Illness	Number of cases
Senile cataract (H25.1)	413
Glaucoma (H40.1)	372
Retinal detachments and breaks (H33.0)	137
Other affections of the retina - Degeneration of the macula and posterior pole - Other degeneration of the macula and posterior pole (H35.38)	104
Other disorders of eyelid (H02.4)	47
Other affections of the retina - Degeneration of the macula and the posterior pole - Age-related wet macular degeneration (H35.30)	35
Other disorders of cornea (H18.5)	34
Other malignant neoplasms of skin (C44.1)	33
Complications of other internal prosthetic devices implants and grafts (T85.2)	29
Other disorders of eyelid (H02.1)	26

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	1.356
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints (8-020.0)	775
Surgical removal of the lens of the eye without the lens capsule (5-144.5e)	492
Surgical removal of the vitreous of the eye with another access, or other operations on the vitreous (5-159.4)	324
Surgical removal of the lens of the eye without the lens capsule (5-144.5a)	304
Other operations on the retina (5-156.9)	218
Other operations to fix the retina after detachment (5-154.0)	186
Reduction of the intraocular pressure by means of a drainage operation (5-131.61)	180
Measurement of the intraocular pressure (1-220.0)	141
Other operations on the lens of the eye (5-149.0)	128

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 2700

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
No participation

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
30	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
22	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
12	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie;
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulaturen: Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Innere Medizin, Augenheilkunde, Anästhesie, Rheumatologie.
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie.
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. med. P. Reimer: Universität Würzburg; Prof. Dr. med. A. Scheider: Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München (LMU), Hr.Prof. Dr. med. Specker: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Rheumatologie.
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Hämatologie, Internistische Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Augenheilkunde, Rheumatologie u. Klinische Immunologie

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals	Die KEM \| Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte bilden im eigenen Zentrum mit 163 Ausbildungsplätzen, im Rahmen der generalisierten Pflegeausbildung, Pflegefachfrauen/ -fachmänner aus. Seit 2018 sind wir „Akademische Lehreinrichtung für Pflege“.
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Praktische Studienphase der schulischern Ausbildung zum Ergotherapeuten/ In erfolgt in den evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Praktische Studienphase der schulischern Ausbildung zum Physiotherpeuten / In erfolgt in den KEM \| Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte