO, San Francisco/USA | 2019 |
Research Award of the DGII, Dortmund/Germany | 2022 |
Gold Medal Lecture Recipient, Annual Meeting AUSCRS, Noosa/Australia | 2018 |
Kritzinger Safari Award, Annual Meeting SACRS, Cape Town/South Africa | 2022 |
Gold Medal Lecture Recipient, Winter Meeting IIRSI, Amritsar/India | 2023 |
Haigis Memorial Lecture, IPC, Rockland/USA | 2024 |
Main International Scientific Societies Collaborations
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
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Co-opted member of the board |
1997 – 2013 |
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Board member |
2013 – 2017 |
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Executive/Treasurer |
2017 – 2024 |
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Chairman of Publication Committee |
2015 – present |
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Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS): Associated Editor |
1997 – 2013 |
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Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS): Editor |
2014 – present |
Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG) [German Ophthalmological Society]
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Board member |
2008 – present |
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Treasurer |
2014 – present |
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1st Vice President |
2015 – 2016 |
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President |
2016 – 2017 |
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2nd Vice President |
2017 – 2018 |
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Kommission für Refraktive Chirurgie (KRC) [Commission for Refractive Surgery] 2nd Chairman |
2006 – 2010 |
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Kommission für Refraktive Chirurgie (KRC) [Commission for Refractive Surgery] 1st Chairman |
2010 – present |
Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, Interventionelle & Refraktive Chirurgie (DGII) [German-speaking Society for Intraocular Lens Implant, Interventional & Refractive Surgery]
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Board member |
2005 – 2008 |
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President |
2008 – 2012 |
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Vice President |
2012 – 2016 |
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Board of Extended Management |
2016 – present |
International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC)
Secretary | 2014 – 2016 |
Treasurer | 2016 – 2018 |
President-Elect | 2018 – 2020 |
President | 2020 – 2022 |
Past President | 2022 – 2024 |
Membership in International Societies
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) | 1992 – present |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) | 1993 – 2014 |
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) | 1994 – 2024 |
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) | 1995 – present |
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Refractive Surgery Interest Group | 1995 – present 1996 – present |
International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC) | 1995 – present |
Baylor College of Medicine Alumni | 1996 – present |
Polish Ophthalmological Society, Honorary member | 2019 – present |