Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Schiefer

Ophthalmologist

Contact

room: G4 1.06

telephone: +49 7361 576 - 4605

telefax: +49 7361 576 - 4685

email: Ulrich.Schiefer@hs-aalen.de

Nationality

German
Family

married since 1983, three daughters
Medical Studies

1976 – 1982, University of Düsseldorf
Medical Studies

April-28, 1983, Third (final) Medical State Examination
Military Service

10/1983 – 11/1986, (rank: "Stabsarzt") Military Hospital Ulm, Dept. of Ophthalmology (Head: Prof. Dr. med. E. Schütte)
Dissertation

March-26, 1984
Scientific employee Board exam in ophthalmology

12/1986 – 03/1989, University Eye Hospital Tübingen
April-27, 1988
Senior physician ("Oberarzt") Habilitation

since April-01, 1989, University Eye Hospital Tübingen
November-23, 1993
Executive senior physician, Deputy of the director of Dept.

since March-15, 1994, University Eye Hospital Tübingen
Appointment as Ass. Professor

March-5, 1999
Visiting Professor

04 – 05 / 2001 Washington University Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, St. Louis, USA
Application for position as "Head of Neuroophthalmology"

2003, University of Freiburg, Germany
(successor of Prof. G. Kommerell): "secundo loco"
Application for position as "Head of Dept. of Ophthalmol."

2007, University of Gießen, Germany
(successor of Prof.G. Kaufmann): "tertio loco"
W3 Full Professorship "Vision Research"

12/2012, Course of Studies Ophthalmological Optics / Ophthalmological Optics – Audiology, Faculty of Optics & Mechatronics, University of Applied Sciences, Aalen, Germany

Honors and Awards

1984Award of the University of Düsseldorf: Best thesis of the year (Beste Dissertation des Jahres)
1992Award of the "German Ophthalmological Society" (DOG) for an outstanding educational video contribution: "Vom Lesen" ("On Reading")
1996Elfriede-Aulhorn-Award of the DOG (German Ophthalmologic Society)
2002Federal Teaching Award (Ministry of Science, Research and Arts, Baden-Württemberg)
2004Baden-Württemberg Certification "Didactics in University Teaching"
2005Video film-award of the DOG (German Ophthalmological Society) for an outstanding educational film: „Subjective refraction using the Jackson cross cylinder"
2006Award of the Tübingen medical students: Best teachers of the medical faculty (rank 11 of 674 evaluated Medical University lecturers, Tuevalon)
2008Award of the Tübingen medical students: Best teachers (rank 3 of 770 evaluated Medical University lecturers)
2010„Zingirian Lecture“, Società Italiana di Perimetria (SIPe)
2010Award of the Tübingen medical students: Best teachers (rank 1 of 1134 evaluated Medical University lecturers)
2010"Ophthalmologist of the Year 2010" (Board of the Journal "Ophthalmologische Nachrichten")
2013Joseph Ströbl Award of the Joseph & Sonja Ströbl Foundation for the advancement of excellent journalistic and scientific accomplishment with regard to traffic safety
2016IPS Lecture – IPS (Imaging & Perimetry Society)
2018Elfriede-Aulhorn Educational Lecture – IPS (Imaging & Perimetry Society)
2018BARTIMAEUS Award, 8th World Research Congress “The Eye, The Brain & The Auto”, Detroit USA
2021Teaching Award Aalen University of Applied Sciences

Patents (German Patent office, Munich, Germany)

Schiefer U, Witte A (1996) Patent: Perimetrisches Untersuchungsverfahren – Fundusgestützte Perimetrie II (Perimetric examination technique – fundus-oriented perimetry II)
Schiefer U, Witte A (1996) Patent: Perimetrisches Untersuchungsverfahren – Autokinetische Perimetrie II (Perimetric examination technique – autokinetic perimetry II).
Schiefer U, Witte A (1996) Patent: Perimetrisches Untersuchungsverfahren – Ja-/Nein-Patientenabfrage II (Perimetric examination technique – explicit yes-/no-response assessment II).
Schiefer U, Witte A (2003) Patent: Perimetrisches Untersuchungsverfahren – Autokinetische Perimetrie unter Berücksichtigung und Korrektur der individuellen Reaktionszeit (Perimetric examination technique – Autokinetic perimetry with explicit consideration of and correction for the individual reaction time).

Membership on Academic Committees

Medical Department University Tübingen

Commission reviewing doctoral thesis proposed for a grade of “summa cum laude”
several appeal committees of the Tuebingen Faculty of Medicine

Membership

Academic Foundation of the german people
Professional Association of German Ophthalmologists (BVA)
German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
International Perimetric Society (IPS) – Board member since 09/2000 – Vice president 06/2002 to 06/2004 – Treasurer since 06/2004
Bielschowsky Society for Strabismological Research and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Arbeitsgruppe “Fahr-, Steuer- und Überwachungstätigkeiten” des Ausschusses Arbeitsmedizin der Berufsgenossenschaften
DOG Commission for the Quality Assurance of Sensory Physiological Examination Methods and Instruments (Head since 2007)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Der Ophthalmologe”
Board member of German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) since 10/2011

Regular activities in continuing education and further training

Ophthalmology academy of Germany (AAD): 6 courses per year
Course on Functional Diagnostics and Neuro-Ophthalmology (FUN): including organization
Interactive Course on Advanced Functional Diagnostics and Neuro-Ophthalmology (FUN+)
Course on Perimetry, Tübingen (TÜP): including organization
Glaucoma Workshop Tübingen: including organization
Basic Science Courses (e.g. perimetry and neuro-ophthalmology)
Interactive course on optics and refraction (RiTA) Tübingen, Aalen: including organization