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Heidelberg Engineering and Essmed take a specialist approach to improve customer care

Heidelberg, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden – In response to the growing need for specialist knowledge to support investment in innovative ophthalmic technologies, by mutual agreement, Heidelberg Engineering will move to direct operations in Finland, Norway and Sweden; and the Essmed group, owned and operated by Indutrade AB, will streamline its range of ophthalmic products to […]

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Heidelberg Engineering prepares leadership team for the future

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering GmbH announced today changes to the leadership team responsible to consistently deliver the company’s brand promise of excellence and innovation, supported by knowledge and confidence. Having worked alongside the founders Dr. Gerhard Zinser and Christoph Schoess for over 23 years, Dr. Tilman Otto will continue to lead R&D. New to […]

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Heidelberg Engineering’s SPECTRALIS OCT2 Module Headed to the International Space Station

NASA has been conducting research on the effects of microgravity on vision using the SPECTRALIS imaging platform since 2013. Heidelberg, Germany. – May 29, 2018 – Heidelberg Engineering, a privately-held imaging solutions company focused on advanced diagnostic instruments for eye care professionals, announced the continuation of the SPECTRALIS space odyssey as the SPECTRALIS imaging platform […]

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Dr. Osamah Saeedi receives Heidelberg Engineering 2018 Xtreme Research Award

Heidelberg, Germany – Osamah J. Saeedi, MD, Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, received the award for his in vivo imaging of ocular blood flow. Dr. Saeedi presented a lecture entitled “Beyond Angiography: In Vivo Imaging […]

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International SPECTRALIS Symposium 2017: A Balance of Research Insights and Clinically-Relevant Discussions

Heidelberg, Germany – The 15th International SPECTRALIS Symposium (ISS) took place in Boston, USA, Oct. 13-14, 2017 bringing together SPECTRALIS® enthusiasts from all over the world. Joan W. Miller, MD, Chief of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and General Hospital Boston, acted as course director and a faculty of leading experts discussed the latest developments […]

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More precise visualization of retinal pathology on OCTA demonstrated at Congress in Rome

Heidelberg, Germany − Heidelberg Engineering will present the latest features of the SPECTRALIS OCT Angiography Module to the international experts attending the 5th International Congress on OCT Angiography in Rome, Italy, December 15-16, 2017. The SPECTRALIS® OCT Angiography Module is a non-invasive imaging technology that provides a three-dimensional depiction of retinal vascular flow with versatility […]

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Heidelberg Engineering Grieves the Passing of its Co-Founder Dr. Gerhard Zinser

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering announces with great sadness the untimely passing of the company’s co-founder and Managing Director, Dr. Gerhard Zinser, on November 19, 2017. Dr. Gerhard Zinser was a pioneer, an inventor, and the driving force behind many of Heidelberg Engineering’s groundbreaking technologies and products, such as the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) and […]

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New study proves advantages of MultiColor imaging over fundus photography for early diagnosis and monitoring of AMD

Heidelberg, Germany – A research group from the Centre for Public Health at the Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has just published the results of a study comparing SPECTRALIS® MultiColor imaging and traditional color fundus photography for the detection of features of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study’s findings demonstrate the […]

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Dr. Massimo Fazio receives 2017 Xtreme Research Award

Heidelberg, Germany – Massimo Fazio, PhD, a biomechanics and mechanobiology researcher at the Department of Ophthalmology in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) received the award at an event held by Heidelberg Engineering during ARVO’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Dr. Fazio has a background in mechanical engineering, and as part of the UAB Ocular […]

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