Personal profile

Primary fields of research

Primary fields of interest

Retinal disease. Medical and laser therapy of retinopathy. Hereditary diseases of the retina, choroid and optic nerve. Physiological optics and non-invasive examination of the eye, primarily using light. Experimental photochemistry and photolysis. Controlled clinical intervention trials.

Ongoing research

Interventional trials of treatment for age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, central serous chorioretinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa. Studies of diagnostic methods and spontaneous course of optic nerve disease, shortsightedness (myopia), Stargardt disease and other hereditary diseases of the retina. Development of optical methods for diagnosis and treatment of eye disease.

Commercial-Academic Partnerships

Joint project with Torsana Diabetes Diagnostics A/S (later RetinaLyze A/S) 1998-2003 on the development of automated digital image diagnostics and non-invasive glycemia monitoring, leading to the spin-out of Visiopharm A/S, a leading supplier of diagnostic image analysis tools and Medtronic R&D Diabetes Denmark A/S, a developer of light-sensitive subcutaneous implants for glucose monitoring. A project with NKT Photonics (prev. Koheras A/S) 2007-2011 on the development of new light sources and femtosecond laser treatment of cataract under the Advanced Technology Foundation led to the development and marketing of the SuperK supercontinuum lasers.

Publications

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-9620-2010

CV

               

9/1977 – 2/1985  Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, M.D.
4/1993Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc/dr.med.), University of Copenhagen
7/1999 –Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retina, Herlev/Glostrup Hospitals
7/2006 – 6/2008Interim Chairman, National Eye Clinic, Copenhagen
7/2008 –Clinical Research Consultant, National Eye Clinic
8/1996 – 12/2006Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Copenhagen
1/ 2007 –Full Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Copenhagen

 

Supervision

25 current or past PhD students 40 current or past project students (bachelor or candidate)

Publications

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-9620-2010

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Retinal disease
  • Medical and laser therapy of retinopathy
  • Hereditary diseases of the retina, choroid and optic nerve
  • Physiological optics and non-invasive examination of the eye, primarily using light
  • Experimental photochemistry and photolysis
  • Controlled clinical intervention trials
  • Age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, central serous chorioretinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa
  • Optic nerve disease, shortsightedness (myopia), Stargardt disease, hereditary diseases of the retina
  • Optical methods for diagnosis and treatment of eye disease

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