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Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
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Medical Association of North Rhine-Ophthalmology
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Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Sarraf D, Corvi F, Rosenfeld PJ, Ach T, Blodi B, Bottoni F, Cozzi M, Chakravarthy U, Chew EY, Csaky K, Cukras C, Curcio CA, Ferris FL 3rd, Freund KB, Grunwald J, Guymer RH, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Lim TH, Monés JM, Owsley C, Pagliarini S, Pauleikhoff D, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spaide RF, Sparrow J, Tadayoni R, Tufail A, Viola F, Fraser S, Staurenghi G, Sadda S (2026). Standardizing Measurement of cRORA (Complete Retinal Pigment Epithelial and Outer Retinal Atrophy)- CAM Report 8. Ophthalmology. Retina,
- Kootstra SH, Pas JAAH, Dhooge PPA, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Parodi MB, Herrmann P, Holz FG, Lotery AJ, Stingl K, Wheeler-Schilling TH, Boon CJF, Hoyng CB, Soraprazan Consortiu (2026). Mesopic microperimetry in Stargardt disease: Application and reliability. Acta ophthalmologica,
- Gee EE, Guymer RH, Blodi BA, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Sadda SR, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Bjelopera E, Brown T, Choong J, Clifton B, Hadoux X, He Y, Heathcote J, Jannaud M, Lentzsch AM, Mahmoudi A, Pak JW, Saßmannshausen M, Skalak C, von der Emde L, Wu (2026). Geographic Atrophy on Fundus Autofluorescence and Color Fundus Photographs: Association with Deep Visual Sensitivity Losses. Ophthalmology science, 6(4), 101096.
- Goerdt L, Basten V, Terheyden JH, Dunbar H, Luhmann U, Zakaria N, Leal S, Moll KP, Poor S, Tufail A, Schmid M, Finger RP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Saßmannshausen M, MACUSTAR consortiu (2026). Hyperreflective foci contiguous with the RPE associate with visual function in aging, early and intermediate AMD: MACUSTAR study report. American journal of ophthalmology,
- Ferro Desideri L, Scandella D, Anguita R, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Chakravarthy U, Holz FG, Querques G, Wolf S, Sznitman R, Zinkernagel (2026). Assessing intergrader variability in incomplete outer retinal atrophy (iRORA) grading. The British journal of ophthalmology,
- Terheyden JH, Holz FG, Behning C, Dunbar HMP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Tufail A, Schmid M, Crabb DP, Saßmannshausen M, Binns A, Hoyng CB, Zakaria N, Poor S, Moll KP, Cosette D, Martinho C, Batuca J, Cunha-Vaz J, Luhmann UFO, Leal S, Finger RP, MACUSTAR consortiu (2025). The Spectrum of Functional, Structural, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A MACUSTAR Study Report. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 1-11.
- Wu Z, Blodi BA, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Sadda SR, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Bonse M, Brown T, Choong J, Clifton B, Corradetti G, Hodgson LAB, Lentzsch AM, Mahmoudi A, Pak JW, Saßmannshausen M, Skalak C, von der Emde L, Winkler J, Guymer R (2025). OCT-Defined Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration Changes Associated with Deep Visual Sensitivity Losses: A Multicenter Study. Ophthalmology science, 5(6), 100884.
- Wu Z, Sadda SR, Ach T, Blodi BA, Bottoni F, Chakravarthy U, Chew EY, Curcio CA, Ferris FL 3rd, Fleckenstein M, Freund KB, Grunwald JE, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Lim TH, Monés JM, Pagliarini S, Pauleikhoff D, Pfau M, Rosenfeld PJ, Sarraf D, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spaide RF, Sparrow JR, Staurenghi G, Tufail A, Viola F, Guymer R (2025). Onset of End-Stage Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration as an End Point-A Delphi Study: Classification of Atrophy Meetings Report 7. Ophthalmology science, 5(5), 100777.
- Schloesser L, Terheyden JH, Behning C, Klinkhammer H, Garzone D, Saßmannshausen M, Thiele S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Hoyng C, Sánchez CI, Schmid M, Luhmann UFO, Floyd H, Leal S, Holz FG, Finger RP, MACUSTAR Consortiu (2025). Associations Between Structural Phenotype and Polygenic Risk Scores in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration - A MACUSTAR Report. Translational vision science & technology, 14(9), 37.
- Heimes-Bussmann B, Bellenbaum R, Njoo C, Liakopoulos S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Zortel M, Rothaus K, Leemhuis J, Mussinghoff P, Lommatzsch (2025). [Faricimab in previously treated neovascular age-related macular degeneration : Study design of the prospective noninterventional study PASSENGER]. Die Ophthalmologie, 122(9), 693-699.
- Liermann YN, Behning C, Isselmann B, Schmid M, Dunbar HMP, Luhmann UFO, Finger RP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Pfau M, Luu CD, Saßmannshausen M, Thiele S, MACUSTAR consortiu (2025). Ellipsoid zone reflectivity as a functional imaging biomarker for age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report. Scientific reports, 15(1), 20093.
- Karaca I, Wei Y, Nelson R, Sassen SH, Daynes K, Clark F, Brown T, Messina A, Pfau M, Zhang Y, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein (2025). Association of Mesopic and Dark-Adapted Retinal Sensitivity With Type 1 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 66(15), 45.
- de Vente C, Valmaggia P, Hoyng CB, Holz FG, Islam MM, Klaver CCW, Boon CJF, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Tufail A, Saßmannshausen M, Sánchez CI, MACUSTAR Consortiu (2024). Generalizable Deep Learning for the Detection of Incomplete and Complete Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retinal Atrophy: A MACUSTAR Report. Translational vision science & technology, 13(9), 11.
- Künzel SH, Broadbent E, Möller PT, Lindner M, Goerdt L, Czauderna J, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Pfau M, Fleckenstein (2024). Association of Lesion Location and Functional Parameters with Vision-Related Quality of Life in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. Retina, 8(8), 794-803.
- Saßmannshausen M, Döngelci S, Vaisband M, von der Emde L, Sloan KR, Hasenauer J, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Ach (2024). Spatially Resolved Association of Structural Biomarkers on Retinal Function in Non-Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Over 4 Years. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 65(4), 45.
- Zouache MA, Richards BT, Pappas CM, Anstadt RA, Liu J, Corsetti T, Matthews S, Seager NA, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Hubbard WC, Thomas J, Hageman JL, Williams BL, Hageman G (2024). Levels of complement factor H-related 4 protein do not influence susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration or its course of progression. Nature communications, 15(1), 443.
