About Jan Worst
 

Title: 

Professor Doctor

Born: 

March 30, 1928 in Arnhem, The Netherlands

Royal honour:

Appointed Officer of the Order of Oranje Nassau. By the Queen of the Netherlands in April 1994

 Medical qualifications:

  • Studied at Medical college of Utrecht

  • Title: Medical Doctor, granted March 24, 1955

  • Postgraduate qualification in ophthalmology at University Eye Hospital Groningen

  • Registered as ophthalmologist 7-03-1960

  • Doctor in Ophthalmology, “cum laude” granted November 30, 1966 on his thesis: “Pathogenesis of Congenital Glaucoma”.

1955-1959

University Eye Hospital Groningen as Resident

1959-1968

University Eye Hospital Groningen as “Chef de Clinique”, first ophthalmologist, assistant professor.

1968 - 2000

Ophthalmic Surgeon in Refaja Hospital Stadskanaal

1968 - today  

Senior Ophthalmologist in Ophthalmological Medical Center  (group of five practising ophthalmologists) and Outpatient  surgeon in private clinic, Groningen

1990 - 1991

Boerhaave Professorship, University of Leiden, Ophthalmology Department (Anatomy and Physiology of the Vitreous Body)

Guest surgery:

From 1966 till today invited for “Guest Surgery” in various countries: 

France:

Foundation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris

University Eye Hospital, Nancy

Dr. Amar’s Hospital, Cannes

Switzerland:

Dr. Bangerter’s Clinic, St. Gallen

Germany:

University Eye Hospital, Giessen

Italy:

Hospital Desenzano

University Eye Clinic, Bologna

Eye Hospital, Avelino

University of Parma

Brasil:

Campinas, Sao Paulo

England:

Charing Cross Hospital, London

University Eye Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne

Pakistan:

Christian Hospital, Taxila

U.S.A.:

University of Southern California Medical Centre, Los Angeles

Nepal:

Kathmandu

Nepalganj

India:

Bombay

Spain:

Barcelona

Tunesia:

Tunis

Russia:

Intersectoral Research + Technology Complex, “Eye Micro Surgery”, Moscow

Egypt:

As-Salam, International Hospital Cairo   

Inventions:

Inventor of a number of intraocular lens designs and ophthalmological instruments.

Publications:

  • Author of a number of scientific publications on the subject of innovations of instrumentation, of surgical techniques and clinical concepts in ophthalmology

  • Author of a 3-D book: “The Vitreous Body in 3-D” Publicated in 2001 by the Jan Worst Research Group (JWRG), The Netherlands

Instructional courses:

  • Since 1968 Course Director for instructional courses on the subject of Intraocular Lens Implantation for aphakia and refractive surgery. (Artisan Intra Ocular Lens)

Awards:

  • Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil 1971 Brasilian Congress of Ophthalmology

  • Binkhorst Award, 1976 American Intra Ocular Implant Society

  • Association Française des Implants Intraoculaires, 1979 1e festival du film sur l’implantation intraoculaire, Cannes.

  • Ruth Gray Lecture Award, 1981

  • Canadian Implant Association, 1983 Temoignage d’Honneur

  • Snellen Penning (medal), 1983 Utrecht, Holland

  • Jorn Boberg-Ans Award, 1985 Film Festival, Cannes

  • Rayner Medal Lecture, 1986 United Kingdom Intraocular Implant Society

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), 1987. Film Festival, U.S.A

  • Honorary member Nepalese Society of Ophthalmology, 1989

  • The Leslie Drews Lecture, 1990 Bethesda Eye Institute, U.S.A

  • Jan G.F. Worst Lectureship, 1999 (to be held yearly by an IIIC-member)

  • Binkhorst Lecture, 2000 European Society of Cataract Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) Brussels, Belgium

  • Wubbo Ockels Award, 2002  Groningen, The Netherlands. An award for people who made an important contribution to science.
     

 

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