Univ. Prof. Dr. Claudette Abela-Formanek
Ophthalmologist for ophthalmology and optometry in Vienna
Over 10,000 successful microsurgical procedures.
Modern eye surgery - versatile and adapted to the needs of the patient.
Prof. Abela-Formanek has many years of experience in cataract, retina and vitreous surgery.
For ten years Prof. Abela-Formanek was under the direction of Prof. Michael Amon, in the cataract team responsible for special eye diseases such as uveitis and pseudoexfoliation syndrome. In particular, she has performed on cataract surgeries on children at the Departmentof Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna.
Parallel to her work in the eye clinic, she completed 10 years of training in vitreo-retinal surgery, where Prof. Abela-Formanek was one of the first surgeons in Austria to begin switching from 20 gauge to 23 gauge small incision vitrectomy and was thus able to gain experience in all areas of retinal surgery. With approximately 200 retinal surgeries per year, she is one of the most experienced surgeons in Austria.
Focus on your eye health
Prof. Dr. Abela-Formanek looks back upon more than 25 years of experience in eye surgery and is considered an absolute expert in her field.
Key facts
- Assistant doctor, University Department of Surgery, Department of Endocrine Surgery, 1994 – 1996
- Assistant doctor, University Department of Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996-1997
- Assistant doctor, University Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, 1997 – 2002
- Senior physician, University Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, 2002 – 2018
- Deputy Head of the Special Outpatient Clinic for Vitreo-retinal Surgery, Univ. Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, 2006 – 2018
- Deputy Head of the Special Outpatient Clinic of the Artificial Lens, Univ. Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, 2018 – 2020
- Medical school, Medical University of Vienna, 1987 – 1993
- Clinical attachment, Stanford University, USA, 1996
- University assistant at the Univ. Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, AKH, 1997 – 2002
- Specialist in ophthalmology and optometry, 2002
- Habilitation (Assoc. Professor) in Ophthalmology and Optometry, 2002
- Head of the cataract surgery outpatient clinic and the day clinic
- Co-organizer RETINALE Meeting
- Co-organizer of the CLEAR Symposium at the University Clinic for Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Reviewer of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
- Member of the Commission for Cataract Surgery of the Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG)
- Member of the Commission on Retinal Diseases of the Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG)
- President of the Vienna Ophthalmological Society (WOG) 2016
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna 2006-2018
- Light for the world
- Mozambique 2022 - Eyecamp- Sehen ohne Grenzen – Nigeria- January 2024
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