- Anegondi N, Steffen V, Sadda SR, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Tufail A, Csaky K, Lad EM, Kaiser PK, Ferrara D, Chakravarthy (2024). Visual Loss in Geographic Atrophy: Learnings from the Lampalizumab Trials. Ophthalmology,
- Dhooge PPA, Möller PT, Meland N, Stingl K, Boon CJF, Lotery AJ, Parodi MB, Herrmann P, Klein W, Fsadni MG, Wheeler-Schilling TH, Holz FG, Hoyng CB, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Soraprazan Consortiu (2023). Repeatability of Quantitative Autofluorescence Imaging in a Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Recessive Stargardt Disease 1. Translational vision science & technology, 12(2), 1.
- Wu Z, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Blodi BA, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Sadda SR, Bonse M, Brown T, Choong J, Clifton B, Corradetti G, Corvi F, Dieu AC, Dooling V, Pak JW, Saßmannshausen M, Skalak C, Thiele S, Guymer R (2023). Reticular Pseudodrusen: Interreader Agreement of Evaluation on OCT Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology science, 3(4), 100325.
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Saßmannshausen M, Braun M, Steffen V, Gao SS, Honigberg L, Ferrara D, Pfau M, Holz F (2023). Inter-Reader Agreement and Longitudinal Progression of Incomplete/Complete Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retinal Atrophy in AMD. Ophthalmology. Retina,
- Weber C, Stasik I, Herrmann P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Liegl (2023). Early Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Tamponade in the Management of Postoperative Endophthalmitis. Journal of clinical medicine, 12(15),
- Spaide T, Jiang J, Patil J, Anegondi N, Steffen V, Kawczynski MG, Newton EM, Rabe C, Gao SS, Lee AY, Holz FG, Sadda S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Ferrara (2023). Geographic Atrophy Segmentation Using Multimodal Deep Learning. Translational vision science & technology, 12(7), 10.
- Guymer R, Bailey C, Chaikitmongkol V, Chakravarthy U, Chaudhary V, Finger RP, Gallego-Pinazo R, Chuan AKH, Ishida S, Lövestam-Adrian M, Parravano M, Luna Pinto JD, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Sheth V, Souied EH, Chi GC, Gilberg F, Glittenberg C, Scheidl S, Bengus (2023). Rationale and Design of VOYAGER: Long-term Outcomes of Faricimab and Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema in Clinical Practice. Ophthalmology science, 4(3), 100442.
- von der Emde L, Mallwitz M, Vaisband M, Hasenauer J, Saßmannshausen M, Terheyden JH, MACUSTAR Consortium, Sloan KR, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Finger RP, Holz FG, Ach (2023). Retest variability and patient reliability indices of quantitative fundus autofluorescence in age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report. Scientific reports, 13(1), 17417.
- Künzel SH, Broadbent E, Möller PT, Lindner M, Goerdt L, Czauderna J, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Pfau M, Fleckenstein (2023). Impact of lesion location and functional parameters on vision-related quality of life in geographic atrophy secondary to AMD.
- Saßmannshausen M, Thiele S, Behning C, Pfau M, Schmid M, Leal S, Luhmann UFO, Finger RP, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, MACUSTAR Consortium (2022). Intersession Repeatability of Structural Biomarkers in Early and Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A MACUSTAR Study Report. Translational vision science & technology, 11(3), 27.
- Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Wolf A, Agostini H, Lorenz K, Pielen A, Feltgen N, Guthoff R, Quiering C, Clemens A, Jaeger (2022). A randomized, open-label, multicenter study of switching to brolucizumab with or without a loading dose for patients with suboptimal anatomically controlled neovascular age-related macular degeneration-the FALCON study. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie,
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Zouache MA, Pfau M, Pappas C, Hageman JL, Agrón E, Malley C, Keenan TDL, Chew EY, Hageman G (2022). Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Among Individuals Homozygous for Risk Alleles on Chromosome 1 (CFH-CFHR5) or Chromosome 10 (ARMS2/HTRA1) or Both. JAMA ophthalmology, 140(3), 252-260.
- Saßmannshausen M, Behning C, Weinz J, Goerdt L, Terheyden JH, Chang P, Schmid M, Poor SH, Zakaria N, Finger RP, Holz FG, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Thiele S, MACUSTAR consortium member (2022). Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Structural Features in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A MACUSTAR Study Report. Ophthalmology. Retina,
- Garzone D, Terheyden JH, Morelle O, Wintergerst MWM, Saßmannshausen M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Pfau M, Thiele S, Poor S, Leal S, Holz FG, Finger RP, MACUSTAR Consortiu (2022). Comparability of automated drusen volume measurements in age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report. Scientific reports, 12(1), 21911.
- Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Ribeiro R, Safaei R, McKeown A, Fleckenstein M, Holz F (2022). Association of complement C3 inhibitor pegcetacoplan with reduced photoreceptor degeneration beyond areas of geographic atrophy. Scientific reports, 12(1), 17870.
- Faatz H, Feltgen N, Gutfleisch M, Heimes-Bussmann B, Krohne TU, Liakopoulos S, Liegl R, Lommatzsch A, Mussinghoff P, Rehak M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spital G, Stanzel B, Ziemssen F, Hägele B, Junkes C, Porstner M, Vögeler J, Gmeiner B, Pauleikhoff (2022). [Prospective noninterventional BLUE SKY study evaluating the efficacy of brolucizumab in treatment-naïve and previously treated patients with neovascular AMD]. Die Ophthalmologie,
- Saßmannshausen M, Behning C, Isselmann B, Schmid M, Finger RP, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Pfau M, MACUSTAR Consortium, Thiele (2022). Relative ellipsoid zone reflectivity and its association with disease severity in age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report. Scientific reports, 12(1), 14933.
- Bindewald-Wittich A, Dolar-Szczasny J, Kuenzel SH, von der Emde L, Pfau M, Rejdak R, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Ach T, Dreyhaupt J, Holz F (2022). Blue-light fundus autofluorescence imaging of pigment epithelial detachments. Eye (London, England),
- Dhooge PPA, Möller PT, Boon CJF, Lotery AJ, Herrmann P, Battaglia Parodi M, Klein W, Fsadni MG, Wheeler-Schilling TH, Jungmann O, Müller H, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Peters TM, Stingl K, Hoyng CB, Soraprazan Consortiu (2022). The STArgardt Remofuscin Treatment Trial (STARTT): design and baseline characteristics of enrolled Stargardt patients. Open research Europe, 1, 96.
- von der Emde L, Pfau M, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Kortuem K, Keane PA, Rubin DL, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2021). AI-based structure-function correlation in age-related macular degeneration. Eye (London, England), 35(8), 2110-2118.
- Holz FG, Oleksy P, Ricci F, Kaiser PK, Kiefer J, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, COLUMBUS-AMD Study Group (2021). Efficacy and Safety of Biosimilar FYB201 Compared with Ranibizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology, 129, 54-63.
- Müller PL, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Holz F (2021). Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography in Geographic Atrophy. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 244(1), 42-50.
- Huss MB, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Finger RP, Löffler KU, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Pfau (2021). The Willingness of Patients to Participate in an Eye Donation Registry for Research. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 244(3), 179-186.
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Pfau M, Fleckenstein M, Staurenghi G, Sparrow JR, Bindewald-Wittich A, Spaide RF, Wolf S, Sadda SR, Holz F (2021). Fundus autofluorescence imaging. Progress in retinal and eye research, 81, 100893.
- Pfau M, Jolly JK, Wu Z, Denniss J, Lad EM, Guymer RH, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2021). Fundus-controlled perimetry (microperimetry): Application as outcome measure in clinical trials. Progress in retinal and eye research, 82, 100907.
- Behning C, Fleckenstein M, Pfau M, Adrion C, Goerdt L, Lindner M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Schmid (2021). Modeling of atrophy size trajectories: variable transformation, prediction and age-of-onset estimation. BMC medical research methodology, 21(1), 170.
- Barkana Y, Pondorfer SG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Russ H, Finger R (2021). Improved sensitivity of microperimetric outcomes for clinical studies in age-related macular degeneration. Scientific reports, 11(1), 4764.
- Pfau M, Sahu S, Rupnow RA, Romond K, Millet D, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Lim JI, de Sisternes L, Leng T, Rubin DL, Hallak J (2021). Probabilistic Forecasting of Anti-VEGF Treatment Frequency in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Translational vision science & technology, 10(7), 30.
- Fleckenstein M, Keenan TDL, Guymer RH, Chakravarthy U, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Klaver CC, Wong WT, Chew E (2021). Age-related macular degeneration. Nature reviews. Disease primers, 7(1), 31.
- Saßmannshausen M, Zhou J, Pfau M, Thiele S, Steinberg J, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2021). Longitudinal Analysis of Retinal Thickness and Retinal Function in Eyes with Large Drusen Secondary to Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. Retina, 5(3), 241-250.
- Wu Z, Pfau M, Blodi BA, Holz FG, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Sadda SR, Staurenghi G, Bjelopera E, Brown T, Chang P, Choong J, Corradetti G, Corvi F, Domalpally A, Hurtenbach C, Nittala MG, Olson A, Pak JW, Pappe J, Saßmannshausen M, Skalak C, Thiele S, Guymer RH, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2021). OCT Signs of Early Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Interreader Agreement: Classification of Atrophy Meetings Report 6. Ophthalmology. Retina, 6, 4-14.
- Rieck S, Kilgus S, Meyer JH, Huang H, Zhao L, Matthey M, Wang X, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleischmann BK, Wenzel (2021). Inhibition of Vascular Growth by Modulation of the Anandamide/Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Axis. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 41(12), 2974-2989.
- Künzel SH, Lindner M, Sassen J, Möller PT, Goerdt L, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Pfau (2021). Association of Reading Performance in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration With Visual Function and Structural Biomarkers. JAMA ophthalmology, 139(11), 1191-1199.
- Pfau M, van Dijk EHC, van Rijssen TJ, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Boon CJ (2021). Estimation of current and post-treatment retinal function in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy using artificial intelligence. Scientific reports, 11(1), 20446.
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Braun MD, Thiele S, Ferrara D, Honigberg L, Gao SS, Chen H, Steffen V, Holz FG, Saßmannshausen (2021). Conversion from Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration to Geographic Atrophy in a Proxima B Subcohort Using a Multimodal Approach. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 244(6), 523-534.
- Pfau M, von der Emde L, Dysli C, Möller PT, Thiele S, Lindner M, Schmid M, Rubin DL, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). Determinants of Cone and Rod Functions in Geographic Atrophy: AI-Based Structure-Function Correlation. American journal of ophthalmology, 217, 162-173.
- Gale RP, Pearce I, Eter N, Ghanchi F, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Balaskas K, Burton BJL, Downes SM, Eleftheriadis H, George S, Gilmour D, Hamilton R, Lotery AJ, Patel N, Prakash P, Santiago C, Thomas S, Varma D, Walters G, Williams M, Wolf A, Zakri RH, Igwe F, Ayan (2020). Anatomical and functional outcomes following switching from aflibercept to ranibizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Europe: SAFARI study. The British journal of ophthalmology, 104(4), 493-499.
- Thiele S, Nadal J, Pfau M, Saßmannshausen M, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). Prognostic value of intermediate age-related macular degeneration phenotypes for geographic atrophy progression. The British journal of ophthalmology,
- Liakopoulos S, Spital G, Brinkmann CK, Schick T, Ziemssen F, Voegeler J, Koch M, Kirchhof B, Holz FG, Pauleikhoff D, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). ORCA study: real-world versus reading centre assessment of disease activity of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). The British journal of ophthalmology,
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Kühlewein L, Waldstein SM, Spital G, Ziemssen F, Liakopoulos (2020). Second Opinion in Retinal Imaging. Der Ophthalmologe, 117(4), 326-330.
- Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Brasse K, Hoerauf (2020). [Vitreous floaters]. Der Ophthalmologe, 117(5), 485-496.
- Pfau M, Walther G, von der Emde L, Berens P, Faes L, Fleckenstein M, Heeren TFC, Kortüm K, Künzel SH, Müller PL, Maloca PM, Waldstein SM, Wintergerst MWM, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Finger RP, Holz F (2020). [Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology : Guidelines for physicians for the critical evaluation of studies]. Der Ophthalmologe, 117(10), 973-988.
- Pielen A, Feltgen N, Hattenbach LO, Hoerauf H, Bertelmann T, Quiering C, Vögeler J, Priglinger S, Lang GE, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Wolf A, Rehak (2020). Ranibizumab Pro Re nata versus Dexamethasone in the Management of Ischemic Retinal Vein Occlusion: Post-hoc Analysis from the COMRADE Trials. Current eye research, 45(5), 604-614.
- Künzel SH, Möller PT, Lindner M, Goerdt L, Nadal J, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Pfau (2020). Determinants of Quality of Life in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 61(5), 63.
- Sassmannshausen M, Pfau M, Thiele S, Fimmers R, Steinberg JS, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). Longitudinal Analysis of Structural and Functional Changes in Presence of Reticular Pseudodrusen Associated With Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 61(10), 19.
- Raber FP, Reinking K, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Althaus K, Kaut O, Witry M, Lang G (2020). [Successful Systemic Lysis Therapy in Acute Retinal Arterial Occlusions]. Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 237(6), 772-779.
- Spaide RF, Jaffe GJ, Sarraf D, Freund KB, Sadda SR, Staurenghi G, Waheed NK, Chakravarthy U, Rosenfeld PJ, Holz FG, Souied EH, Cohen SY, Querques G, Ohno-Matsui K, Boyer D, Gaudric A, Blodi B, Baumal CR, Li X, Coscas GJ, Brucker A, Singerman L, Luthert P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Grossniklaus HE, Wilson DJ, Guymer R, Yannuzzi LA, Chew EY, Csaky K, Monés JM, Pauleikhoff D, Tadayoni R, Fujimoto (2020). Consensus Nomenclature for Reporting Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Data: Consensus on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nomenclature Study Group. Ophthalmology, 127(5), 616-636.
