Professor Dina Zur
Ophthalmologist, retina specialist. Professor Dina Zur is a leading Israeli ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex retinal diseases. Professor of clinical ophthalmology at Tel Aviv University and president of the Israeli Retina Society. She heads the Center for Degenerative Retinal Diseases.
Professor Zur has many years of clinical experience in treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, central serous chorioretinopathy and inherited retinal diseases.
She specializes in modern imaging methods (OCT, ocular ultrasound), visual electrophysiology, intravitreal injections, laser treatment and photodynamic therapy. She actively takes part in international clinical trials, is a principal investigator (PI) of innovative therapies in retinology, and regularly speaks at international conferences. She is the author of more than 40 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Medical education: Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
- Postgraduate medical education in ophthalmology: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Residency: Department of Ophthalmology, Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Additional professional training
- Diagnostic ultrasound in ophthalmology: standardized echography course, Linz, Austria
- Fellowship in medical retinology: Skt. Gertrauden Hospital / Charité, Berlin, Germany
Membership in professional associations:
- Israeli Ophthalmological Society
- Israel Society for Eye and Vision Research
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
- European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusions
- Inherited retinal diseases and electrophysiology
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Intravitreal injections
- Laser treatments
- Ultrasound diagnostics and optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Photodynamic therapy