Carsten H. Meyer completed his residency at the University Eye Hospital, Luebeck (Prof. Laqua) pursued a 2-year vitreoretinal Fellowship at the internationally renowned Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC, 🇺🇸 (Prof. Toth, Prof. Machemer). He was appointed at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, Philipps-University, Marburg (Prof. Kroll) and became an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn(Prof. Holz). Since 2011 he serves the comprehensive large alpine network `Eye + Surgery Center Grischun` Chur, Davos (🇨🇭) and also as Adjunct Professor of the Federal University of Sao Paulo 🇧🇷 with Prof. Maia, Prof. Farah).
Dr. Meyer has >370 contributions in peer-reviewed journals in PUBMED Library of Medicine with >8800 citations, a H-Index of 51 in Google scholar. Main contributions include `ocular anti-VEGF pharmakokinetics`, pioneering concepts in `Chromovitrectomy` and `subretinal fluid application in persisiting macular holes.` Dr. Meyer is since >15 years editorial board member in Acta Opthalmol, Graefes Archive, Int Opthalmol, IJRV, J Ophthalmol. He received the Premio-Joaquin-Rutllan-Award (1999) , American Academy AAO-Achievement-Award (2008), the International Moacyr-Álvaro-Gold-Medal (2018) in Sao Paulo, the Leonhard-Klein-Award (2020) by the German Stifter Verband, the Swiss Heinz-Oertli-Award (2020) and the Theodor-Axenfeld-Award (2021) or innovative ocular surgery. He was named for macular surgery, epiretinal membranes, vitreous, as world `top expert`since 2014 by the international scientific recognition portal EXPERTSCAPE and is a member in the international esteemed `RETINA HALL OF FAME` (2021).
He holds membership in the Retina Society, Club Jules Gonin, EURETINA, AAO, Deutsche und Schweizerische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG, SOG) gives lectures at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) in Lugano and is a dedicated examiner in the panel of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) in Paris.