Imola Ratkay MD
Laser Eye Surgeon
Education:
SZOTE - Faculty of General Medicine 1981-1987
Degree conferred: 12 September 1987
Specialist examination: 1 June 1993
SZOTE - Ph.D. student 1996-2000
31.05.2001. Thesis defended (SZTE)
"Studies on ophthalmic surface laser surgery and corneal regeneration following excimer laser treatment"
Employment:
1987. SZOTE Ophthalmology Clinic - central trainee
1992. SZOTE Ophthalmology Clinic - clinical doctor
1993. SZOTE Ophthalmology Clinic - university assistant professor
1996. Focus Medical - private eye specialist - eye surgeon
1997-2005. Focus Medical Laser Center - head surgeon of laser department
1998- IntraLase Corp., Irvine, USA - scientific consultant
2004- Dunakanyar Medical Center, Szentendre - head eye surgeon
2006- Aura Aesthetic International, Budapest - chief laser surgeon
Education:
1987-1996. practical ophthalmology training for medical students (SZOTE)
1995-1997. theoretical and practical training for dentist students (SZOTE)
Memberships:
1987: Magyar Szemorvostársaság (Hungarian Society of Ophthalmologists)
1993: Német Szemorvostársaság (German Society of Ophthalmologists)
1994: ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)
1995: Magyar Kontaktlencse Társaság (Hungarian Society for Contact Lenses)
1997: SHIOL (Magyar Műlencse Implantációs és Refraktív Sebészeti Társaság / Hungarian
Society for Artificial Lens Implantation and Refractive Surgery)
1997: ESCRS (European Society of Cararact and Refractive Surgeons)
1997: AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
1999: ISRS (International Society of Refractive Surgeons)
2002 - 2010: Hungary's representative in the Interational Council of ISRS
Languages: English, German, Russian
Research areas:
1. Femtosecond laser
- Femtosecond laser in refractive surgery ( LASIK, ICR, FLK, intrastromal ablation)
- Femtosecond laser: further treatment opportunities in ophthalmology.
2. Immuno-histo-chemical and ultra-structural studies of the sound and healing cornea
epithelium
- Changes by age in the cell connection structures of the human corneal epithelium
- Corneal epithelium healing after laser treatment
3. Excimer laser
- Impact of UV laser radiation on eyeball tissues
- Corneal wound healing after excimer laser treatment
She was the first in the world to test the Pulsion FS 1 prototype laser in refractive surgery at Focus Medical; in posession of these results, the company named IntraLase obtained an FDA licence.