- Guymer RH, Rosenfeld PJ, Curcio CA, Holz FG, Staurenghi G, Freund KB, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Sparrow J, Spaide RF, Tufail A, Chakravarthy U, Jaffe GJ, Csaky K, Sarraf D, Monés JM, Tadayoni R, Grunwald J, Bottoni F, Liakopoulos S, Pauleikhoff D, Pagliarini S, Chew EY, Viola F, Fleckenstein M, Blodi BA, Lim TH, Chong V, Lutty J, Bird AC, Sadda S (2020). Incomplete Retinal Pigment Epithelial and Outer Retinal Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Classification of Atrophy Meeting Report 4. Ophthalmology, 127(3), 394-409.
- Holekamp N, Wykoff CC, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Monés J, Souied EH, Lin H, Rabena MD, Cantrell RA, Henry EC, Tang F, Swaminathan B, Martin J, Ferrara D, Staurenghi (2020). Natural History of Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Results from the Prospective Proxima A and B Clinical Trials. Ophthalmology, 127(6), 769-783.
- von der Emde L, Thiele S, Pfau M, Nadal J, Meyer J, Möller PT, Schmid M, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). Assessment of Exudative Activity of Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by OCT Angiography. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 243(2), 120-128.
- Pfau M, Müller PL, von der Emde L, Lindner M, Möller PT, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). MESOPIC AND DARK-ADAPTED TWO-COLOR FUNDUS-CONTROLLED PERIMETRY IN GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY SECONDARY TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 40(1), 169-180.
- Berger M, Schmid M, Welchowski T, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Beyersmann (2020). Subdistribution hazard models for competing risks in discrete time. Biostatistics (Oxford, England), 21(3), 449-466.
- Terheyden JH, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Lüning A, Schmid M, Rubin GS, Dunbar H, Tufail A, Crabb DP, Binns A, Sánchez CI, Hoyng C, Margaron P, Zakaria N, Durbin M, Luhmann U, Zamiri P, Cunha-Vaz J, Martinho C, Leal S, Finger RP, MACUSTAR consortium (2020). Clinical study protocol for a low-interventional study in intermediate age-related macular degeneration developing novel clinical endpoints for interventional clinical trials with a regulatory and patient access intention-MACUSTAR. Trials, 21(1), 659.
- Wachtlin J, Spital G, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Liakopoulos S, Vögeler J, Müller B, Ziemssen F, Ocean Study Grou (2020). Use of Imaging Modalities in Real Life: Impact on Visual Acuity Outcomes of Ranibizumab Treatment for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Germany. Journal of ophthalmology, 2020, 8024258.
- Wintergerst MWM, Gorgi Zadeh S, Wiens V, Thiele S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Finger RP, Schultz (2020). Replication and Refinement of an Algorithm for Automated Drusen Segmentation on Optical Coherence Tomography. Scientific reports, 10(1), 7395.
- Meyer JH, Marx J, Strack C, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2020). Imaging of Therapeutic Effects of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in a Rat Model. Translational vision science & technology, 9(7), 29.
- Pfau M, von der Emde L, de Sisternes L, Hallak JA, Leng T, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Rubin D (2020). Progression of Photoreceptor Degeneration in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration. JAMA ophthalmology, 138(10), 1026-1034.
- Thiele S, Nadal J, Pfau M, Saßmannshausen M, von der Emde L, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Molecular Diagnostic of Age-related Macular Degeneration Study Group (2020). Prognostic Value of Retinal Layers in Comparison with Other Risk Factors for Conversion of Intermediate Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. Retina, 4(1), 31-40.
- Pfau M, Möller PT, Künzel SH, von der Emde L, Lindner M, Thiele S, Dysli C, Nadal J, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2020). Type 1 Choroidal Neovascularization Is Associated with Reduced Localized Progression of Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. Retina, 4(3), 238-248.
- Jaffe GJ, Chakravarthy U, Freund KB, Guymer RH, Holz FG, Liakopoulos S, Monés JM, Rosenfeld PJ, Sadda SR, Sarraf D, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spaide RF, Staurenghi G, Tufail A, Curcio C (2020). Imaging Features Associated with Progression to Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Classification of Atrophy Meeting Report 5. Ophthalmology. Retina, 5, 855-867.
- Brasse K, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Jünemann A, Roider J, Hoerauf (2019). [YAG laser vitreolysis for treatment of symptomatic vitreous opacities]. Der Ophthalmologe, 116(1), 73-84.
- Terheyden JH, Finger RP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Agostini H, Dahlke C, Kuehlewein L, Lang GE, Pauleikhoff D, Wolf A, Boettger MK, Luhmann UFO, Asmus F, Holz FG, MACUSTAR-Konsortium (2019). [Development and validation of novel clinical endpoints in intermediate age-related macular degeneration in MACUSTAR]. Der Ophthalmologe, 116(12), 1186-1193.
- Meyer JH, Larsen PP, Strack C, Harmening WM, Krohne TU, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2019). Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in an animal model of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization. Experimental eye research, 184, 162-171.
- Pfau M, von der Emde L, Dysli C, Thiele S, Möller PT, Lindner M, Nadal J, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2019). Light Sensitivity Within Areas of Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 60(12), 3992-4001.
- Fleckenstein M, Thiele S, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz F (2019). [Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Epidemiology and Classification]. Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 236(9), 1068-1075.
- Finger RP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Schmid M, Rubin GS, Dunbar H, Tufail A, Crabb DP, Binns A, Sánchez CI, Margaron P, Normand G, Durbin MK, Luhmann UFO, Zamiri P, Cunha-Vaz J, Asmus F, Holz FG, on behalf of the MACUSTAR consortium (2019). MACUSTAR: Development and Clinical Validation of Functional, Structural, and Patient-Reported Endpoints in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 241(2), 61-72.
- Fang PP, Domdei N, Herrmann P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Harmening WM, Krohne T (2019). MINIMAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY B-SCAN DENSITY FOR RELIABLE DETECTION OF INTRARETINAL AND SUBRETINAL FLUID IN MACULAR DISEASES. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 39(1), 150-156.
- Pfau M, Lindner M, Goerdt L, Thiele S, Nadal J, Schmid M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Sadda SR, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Fundus Autofluorescence in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study Group (2019). PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF SHAPE-DESCRIPTIVE FACTORS FOR THE PROGRESSION OF GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY SECONDARY TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 39(8), 1527-1540.
- Gattoussi S, Buitendijk GHS, Peto T, Leung I, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Oishi A, Wolf S, Deák G, Delcourt C, Klaver CCW, Korobelnik JF, European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium (2019). The European Eye Epidemiology spectral-domain optical coherence tomography classification of macular diseases for epidemiological studies. Acta ophthalmologica, 97(4), 364-371.
