Executive Director of the Group, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs (Germany), ophthalmologist Dr. Ralf-Christian Lerche, is one of the most experienced eye surgeons in the field of refractive surgery.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information

• Born 1968 in Hamburg, Germany
• 1988 acquisition of general higher education entrance at the Humanist Dilthey school Wiesbaden, Germany
• 1988-1994 Medical studies at the German Universities in Göttingen, Innsbruck, and Hamburg.
• 1994-1998 Residency at the University Eye Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
• 1995 Doctorate on the subject “Long-term Results and Complications after Perforating Keratoplasty”.
• Education in refractive surgery in Hamburg, Aarhus / Denmark, Bogota / Colombia and Alicante / Spain
• 1998 Specialist examination: Board Certification Ophthalmology before the General Medical Council Hamburg, Germany

Surgical Activity

• 1998-2000 Ophthalmologist, University Eye Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
• 2000-2002 Senior Physician at the University Eye Clinic Magdeburg, Germany.
• 2002-2005 Senior Physician at the German University Eye Clinic Hamburg, Divisional Director of Refractive Surgery
• Since 2005 Ophthalmologist in the joint practice Dr. J. Jørgensen & Partner.
• Since 2009 Associate Medical Director of EuroEyes.
• LASIK-TÜV certified high-volume LASIK surgeon with more than 1,000 surgeries per year.

Society Memberships

• German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
• German Society for Intraocular Lens Implants and Refractive Surgery (DGII)
• European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• Professional Association of Ophthalmologists (BVA)
• Professional Association of Ophthalmologists) Union of North German Ophthalmologists (VNA)

Other Information

• More than 45,000 ocular surgeries
• Visian ICL Certified Surgeon
• 2005 Habilitation on “Clinical-experimental examinations concerning pathogenesis and treatment of retinal vascular occlusions”, and appointment as a private lecturer at University of Hamburg, Germany.
• Expertise in laser surgery / cataract and refractive surgery / ocular procedures with an increased degree of difficulty / TÜV certified LASIK surgeon / KRC-listed LASIK trainer.
• Lecturer and member of the faculty of the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf.
• More than 100 scientific contributions and publications at Congress and in journals – national and international.