Professor Dominik Fischer

Professor Dominik Fischer is an award-winning consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in cataracts and retinal disorders.

He is a seasoned vitreoretinal surgeon who is also passionate about providing highly personalised care utilising the latest technology and developments in ophthalmic surgery.

As internationally renowned expert, he holds several appointments in the UK, EU and USA and is often tasked with training other surgeons across the world.

He is an NHS Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Oxford Eye Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, with further academic appointments as Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tübingen (Germany) and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He is appointment member of the External Advisory Committee of the University of Miami Mark J. Daily Inherited Retinal Disease Research Centre at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

After receiving his MD (summa cum laude) for research performed as Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, he completed his specialty (Ophthalmology) and subspecialty training in Tübingen and received his second doctorate (DPhil) at Oxford. He is the recipient of more than 25 awards, among them the Leonhard Klein award for the advancement of vitreoretinal surgery and the Senator H. Wacker award for scientific contributions to the field of retinal disease.

He is an active member of several flagship societies in the field (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Royal College of Ophthalmology, British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, European Society of Retina Specialists and the prestigious Club Jules Gonin).