- Callizo J, Ziemssen F, Bertelmann T, Feltgen N, Vögeler J, Koch M, Eter N, Liakopoulos S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spital (2019). Real-World Data: Ranibizumab Treatment For Retinal Vein Occlusion In The OCEAN Study. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 13, 2167-2179.
- von der Emde L, Pfau M, Dysli C, Thiele S, Möller PT, Lindner M, Schmid M, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2019). Artificial intelligence for morphology-based function prediction in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Scientific reports, 9(1), 11132.
- Grassmann F, Harsch S, Brandl C, Kiel C, Nürnberg P, Toliat MR, Fleckenstein M, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Chew EY, Swaroop A, Ratnapriya R, Klein ML, Mulyukov Z, Zamiri P, Weber BH (2019). Assessment of Novel Genome-Wide Significant Gene Loci and Lesion Growth in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA ophthalmology,
- Lindner M, Pfau M, Czauderna J, Goerdt L, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2019). Determinants of Reading Performance in Eyes with Foveal-Sparing Geographic Atrophy. Ophthalmology. Retina, 3(3), 201-210.
- Paul C, Heun C, Müller HH, Hoerauf H, Feltgen N, Wachtlin J, Kaymak H, Mennel S, Koss MJ, Fauser S, Maier MM, Schumann RG, Mueller S, Chang P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Kazerounian S, Szurman P, Lommatzsch A, Bertelmann (2018). Calculating the individual probability of successful ocriplasmin treatment in eyes with VMT syndrome: a multivariable prediction model from the EXPORT study. The British journal of ophthalmology, 102(8), 1092-1097.
- Pfau M, Lindner M, Steinberg JS, Thiele S, Brinkmann CK, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Visual field indices and patterns of visual field deficits in mesopic and dark-adapted two-colour fundus-controlled perimetry in macular diseases. The British journal of ophthalmology, 102(8), 1054-1059.
- Brinkmann CK, Chang P, ,Schick T, Heimes B, Vögeler J, Haegele B, Kirchhof B, Holz FG, Pauleikhoff D, Ziemssen F, Liakopoulos S, Spital G, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Initial diagnosis and indication for anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in retinal diseases. Der Ophthalmologe,
- Pfau M, Lindner M, Gliem M, Steinberg JS, Thiele S, Finger RP, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Mesopic and dark-adapted two-color fundus-controlled perimetry in patients with cuticular, reticular, and soft drusen. Eye (London, England), 32(12), 1819-1830.
- Paul C, Krug P, Muller HH, Wachtlin J, Mennel S, Muller S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Bertelmann T, Schumann R (2018). Comparison of the horizontal diameter to a modeled area of traction in eyes with vitreomacular traction: is the diameter close enough to the truth?. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 256(10), 1817-1822.
- Thiele S, Pfau M, Larsen PP, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Multimodal Imaging Patterns for Development of Central Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(4), AMD1-AMD11.
- Lindner M, Kosanetzky S, Pfau M, Nadal J, Gordt LA, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Schmid M, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2018). Local Progression Kinetics of Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Are Associated With Atrophy Border Morphology. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(4), AMD12-AMD18.
- Sassmannshausen M, Steinberg JS, Fimmers R, Pfau M, Thiele S, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Structure-Function Analysis in Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(3), 1599-1608.
- Müller PL, Pfau M, Möller PT, Nadal J, Schmid M, Lindner M, de Sisternes L, Stöhr H, Weber BHF, Neuhaus C, Herrmann P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2018). Choroidal Flow Signal in Late-Onset Stargardt Disease and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An OCT-Angiography Study. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(4), AMD122-AMD131.
- Welker SG, Pfau M, Heinemann M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Finger R (2018). Retest Reliability of Mesopic and Dark-Adapted Microperimetry in Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Age-Matched Controls. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(4), AMD152-AMD159.
- Hattenbach LO, Feltgen N, Bertelmann T, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Berk H, Eter N, Lang GE, Rehak M, Taylor SR, Wolf A, Weiss C, Paulus EM, Pielen A, Hoerauf (2018). Head-to-head comparison of ranibizumab PRN versus single-dose dexamethasone for branch retinal vein occlusion (COMRADE-B). Acta ophthalmologica, 96(1), e10-e18.
- Feltgen N, Hattenbach LO, Bertelmann T, Callizo J, Rehak M, Wolf A, Berk H, Eter N, Lang GE, Pielen A, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Quiering C, Rose U, Hoerauf H, COMRADE Study Group (2018). Comparison of ranibizumab versus dexamethasone for macular oedema following retinal vein occlusion: 1-year results of the COMRADE extension study. Acta ophthalmologica, 96(8), e933-e941.
- Ziemssen F, Wachtlin J, Kuehlewein L, Gamulescu MA, Bertelmann T, Feucht N, Voegeler J, Koch M, Liakopoulos S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Spital G, OCEAN study group (2018). Intravitreal Ranibizumab Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Routine Practice: Two-Year Real-Life Data from a Non-interventional, Multicenter Study in Germany. Diabetes therapy, 9(6), 2271-2289.
- Müller PL, Pfau M, Mauschitz MM, Möller PT, Birtel J, Chang P, Gliem M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Herrmann (2018). Comparison of Green Versus Blue Fundus Autofluorescence in ABCA4-Related Retinopathy. Translational vision science & technology, 7(5), 13.
- von der Emde L, Pfau M, Thiele S, Möller PT, Hassenrik R, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2018). Mesopic and Dark-Adapted Two-Color Fundus-Controlled Perimetry in Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Translational vision science & technology, 8(1), 7.
Review
- Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG), Retinologische Gesellschaft e.¿V. (RG), Berufsverband der Augenärztinnen und Augenärzte Deutschlands e.¿V. (BVA (2026). [Quality assurance in optical coherence tomography for fundus diagnostics : Statement of the German Society of Ophthalmology (DOG), the German Retina Society (RG), and the German Professional Association of Ophthalmologists (BVA). Status: 7. March 2026]. Die Ophthalmologie,
- Terheyden JH, Dunbar HMP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Behning C, Martinho C, Luhmann UFO, Saßmannshausen M, Lüning A, Miliu A, Aires ID, Basile PG, Batuca J, Schmid M, Moll KP, Zakaria N, Tufail A, Binns A, Crabb DP, Leal S, Finger RP, Holz FG, MACUSTAR consortiu (2025). Validating candidate endpoints for intermediate age-related macular degeneration trials in a multi-centre setting-lessons from the MACUSTAR study. Eye (London, England),
- Broadbent E, Künzel SH, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein (2025). Age-related macular degeneration: natural history revisited in geographic atrophy. Eye (London, England), 39(2), 217-227.
- Huang A, Wu Z, Ansari G, Von Der Emde L, Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Keenan TDL, Sadda SR, Guymer RH, Cheung CMG, Chakravarthy (2025). Geographic atrophy: Understanding the relationship between structure and function. Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 14(3), 100207.
