Macular Surgery Resources: Doctor Kuhn

Biography

Ferenc Kuhn, M.D., Ph.D.

Ferenc Kuhn, M.D., Ph.D., graduated "suma cum laude" from the University of Pecs located in Hungary in 1977, and became board certified in ophthalmology in 1981. He trained at several institutions throughout Europe. Dr. Kuhn was Associate Professor and Deputy Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pecs until 1989 when he moved to Birmingham. He was appointed Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1996. Dr. Kuhn became the first Visiting Professor at the University of Pecs in 1997.

In addition to specializing in the management of vitreoretinal diseases, Dr. Kuhn's main interest has been the epidemiology and treatment of ocular trauma. He played a key role in the development of the United States Eye Injury Registry that has served as a model for similar surveillance systems in over 20 countries. He has authored close to 100 scientific articles and book chapters, presented more than 600 scientific talks, and chaired several sections at various international meetings on the management of vitreoretinal disorders and on eye injuries.

Dr. Kuhn was the first author of a new, standardized language in ocular trauma (Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology, BETT) that is becoming the international standard in classifying eye injuries. Dr. Kuhn serves on the editorial board of the Hungarian Journal of Ophthalmology. He is currently editing a major book on ocular trauma.

Dr. Kuhn serves as a scientific reviewer for several ophthalmological journals. He was the principal investigator of a half-a-million-dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an Ocular Trauma Score, which, for the first time, helps the ophthalmologist predict the likely visual outcome of the injured eye. Dr. Kuhn conducts eye injury research in Birmingham, but continues his clinical practice by regular visits to Pecs, Hungary.