Medical Sunday will take place again on 15 June 2025
The topic is: ‘Treatment options for cataracts and glaucoma’
UMMD, Urania and Volksstimme cordially invite you to the next edition of Medical Sunday on 15 June 2025. This time, the focus will be on the topic: ‘Treatment options for cataracts and glaucoma’. Prof. Dr Hagen Thieme and Dr Claudia Schuart from the University Eye Clinic Magdeburg will provide clear information on the causes, diagnostics and modern treatment approaches The topic is: ‘Treatment options for cataracts and glaucoma’
The University Medical Centre Magdeburg, Urania Magdeburg and the Volksstimme newspaper cordially invite you to the next edition of Medical Sunday. This time, the focus will be on ‘Treatment options for cataracts and glaucoma’. Renowned experts Prof Hagen Thieme, MD, Director of the University Eye Clinic Magdeburg and Claudia Schuart, MD, Senior Consultant at the University Eye Clinic Magdeburg will provide insights into the clinical picture as well as conservative and surgical treatment approaches and present current diagnostic and therapeutic options.
- Time: 15 June 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00
- Location: Lecture hall 1 of the main campus, building 26 (near the university library), Pfälzer Straße, 39104 MagdeburgOn 15 June 2025, the Medical Sunday will take place again
Admission is free. All interested parties, relatives and patients are cordially invited. The presentations offer a comprehensive insight into the key areas of diagnosis and treatment of cataracts and glaucoma. The experts will focus in particular on those aspects in which significant progress has recently been made.
Glaucoma, commonly referred to as glaucoma, is an eye disease that often causes damage to the optic nerve. This disease is triggered by increased intraocular pressure, which is generated by the aqueous humour. If the intraocular pressure is too high, it presses on the optic nerve and the retinal cells and damages them. Without treatment, this can gradually worsen vision and even lead to blindness. The eye disease is usually only diagnosed once the optic nerve has already been damaged.
Cataracts, also known as cataracts, are an eye disease caused by the natural ageing process of the lens, which begins from the age of 50. Smoking and illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease can significantly accelerate the onset of cataracts. Reduced visual acuity, increased sensitivity to light and short-sightedness as well as loss of colour intensity or double vision are among the symptoms caused by cataracts.
The treatment of the two eye diseases differs from one another. Glaucoma is initially treated with medication, while cataracts can be completely restored with the help of an eye operation in which the lens is replaced with an artificial lens.
Medical Sunday is an initiative for all interested parties and was made possible by a co-operation between the Urania Magdeburg e.V., the Volksstimme and Magdeburg University Medicine. In addition to insights into medical topics, the event also offers the opportunity to speak directly with the experts and clarify individual questions.
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