Cornea Centers in Germany by Documented Service

Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Charité publishes a dedicated keratoconus pathway with corneal topography, cross-linking for progressive disease and DALK or penetrating keratoplasty for advanced cases when glasses or contact lenses are no longer adequate.

Charité keratoconus service ↗

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Fuchs dystrophy / DMEK

Why this center is included: Charité documents Fuchs endothelial dystrophy as a principal indication for DMEK and maintains a dedicated corneal service with its own cornea bank and lamellar transplantation program.

Charité DMEK service for endothelial corneal disease ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: Charité documents corneal transplantation with posterior lamellar procedures such as DSAEK and DMEK as well as DALK for selected anterior corneal disease.

Charité corneal transplantation service ↗

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Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Cologne publishes a dedicated keratoconus center with corneal diagnostics and follow-up, rigid and scleral contact-lens options, corneal UV cross-linking with riboflavin, DALK and full-thickness corneal transplantation when clinically necessary.

University Hospital Cologne Keratoconus Center ↗

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Fuchs dystrophy / DMEK

Why this center is included: Cologne documents Fuchs endothelial dystrophy as a DMEK indication and publishes specialist corneal-transplant pathways for endothelial failure.

University Hospital Cologne DMEK service ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: University Hospital Cologne documents DMEK and DALK pathways and operates a cornea bank for donor-tissue preparation, quality assurance and transplant coordination.

University Hospital Cologne corneal transplantation ↗

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Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Düsseldorf documents a specialist corneal program with keratoconus diagnostics and corneal collagen cross-linking research and treatment pathways, alongside DALK and other corneal-transplant techniques for advanced ectatic disease.

University Hospital Düsseldorf keratoconus / corneal cross-linking program ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: University Hospital Düsseldorf documents DMEK, DSAEK, DALK and penetrating keratoplasty within its anterior-segment service and operates the certified LIONS Cornea Bank NRW.

University Hospital Düsseldorf corneal services ↗

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Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Erlangen documents keratoconus as a corneal-shape disorder treated within its specialist corneal-transplant program and describes DALK as a layer-selective option that preserves the patient's own endothelium in suitable cases.

University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / keratoconus ↗

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Fuchs dystrophy / DMEK

Why this center is included: Erlangen documents DMEK as a standard procedure for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and other endothelial disorders within its corneal-transplant program.

University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / DMEK ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: Erlangen publishes a dedicated corneal-transplantation service using DMEK, DSAEK and DALK as well as full-thickness keratoplasty, with a specialist cornea clinic and transplantation pathway.

University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / DMEK ↗

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Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Freiburg publishes a corneal service for keratoconus and a dedicated cross-linking pathway using riboflavin and UV light, with repeated corneal measurements used to assess progression and suitability for treatment.

Freiburg keratoconus and cross-linking service ↗

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Fuchs dystrophy / DMEK

Why this center is included: Freiburg documents advanced Fuchs endothelial dystrophy within its corneal-dystrophy service and describes DMEK as the layer-selective treatment used for endothelial dystrophies.

Freiburg corneal dystrophy service ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: Freiburg documents penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty, including DMEK/DSAEK, within its specialist corneal disease service.

Freiburg keratoplasty service ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: UKE describes corneal transplantation as a main focus of its corneal-surgery program, operates its own cornea bank and offers lamellar transplantation including DMEK for selected endothelial disease.

UKE Eye Clinic corneal surgery ↗

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Keratoconus / cross-linking

Why this center is included: Heidelberg publishes a dedicated keratoconus clinic and offers corneal cross-linking and CAIRS within its refractive-surgery service, with corneal transplant expertise available through the affiliated corneal and transplant surgery unit.

Heidelberg refractive surgery and keratoconus service ↗

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Fuchs dystrophy / DMEK

Why this center is included: Heidelberg describes DMEK as standard therapy for cornea guttata in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy within its dedicated corneal and transplant surgery service.

Heidelberg DMEK service ↗

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Corneal transplantation

Why this center is included: Heidelberg has a dedicated corneal and transplant surgery unit with a LIONS cornea bank, DMEK for endothelial disease, and DALK or penetrating keratoplasty for selected stromal disease and ectasia.

Heidelberg corneal and transplant surgery ↗

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