- Chang P, von der Emde L, Pfau M, Künzel S, Fleckenstein M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz F (2024). [Use of artificial intelligence in geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration]. Die Ophthalmologie, 121(8), 616-622.
- Fleckenstein M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Chakravarthy (2024). Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review. JAMA, 331(2), 147-157.
- Pfau M, Künzel SH, Pfau K, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Fleckenstein M, Holz F (2023). Multimodal imaging and deep learning in geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Acta ophthalmologica, 101(8), 881-890.
- Kaiser PK, Schmitz-Valckenberg MS, Holz F (2022). ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR BIOSIMILARS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 42(12), 2243-2250.
- Terheyden JH, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Crabb DP, Dunbar H, Luhmann UFO, Behning C, Schmid M, Silva R, Cunha-Vaz J, Tufail A, Weissgerber G, Leal S, Holz FG, Finger RP, on behalf of the MACUSTAR Consortium (2021). Use of Composite End Points in Early and Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 244(5), 387-395.
- Müller PL, Wolf S, Dolz-Marco R, Tafreshi A, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Bille J (2019). Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging: Retina.
Conference Proceedings
- Sadda SR, Guymer R, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Curcio CA, Bird AC, Blodi BA, Bottoni F, Chakravarthy U, Chew EY, Csaky K, Danis RP, Fleckenstein M, Freund KB, Grunwald J, Hoyng CB, Jaffe GJ, Liakopoulos S, Monés JM, Pauleikhoff D, Rosenfeld PJ, Sarraf D, Spaide RF, Tadayoni R, Tufail A, Wolf S, Staurenghi (2018). Consensus Definition for Atrophy Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration on OCT: Classification of Atrophy Report 3. Ophthalmology, 125(4), 537-548.
Editorial
- Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg (2024). [Artificial intelligence (AI) in age-related macular degeneration]. Die Ophthalmologie, 121(8), 607-608.
Letter
- Pfau M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein (2022). Re: Trivizki et al. Local Geographic Atrophy Growth Rates Not Influenced by Close Proximity to Non-Exudative Type 1 Macular Neovascularization. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 63(5), 10.
Other
- Garzone D, Terheyden JH, Morelle O, Wintergerst MWM, Saßmannshausen M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Pfau M, Thiele S, Poor S, Leal S, Holz FG, Finger RP, MACUSTAR Consortiu (2023). Author Correction: Comparability of automated drusen volume measurements in age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report. Scientific reports, 13(1), 3795.
I have been examined by doctors from another state and they never properly diagnosed the problem and certainly never mentioned the my prior surgery left a scar on my retina which is permanent and degrades my vision. Dr Schmidt-Valckenberg showed me pictures of the scans and I could easily understand what he said. He is a world rent expert in treatment of the retina and I was so blessed to have him as my doctor. I have advanced degrees and what I care about is great treatment. So many reviews only state that a doctor is caring which doesn't provide much information. I stay away from that, but Dr Schmidt-Valckenberg is very caring and he can explain things that a person without medical knowledge can understand and evaluate. That's a great combination.
Highly skilled and professional service.
He's been very helpful with my eyesight. My wet macular type is fairly rare. Dr. Valckenberg has helped my eyesight go from 20-80 back to 20-20. I'm so very pleased.
Thank you for listening to and answering all my questions.
Always seems rushed as most doctors do. \
Did not explain very much. I would like to switch to a different doctor if I get the chance
I feel so fortunate to be treated by Dr. Valckenberg. He is a brilliant retina specialist and a caring doctor.
Yes he really help me to get my eyes better and its me I get scared..but i need my eye get better to. Thanks for all he do I'm grateful to have an understanding eye doctor thank you
He is very knowledgeable and helpful.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is outstanding and professional. He can be direct, which I like, and gives you the full perspective and options on your eye care. I have been getting eye injections for the past two years for a CRVO and he has been informative and also skilled in application.
He is a wonderful doctor and so glad he is mine. Friendly, explains what is going on and your procedure. Be cause of his confidence and ability you are very comfortable going into your surgery.
Thank you so much. He was very kind and very clear in explaining my process to me, and he was concerned about my eye. Thank you. [TRANSLATED]
Marc was extremely professional in explaining a difficult diagnosis to me. I appreciated that. I choose to have hope moving forward.
Excellent professional, thank you. [TRANSLATED]
Great physician.
Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD has surgically treated both my wife and me for detached retinas ... very professional.
Excellent surgeon. I had no post op pain and barely noticed I had just had surgery. Except for wearing an eye patch the first 24 hours, I felt very good after surgery.
Very good treatment
The situation was definitely unplanned. I would have understood that I could have rescheduled at an other time and let energy patient take priority.
Dr Valckenberg is extremely knowledgeable and provides exceptional care
There is no better retina specialist than Dr. Valckenberg.
There is no word other than extraordinary that could explain Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg. I feel incredibly blessed to have been directed to him in the treatment of my M.D. Thank you!
He was very attentive and explained to me about the recovery of my eye. [TRANSLATED]
Very kind and took his time explaining what is going on with my eyes and the choices I have
Dr, Valckenberg is an excellent retina specialist. He is brilliant.
I have not had the opportunity to meet with Dr V for two consecutive visits. My comments reflect my interactions with his staff as well as a doctor completing her fellowship under his supervision. My previous visits with him have been excellent.
My daughter and I were very impressed with Marc. He has been my Dr. since the beginning of August. He is honest and upfront with his patients. I truly appreciate him and his honesty.
I cleaned my ears out before I went this time and had no trouble understanding him. He was very attentive and I felt secure with his answers. He's really good!
he is very good and personable
Dr Marc Steffen Schmitz Valckenberg listens well to my inquiry/concerns, courteous and very knowledgeable.
He is very, very good
Thoughtful and authoritative.
He's the best!
He could talk more
Good Doc, I had a small bit of trouble understanding him through his German accent but I blame that on the fact that my hearing is pretty screwed up. I trust him; he knows what he is doing and is extremely competent. I feel comfortable with his knowledge of what I need to have done to my eyes.
Dr Valckenberg is a very knowledgeable Dr. I have complete confidence is the care he provides me.
Listened very good and explained an overall condition of what he did
Excellent retina doctor. I trust him completely.
Excellent
Very professional and knowledgable. Glad I made the journey to have him do my surgery.
Very professional, not afraid to smile and is concise in explanations and answering questions.
I very much appreciate and trust in the care I receive from Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg. Excellent Dr.
Very pleasant
The Doctor's fellow gave me the shot, Dr. Katzberg and she was professional
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg has helped me get my vision back and is helping me maintain it.
I'm glad.tohave.found him
Direct but kind. Listens and patiently answers all my questions. So grateful I found him!
I was real pleased with the doctor and the staff. It took care of me concerned about my eye that makes you feel special good job
Best Dr ever
I appreciate Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg's clear communication and thoughtful care. His fellow, Dr. Katzburg, is also very good.
