GREHN Franz

1974-1976    Fellowship in Visual Neurophysiology at the Institute of Physiology, Free University Berlin (Prof. Dr. O. J. Grüsser) 1976-1980    Training in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Freiburg 1981             Senior staff member at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Freiburg 1984             “Habilitation” in Ophthalmology at the University Freiburg 1987             Vice Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Freiburg 1990-1995    Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Mainz 1993             Appointed chair in Ophthalmology at Gesamthochschule, University Essen Vice president of the „Initiativkreis zur Früherkennung des Glaukoms“ Co-Organiser  “Augenärztliche Akademie Deutschlands”, German Academy of Ophthalmology Since 1995   Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University Würzburg 1997             Honorary doctor of the University of Iasi, Romania 2000 –           Member of the Executive Committee of the European Glaucoma Society 2001            Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Mainz Honorary Member of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology 2002            Honorary Member of the Croatian Society of Ophthalmology 2002-2003    President of the German Society of Ophthalmology 2003            Member of the Executive board of the Glaucoma Research Society 2005            Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences. 2005 –         Secretary of the German Society of Ophthalmology. 2007 –         Member of the Board of Governors of the World Glaucoma Association 2009           Honorary Member of the Union of Bulgarian Ophthalmologists Major scientific interest: Basic and clinical research in glaucoma Glaucoma surgery Childhood glaucoma and childhood cataract Laboratory for cell biology in glaucoma research. Prospective Randomized Clinical Studies Publications: 178 original publications, editor and publisher of 13 books. Member of the publishing advisory board and scientific advisory board of following journals: Der Ophthalmologe (Section Editor) Journal of Glaucoma Zeitschrift Prakt. Augenheilkunde Ophthalmochirurgie Graefe´s Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde Member of Scientific Societies: American Academy of Ophthlmology Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft Deutsche Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsenimplantation und refraktive Chirurgie European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery European Association for Vision and Eye Research European Glaucoma Society World Glaucoma Association