Meet Dr. Christina Leydolt, specialist in cataract surgery
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Dr. Leydolt is convinced that every patient is unique and has their very own needs and requirements in terms of vision. This depends on hobbies, lifestyle and special wishes. Finding the best individual treatment together with the patient is very important to her. Thanks to her many years of university experience, Dr. Leydolt can offer our patients state-of-the-art treatments. Dr. Leydolt is an ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and lens surgery, heads a research group with this focus, trains young surgeons and gives international and national lectures. “I am passionate about giving my patients a better quality of life through better vision.
I have always been fascinated by eye surgery in particular and the constant new technologies and advances in this field.
” – Christina Leydolt
Fri. Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Leydolt is a specialist in cataract and lens surgery.
She is a senior surgeon at the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, where she heads the research group for artificial lenses and cataract surgery.
Her clinical and scientific focus is on innovative minimally invasive cataract surgery. Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Leydolt studied medicine in Vienna and Perugia (Italy) and then completed her specialist training at the University Clinic for Ophthalmology and Optometry in Vienna.
The focus of her intensive research work is on new technologies and developments in cataract surgery, artificial lens optimization and the correction of presbyopia – she also completed her habilitation in this specialist field in 2011.
She has written numerous publications on these topics and has received several awards for her work with her renowned research group. Assoc.
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Dr. Leydolt speaks fluent German, English and Italian.
Current activity
2015: Awarded the title of “Associate Professor” 2013: Awarded the title of “Assistant Professor” 2013: Specialist in Ophthalmology and Optometry 2011: Habilitation in Ophthalmology and Optometry, MUW, appointed “Privatdozent”
As part of her presidency of the Vienna Ophthalmological Society (WOG) in 2020, Dr Leydolt was able to donate to a project run by the organization “Light for the World”. This project is called “Ophthalmologists for Ophthalmologists” and enables doctors from Mozambique (where there are currently only 25 trained ophthalmologists) to study ophthalmology in Kenya with a scholarship. In 2016/17, she was President of her Rotary Club Vienna – Franz Schubert. In line with the Rotary motto: “service above self”, social projects are regularly supported both through fundraising and hands-on projects. Among other things, they were able to set up a grant for the organization “Africa Amini Alama” in Tanzania for the expansion of their school, support “Caritas Socialis” in Vienna and improve medical care for refugees with various smaller projects.
Research activities: Dr. Leydolt is Principal Investigator of several clinical studies.
Her scientific focus is in the field of artificial lenses and cataract surgery, for which she also leads a research group.
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