Dr méd. Christian de Courten

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Specialist in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery, member of FMH

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Work experience

Institute of Pathology, (Prof. Gardiol), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Department of anaesthesiology and resuscitation, (Dr Schwander), HFR Fribourg – Cantonal hospital, Switzerland
Department of neurosurgery, (Prof. Zander), CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Anatomy, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
University department of ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Hospital (Prof. Gailloud), Lausanne, Switzerland
Department of paediatric ophthalmology, (Prof. Richard Raab), Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Unit of Paediatric and immune-ophthalmology (Prof. D. Ben Ezra), Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Clinical Director, University Department of ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Refractive surgery, London Vision Clinic, London, UK

Education

Federal degree in medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
PLT anaesthesia, Gr Hôp 52
Winner of Doctoral Prize, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
FMH Specialist in ophthalmology
Clinical Director Assistant, Jules-Gonin Ophthalmology Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and uveitis, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Fellowship, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Private practice in Lausanne and Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Memberships

Swiss Society of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
French Society of Ophthalmology
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

Cataract surgery, 30 years' experience with more than 10,000 phacoemulsifications performed
Anterior segment surgery
Refractive laser and implant surgery, 25 years' experience with more than 10,000 Lasik operations performed
Strabismus surgery
Implantable contact lens implant surgery. One of the first surgeons in Switzerland to implant this type of lens. Over 25 years of experience in this field and more than 600 implant placements.

Radio:

2019, Interview "Les défauts optiques chez les enfants"
2019, Interview "La correction des défauts de vision"
2019, Interview "La cataracte"
2018, Interview "La chirurgie de la vision"
2018, Interview "L'évolution de la chirurgie de la cataracte"

Presse:

Lausanne Cités, 2020 : "Se passer de lunettes grâce à la chirurgie réfractive"
Journal Marie-Claire, 2019 : "Chirurgie réfractive : comment faire le bon choix ? "

15.02.2022
Ophthalmology Symposium 2022
This event will bring together the best ophthalmologists from the Montchoisi Clinic and the Swiss Visio Network as well as international speakers.

08.12.2021
Inauguration of Swiss Visio Beau-Rivage
Since it opened in February 2020, Swiss Visio Beau-Rivage has taken care of 2500 patients, all of whom have seen the merits of refractive surgery.

18.02.2020
Swiss Visio ouvre un centre d’ophtalmologie dédié à la chirurgie réfractive
Le nouveau centre d’ophtalmologie Swiss Visio Beau-Rivage, spécialisé dans la prise en charge d’interventions en chirurgie réfractive, a ouvert ses portes au Chemin de Beau-Rivage 18 à Lausanne.

11.12.2019
Chirurgie réfractive, comment faire le bon choix ?
Le magazine "Marie-Claire" a publié un article sur l'ouverture du nouveau service de chirurgie réfractive à Swiss Visio Montchoisi.