Explained the surgery so I could understand it and the few, if any, chances of infection etc. I have trust in the people involved with this invasive procedure.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is first rate!
Efficient
Explaining without prompting all the medical issues would be very much appreciated.
He is very knowledgeable and explained things clearly. I felt like I was in good hands.
Dr, Schmitz-Valckemberg is a very caring doctor. He listens to you and explains what is happening to your eyes.
I would prefer not to.
He is an excellent doctor; I feel confident in his hands. May God continue to use him to care for patients. [TRANSLATED]
I trust him implicitly with my eyesight. A great surgeon, and a lovely human being. My English sense of humor and his German make for great friendly jousting!
Very great at what he does
Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg is a very kind and thoughtful doctor.
His bedside manner has improved. He seemed much more caring and compassionate than he used to be
Dr. V as I call him has saved my eyesight. I'm 88 years old and would have no life at all without his treatment
Compassionate, caring, and highly skilled
Very good experience. [TRANSLATED]
Dr.Valckenberg is thoughtful and thorough.
My vision in my affected eye has significantly improved.
He is excellent and cares about patients
A truly wonderful and highly skilled individual. I'm very fortunate that he is my surgeon
Dr. Valckenberg is caring, compassionate and a brilliant doctor. We are lucky to have him here in Utah.
Knows his business!
Doctor Schmitz-Valckenberg was professional and caring. He is an outstanding physician.
Excellent
Dr Marc is very knowledgeable and takes the time to listen and explains your options for care!
Excellent eye Dr. and surgeon. Very thorough and knowledgeable. He explained the procedure and discussed everything answering all my questions and concerns. I'm glad he is my ophthalmologist.
He saved my precious sight and my life.
Very knowledgeable and willing to discuss any questions I had
He is an amazing and thorough Dr.
Dr. Valkenburg is truly the best human being!!
Super kind and professional.
I reside out-of-state, but was referred to the Moran Eye Center due to my worsening AMD. The referral did not include a specific physician, and therefore, I did search through the various retina specialists at the U of U prior to learning whom I would be seeing. Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg's history impressed me for a myriad of reasons, and thus, I was thrilled upon learning I was assigned to his care. I wish I lived closer to Salt Lake City, but I will continue to travel the distance I do, as often as possible, to be a patient of the highest caliber of eye specialists. Losing my sight has been the biggest fear of my life, but hope does lie in the U of U's Moran Eye Center, for which I am beyond grateful.
Good doctor who really knows what he is doing.
He was very kind and explained what he wanted carefully that I understood and I really liked him. He is a wonderful doctor.
My answers to the previous questions about Dr. Valckenberg were based on previous interactions with him. He, personally, did not meet with me this time. Dr. Katzburg did.
Dr. Vanvalkenburg was very helpful genuinely concerned about my eyesight and what he could do to help me great position talks to you honestly and very, very helpful. I would recommend him to anyone.
He did my surgery for a Detached Retina. I believe it was a miracle to have a physician as confident and caring as he is. I highly recommend Marc Valckenberg to anyone with retina issues. I also recommend the staff who diagnosed me and cared for me during this time.
Very professional doctor
Very good care, good explanation of the diagnosis [TRANSLATED]
The fellow seemed new and have me a little scare with his comments. I got the impression my retina was going to detach any day. When I questioned him he started back pedaling. I just felt he was inexperienced. But when the doctor came in.... Everything was fine and I felt much, much better. My initial surgery was by a fellow and she was fantastic.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is a brilliant professional. I trust him explicitly with my retina care. We are so fortunate to have him at the Moran.
There is no known cure for my Macular degeneration. So they can only delay the eventual outcome. Tere is not much that can help but they are optimistic. I appreciate their optimism.
He did a good job. I was frightened and I told him so. I am having no problems.
He was very knowledgeable at what he practices and he was kind and patient.
Very kind to me. I could feel he willingness to help me.
Probably the most disrespectful doctor I have ever seen. His nurses and techs said he might be rough but he's a genius. That means nothing if you can't treat people like human beings.
Fantastic doctor. Utah is fortunately to have one of the world's best retina specialists here, and I'm so grateful he could tell me about my issue clearly and confidently. Very impressed with the skills of Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg and his staff.
He was a good doctor.
I waited in the examining room much longer than expected. Doctor has developed a habit of looking at the computer screen while speaking which at times presented a problem. Other than take, he has excellent credentials.
Somewhat painful to have your retina lazered but necessary and thankful
I had a good experience with the professional service of the 2 doctors, thank you. [TRANSLATED]
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is extremely skilled and professional. He listened carefully to my questions and answered them clearly completely. He has understood my concerns and made me feel at ease.
Very knowledgeable
Great doctor.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD is an excellent physician. He is extremely thorough and carefully answers all your questions. I trust him thoroughly for my eye care needs.
A very caring doctor.
Dr. I wam truly grateful for your expertise and knowledge concerning my right eye. Thank you for your dedication and assurance that you provided me! I am [NAME REMOVED]
He is getting to be a more patient and caring doctor. Beginning to relate to Americans and our funny ways in listening and showing s as little more tenderness and care. He's coming.
He is doing a great job
I didn't actually see Dr. Schmitz. I saw the fellow.
Dr. Fairless gave me the injection, not Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg. She was a 10 in every respect.
I saw Dr.Fairless. She is amazing.
I'm confident he will find a treatment for my dry AMD.
Personable, professional, and widely experienced! A delightful carer who I highly recommend!
He was very kind, answered all my questions, was patient, and did a great job resolving my problem.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg has been fantastic with helping my eye get better so I can see better!
He is A good Dr and professional
The Dr. does not go over the scans.. He does not show me the scans of my eyes He also hasn't said if there's any change good or bad.
I had a good experience thanks to your excellent professional service. [TRANSLATED]
Again, I didn't really see Marc, was attended to by a female doctor under his supervision.
Dr. Valckenberg was very kind when giving me the bad news about my eye. He told me the truth in kind way.
Very informative & answers questions completely.
He has done amazing things for me and my eye! I am starting to see much better!
I know how busy he is and in great demand. He came to talk to me about what needed to be done. However, I do prefer that he give me the injections and not someone else
Good attention [TRANSLATED]
I felt confident in the care I received.
Dr. Schmidt-Valkenberg is awesome!
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg was very guarded in his comments. I understand that some questions cannot be answered in the short-term, but I couldn't get a sense of his opinion on my surgery and prognosis. This might be his professional demeanor or professional opinion. I didn't feel confident about my prognosis after my appointment.
Amazing and knowledgeable
I received excellent care from Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg. He was very kind and sympathetic about my vision loss. I know he tried his best.
I trust his knowledge and experience.
I'm happy I found him for my eye issues, he is very knowledgeable!
I love the way I am treated at the Moran Eye Center in Farmington
Dr Schmitz-Valckenberg was thorough, knowledgeable and efficient. I felt my time was valued and the outcome was very good.
