Ophthalmological research in Germany: suggestions by an international expert panel

Ader M, Cursiefen C, Fauser S, Gliem M, Helbig H, Lagrèze W, Marshall J, Roesky C, Sahel JA, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Sieving P, Ueffing M (2024)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Die Ophthalmologie Springer

DOI: 10.1007/s00347-024-02048-y

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the research performance in ophthalmology in Germany based on the findings of the recent research map of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) and to suggest strategies for future improvements on a national level both to DOG as well as to politics. The focus is on preclinical and translational clinical research. Methods: International expert panel evaluation and discussion organized by the Task Force Research of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG). Results: The international view on the German ophthalmological research landscape was generally positive. The value for money relationship was judged as very good. As Germany is facing an aging society and vision impairment will create an ever-increasing socioeconomic burden, the reviewers suggested several lines of future activities: an increased activity of securing intellectual property, more lay audience lobbying, intensified collaboration and critical mass building between “lighthouses” of ophthalmic research in Germany, as well as the establishment of a German national eye institute equivalent. Conclusion: The ophthalmological research performance in Germany was rated to be very good by an international expert panel. Nonetheless significant improvements were requested in the fields of translation (clinical trials, IP), synergy between specialized institutions and governmental funding for a German center for eye research.

Authors with CRIS profile

Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt Lehrstuhl für Augenheilkunde

Involved external institutions

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG DE Germany (DE) Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg DE Germany (DE) University College London (UCL) GB United Kingdom (GB) DFG Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) / DFG-Forschungszentrum für regenerative Therapien Dresden DE Germany (DE) Novaliq DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Regensburg DE Germany (DE) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE Germany (DE) Sorbonne Université FR France (FR) University of California Davis (UCDAVIS) US United States (USA) (US) Universitätsklinikum Köln DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Ader, M., Cursiefen, C., Fauser, S., Gliem, M., Helbig, H., Lagrèze, W.,... Ueffing, M. (2024). Ophthalmological research in Germany: suggestions by an international expert panel. Die Ophthalmologie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-024-02048-y

MLA:

Ader, Marius, et al. "Ophthalmological research in Germany: suggestions by an international expert panel." Die Ophthalmologie (2024).

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