Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ. Michael Amon

Faculty Medicine
E-mail michael.amon@med.sfu.ac.at
Location Vienna

Field of work

Chair of Ophthalmology

Resume

Medical studies: 1980–1986, Vienna

Specialist training: 1986–1992 at the 1st University Eye Clinic Vienna

Specialist in ophthalmology: 1992

Venia docendi and clinical professor: 1992

European Specialist Diploma in Ophthalmology (FEBO): 1995

Head of the Academic Teaching Hospital St. Johannes Vienna: 2008

Advisor to the Austrian Medical Association: 2008

Professor of Ophthalmology at the Medical University of Vienna: 2009

Member of the International Implant Club (IIIC): 2009

Member of the ESCRS Education Committee 2012

Board member of the Austrian Society for Ophthalmology 2013

Council member of the ESCRS 2015

Chair at Sigmund Freud University Vienna (SFU) 2016

President of the Austrian Society of Ophthalmology (ÖOG) 2020–2022

Member of the ESCRS Publications Committee 2024

Ambassador for EVER 2025

Visiting Professor at MUW 2025

Awards:

First Prize B&L 2019
Video Award ASCRS 2023
1st Prize Video Award ESCRS 2024
Best Publication JCRO 2024

Head and founder of:

‘Outpatient Clinic for Uveitis and Ocular Biocompatibility’ University of Vienna
‘Biocompatibility Study Group’ University of Vienna
‘Paediatric Cataract Study Group’ University of Vienna

Head and founder of the ‘Commission for Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Implants’ of the Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG)

Editorial advisory boards:
Ocular Surgery News Europe/Asia
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Europe
Spectrum of Ophthalmology
Publications and lectures

Scientific lectures: over 700
Citation analysis of the most influential authors and journals in ophthalmology