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Biography
Ferenc Kuhn, M.D., Ph.D.
Ferenc Kuhn, M.D., Ph.D.,
graduated "suma cum laude" from the University of Pecs located in
Hungary in 1977, and became board certified in ophthalmology in
1981. He trained at several institutions throughout Europe. Dr.
Kuhn was Associate Professor and Deputy Chairman of the Department
of Ophthalmology at the University of Pecs until 1989 when he moved
to Birmingham. He was appointed Associate Clinical Professor of
Ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1996.
Dr. Kuhn became the first Visiting Professor at the University of
Pecs in 1997.
In addition to specializing
in the management of vitreoretinal diseases, Dr. Kuhn's main interest
has been the epidemiology and treatment of ocular trauma. He played
a key role in the development of the United States Eye Injury Registry
that has served as a model for similar surveillance systems in over
20 countries. He has authored close to 100 scientific articles and
book chapters, presented more than 600 scientific talks, and chaired
several sections at various international meetings on the management
of vitreoretinal disorders and on eye injuries.
Dr. Kuhn was the first
author of a new, standardized language in ocular trauma (Birmingham
Eye Trauma Terminology, BETT) that is becoming the international
standard in classifying eye injuries. Dr. Kuhn serves on the editorial
board of the Hungarian Journal of Ophthalmology. He is currently
editing a major book on ocular trauma.
Dr. Kuhn serves as a
scientific reviewer for several ophthalmological journals. He was
the principal investigator of a half-a-million-dollar grant from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an Ocular
Trauma Score, which, for the first time, helps the ophthalmologist
predict the likely visual outcome of the injured eye. Dr. Kuhn conducts
eye injury research in Birmingham, but continues his clinical practice
by regular visits to Pecs, Hungary.
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