Department of Ophtalmology at Rigshospitalet is the country's largest eye department. We receive patients from the entire Capital Region as well as from the country's other regions in the treatment areas where the Department of Eye Diseases handles highly specialized functions.
The Department of Ophthalmology has several outpatient clinics, an emergency department, a bed section, three surgical sections and a research section. The patients are both adults and children, in elective and acute patient courses. Surgery is performed primarily for retinal and vitreous diseases, cataracts, age changes on the retina and eye damage.
The department is also well known for their research and international contribution of new knowledge within treatment, surgery and prevention of a number of eye disease.
The department's most important focus areas are:
Head of departmentTel.: 38 63 48 38 Mail: rune.salling.holmbjoern@regionh.dk
Head nurse, R.N., MPO., SDLTel.: 38 63 47 02
Mail: kirsten.engelhard.nielsen.01@regionh.dk
The research conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology at Rigshospitalet aims to prevent and treat eye diseases, blindness, and visual impairment.
The research covers all aspects of the functions of the eye and visual system, all age groups, and both diseases that occur solely in the eye and diseases that affect other organs.
Treatment includes not only medical and surgical interventions but also counseling and retraining (rehabilitation), which improve the possibilities for living with reduced or absent visual function.
The Department of Ophthalmology in its current form has been formed by merging all ophthalmology departments in Region Hovedstaden.
The Department of Ophthalmology also conducts laboratory research in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.
The Research Section consists of 10 permanent staff members, including optometrists, nurses, doctors, and administrative staff.
Industry-sponsored studiesThrough our many years of experience with research studies, we have a good reputation worldwide for attracting new studies to test new drugs or modes of administration, including those for retinal diseases, glaucoma, and corneal diseases. This may involve testing as-yet-unapproved medications for various eye diseases.
Service studiesTreatment-related studies originating from other hospital departments. This could involve testing new cancer drugs, for example, which could have side effects on the eyes.
Ph.D. studiesWe are the initiators ourselves, and the studies are funded through grants. Research is conducted on a wide range of eye diseases, ranging from the outer to the posterior part of the eye.
The Research Section is scientifically very productive and produces up to 100 scientific articles annually based on the studies.
We have access to a range of different equipment. This includes new equipment used for both research studies and patient examination in the daily clinic.
Department of Ophthalmology - Kennedy CenterGl. Landevej 72600 GlostrupDenmark
Phone: +45 43 26 01 00
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Phone: +45 35 45 20 61
Department of Ophthalmology - GlostrupValdemar Hansens Vej 13Indgang 3, the reception in the main hall2600 GlostrupDenmark
Phone: +45 38 63 47 00
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Phone: +45 48 29 37 80