Dr. Andreas F. Borkenstein

• Currently Owner of Ordination Borkenstein & Borkenstein – Operative and Conservative Ophthalmology and Optometry Private Practice at the Private Clinic of the Kreuzschwestern, Graz.
• Currently Owner of Borkenstein & Borkenstein Research & Laboratory GmbH.
• Former Senior Consultant, University Eye Clinic Graz – Special focus: cataract surgery, day clinic surgery, glaucoma outpatient clinic.
• Former Ophthalmology Practice Clinic Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen (Germany) – Specialist practice, conservative and surgical activity.
• Former Resident Physician in Ophthalmology at the University Eye Clinic Heidelberg (Germany) – Focus: general outpatient clinic, corneal clinic, refractive clinic.

• David J. Apple Laboratory for Ophthalmic Devices Research, Sullivan’s Island, USA – Research Fellowship with Prof. Dr. David J. Apple: intraocular lenses, material research, PCO prevention, glistenings, histopathology and more.
• Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), USA – Fellowship and clinical-scientific training program.
• Coastal Pathology Laboratories, South Carolina, USA
  Histopathological analysis of pseudophakic eyes, Miyake-Apple technique, investigations on yellow-tinted lenses, glistenings and more.
• International Vision Correction Research Centre (IVCRC), Heidelberg, Germany – Research on monofocal, toric and multifocal IOLs, injector systems, Pentacam and wavefront diagnostics. Member of the research team of Prof. Gerd U. Auffarth; Member of the Apple Corps

• University Eye Clinic Heidelberg (Chair: Prof. Dr. Hans E. Völcker) – General outpatient clinic, corneal consultations, refractive surgery, performance of refractive laser procedures.
• University Clinic Graz – Eye Clinic – Surgical and conservative practice with focus on day-case cataract surgery and glaucoma outpatient services. Senior Consultant with primary clinical duties,
  training and supervision under Prof. Dr. Christoph Faschinger.
• Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen – Surgical and conservative activity as Specialist in Ophthalmology and Optometry.

• Medical University of Graz & Karl-Franzens-University Graz – Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. univ.).
• Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg – Erasmus Scholarship (1 year).
• Board Certification in Ophthalmology and Optometry.
  Board recognition in Germany and Austria; clinical practice and membership in the Medical Chambers of both countries.
• Emergency Physician Training – Emergency medicine training course according to §40 Abs2 ÄrzteG and §9 Abs2 NA-V, most recently 2025.

• >68 publications listed in PubMed (MEDLINE), National Library of Medicine (NLM) – Status 2025.
• >900 scientific citations (ResearchGate, status 2025).
• >100 presentations at international congresses.
• Multiple Best Paper of Session Awards.
• Interdisciplinary cooperation with renowned research teams from university hospitals, laboratory facilities and technical universities in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.
• Current topics include: development of intraocular lenses, evaluation of materials and lens designs, imaging techniques, PCO prevention, refractive surgery, patient safety, injector systems, viscoelastics, personalized medicine, individualized vitreous volume calculation and more.

Regular publications on various topics including:

• Glare phenomena in motorcyclists
• Lyme disease and ophthalmology
• Effects of sunlight on the eye
• Prevention of myopia in children
• New surgical techniques and modern diagnostics

• Independent Medical Advisor to leading ophthalmic companies.
• Co-development of new intraocular lenses, injector systems and ophthalmic devices.
• Holder of multiple patents in medical technology and ophthalmic innovations.

• Deep gratitude for formative training under renowned experts and key opinion leaders such as David J. Apple, Gerd U. Auffarth, Klaus Haas, Christoph Faschinger and Achim Langenbucher.
• Continuous education is an essential part of the profession.
• Respectful, individualized and meticulous care for every patient.