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Oertli Ophtha Lab Cooperation between HSLU and Oertli Instrumente AG 

«Making the difference with your research»
The Oertli Ophtha Lab - operated by the Institute of Medical Technology in collaboration with Oertli Instrumente AG - supports Oertli with basic experimental research at the levels of technological innovation and product verification. With their bachelor's and master's theses at the Oertli Ophtha Lab, students contribute to helping more than 1.5 million people keep their eyesight every year.

Eye surgery has become indispensable for improving vision. Research in ophthalmology is essential for maintaining and improving eye surgery.Oertli Instrumente AG is a Swiss medical technology company and one of the world's leading providers of surgical platforms and instruments in eye surgery. With its biomedical expertise, the Oertli Ophtha Lab serves as another important source of ideas for Oertli's research and development. Development, verification and validation activities are performed in the highly specialized biomedical laboratories of the Institute of Medical Technology.
Students from various technical, medical and biological disciplines are given the opportunity to conduct their bachelor's and master's theses in an innovative, collaborative and exciting research laboratory.

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Laborausstattung

  • Various operating platforms and instruments of the company Oertli Instrumente AG for eye operations in the field of:
    o cataract surgery
    o glaucoma surgery
    o Vitreoretinal surgery
  • "Wetlab" equipment for working with post-mortem pig eyes.
  • (Surgical) Microscopes
  • Whole equipment of the cell biology and analysis laboratory of the Institute of Medical Engineering

Examination areas

  • cataract
  • glaucoma
  • vitrectomy