Professor Eytan Blumenthal
Ophthalmic surgeon. An outstanding specialist in the treatment of cataract and glaucoma. Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Eytan Blumenthal constantly improves surgical methods of treating eye diseases, using the whole modern arsenal of advanced electronic equipment and the best pharmacological therapies. He has published dozens of scientific articles and the book "Cataract and Glaucoma", which has become a desk reference for many ophthalmologists.
Dr. Eytan Blumenthal received his medical degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He took part in an exchange program between the Hebrew University medical school and Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
He passed the US national qualifying examinations. In 1996 he trained in the use of ultrasound in ophthalmology (standardized echography) at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
He spent two years specializing in glaucoma treatment and took part in research at the University of California San Diego, one of the world's leading ophthalmology centers.
Research interests:
- Imaging of the optic nerve and the retinal nerve fiber layer in glaucoma.
- Histological analysis of the retinal nerve fiber layer in health and disease.
- Use of medical devices in ophthalmology, in glaucoma treatment in particular.
- Diagnosis of changes in visual function in glaucoma.
- Structure–function correlations in the visual field in glaucomatous damage.
Professor Blumenthal is a consultant at Tel Aviv University, the Technion and Ben-Gurion University, an active participant in ophthalmology forums and a world-recognized glaucoma specialist.
He is a member of the World Glaucoma Association.
- diagnosis of vision problems;
- treatment of cataract;
- treatment of glaucoma;
- treatment of other eye injuries;
- development of technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.