I liked this doctor because he was confident about what needed to be done and wasn't hesitant to tell me truth.
Professional. strait-shooter, knowledgeable, highly effective
Excellent, Knowledgeable, Kind and Caring.
Very professional
Courteous, pleasant and experienced. Explained the test results, possible complications, plan of care and left the choice to me.
All Profesional. Thuro anding his own way friendly and curiosity
Excellent
Excellent communications. Takes the time to answer my questions.
Dr. Schmidt-Valckenberg saved the sight in my left eye through a difficult and delicate surgery to remove blood from in front of and behind the retina. I'm still recovering, but my sight is improving daily and within 90 days I may be able to read easily again. I recommend Dr. S-V as a master retinal surgeon.
Definitely make an appointment with Dr. Valckenberg if you need a retina specialist. Extremely thorough and explains in detail your condition and possible solutions.
Treated me as a human being - not a number. And of course with great care and skill
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I enjoy meeting him because when I ask questions he listens and shares info so I can understand it
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is an excellent retina specialist and someone who instills confidence in his ability and knowledge. Great to have him as my Dr.
Good doctor and easy to understand
Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg does answer questions. He does ask if I have any questions. I do not always have enough information to ask the right questions. I would appreciate more conversation about my AMD, but I suspect he knows that the technicians are very good at that.
He is very friendly willing to take the time to answer my questions and very knowledgeable he saved my eyesight
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is a trusted and caring physician that I trust completely with my care and surgery.
Trust his intelligence and decisions
I feel so lucky that I am able to receive care by Dr. Valckenberg. He is an excellent, caring dictor.
Very high confidence in his skills, experience and knowledge. I am very fortunate to have had him as my surgeon!
He is excellent!
Dr. Valckenberg is great. He is attentive, looks into the data, examines thoroughly, and answers questions in detail.
As far as I'm concerned the man is a genius! I can see practically without glasses. Very kind and thorough. Can't recommend him enough!
Professional
Very kind
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is an expert retina specialist. I trust him completely with my eye health and treatment. He answers all my questions and goes the extra mile as a caring doctor. We are so lucky to have him in our area.
Dr Valkenberg impressed me very much with not only his knowledge but his ability to explain to me exactly what needed to be done to improve my vision. He is a wonderful Dr.
I would definitely recommend him to others. Much better than my other retina specialist that had retired at another institution.
I saw Dr Valckenberg as a first time patient after going to Moran Eye Clinic for about 35 years. My previous retinal specialist left. He probably spent five or six minutes with me which I thought was inadequate as a first time patient. Everything was normal so there were no problems, but still it seems to me making a connection is important in a patient doctor relationship.
Very skilled and professional
Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg is extremely knowledgable, professional and takes his time to answer questions and explain anything that isn't clear. It's great to have a doctor that hears you.
Very good and knowledgeable
Seems very thorough and nice
Very good doctor! He studies the situation instead of just routinely giving medication.
Caring, knowledgeable, professional. I felt confident in his experience and care provided.
Even though I have a rare condition with my eye, Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg seems very confident in taking care of my issue.
He asked about what I did before retiring, thought he was interested in me, but then said if I wasn't in math or science I might not understand what my eye treatment was, I felt he thought I might be stupid, wasn't real happy.
Doctor Schmitz-Valckenberg is friendly and relatable, but nevertheless is excellent in understanding the issues and being clear about the options available. I really appreciate his straightforwardness and clarity.
Left the appointment feeling I probably couldn't of had a more comprehensive exam from anyone else. Professional, caring and good communicator'will definitely recommend Dr. Valckenberg to friends and family
Very caring
Excellent Doctor, excellent care, excellent listener with excellent problem solving skills to tailor make my care for me.
Dr V is very knowledgeable and takes great care and concern during the injections.
Was very professional and friendly and I trusted her and the information she gave me.
Can be hard to work with!
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD is an excellent physician. He takes time to listen to my concerns and answers all my questions. He performed my surgery, and the results were very good. I trust him with my eye care completely.
Dr Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD is a very great doctor I would highly recommend him
Dr Marc Valckenberg is very professional, courteous, respectful and knowledgeable in treating my eye problem.
After I had been referred to the Moran Eye Center and learned I would be seeing Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg, I researched his background, something I normally do when not being familiar with a new specialist. That, in itself, impressed me, and although I did not spend a great deal of time with Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg, he had thorough knowledge of my history (up to this visit), as well as all testing performed at Moran prior to seeing him. I should add that I was seen by Dr. Fairless, whom I was told worked under Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg, prior to seeing him. Thusly, I believe I was covered excellently, while at the same time, feeling most grateful for being under the care of Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg.
Very respectful and attentive.
Dr. Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg is an excellent doctor, and I am fortunate to have him care for my needs.
Very kind and reassuring
I trust him 100% with my eye care. He is excellent.
Dr. was very brisk on this visit, on previous visits He took more time to explain the outcome of my Test results
Very professional, knowledgeable, and caring physician. He listened to my concerns and answered my questions regarding upcoming surgery thoroughly.
He performed the first shot in my eye using a device to keep my eye open. Another doctor performed the second and third shots without the device which was less uncomfortable. I have had more discomfort with the third shot than with the first and second shots.
He is very knowledgeable and had a quick understanding of the treatment process I needed to follow. I highly recommend him
An excellent doctor all around.
The doctor is knowledgeable and skilled.
I trust him with my eye care.
I don't always see him. He has never given me an injection. It is always another doctor.
Excellent MD
I felt like he cared about me .I have a great deal of respect for him and his work
Best eye dr that's I've ever been to hands down love this guy
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg took the time, a couple of times, to call me to alleviate my worry and concerns. He is very patient and exceedingly accomplished; which instilled great confidence in his ability to take care of me.
Dr Schmitz-Valckenberg is highly qualified and personable. I trust his expertise and am very satisfied with the care he has given me. He answers all my questions and responds in a way that I can understand.
Very perfusion and explained in detail what was to happen
Thought he was one of the best Doctors I've met
This was my first time meeting this doctor as my previous doctor had moved and recommended that I transfer my care here. I have confidence that this doctor is very knowledgeable and experienced, but I was quite surprised that he only spent about 5 minutes with me. I would have expected with it being the first visit that he would have shown a bit more interest in me and talked with me a bit more than he did. :(
He is very knowledgeable and took great interest in my case
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg was very patient with me concerning the treatment I needed to receive. He was great, very understanding of my nervousness about receiving a shot in the eye. Explained the treatment very well.
Dr. Valckenberg is a good Dr. Listens. Very knowledgeable, & compassionate. A good Dr.
I actually did not see Dr. Valckenberg on this appointment, but his staff and employees were very competent and friendly.
Dr. Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, he is very knowledgeable and explained and answered all my questions. I will recommend him to all my family friends.
Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg is, in my opinion, is a top rate retinologist. His confidence and intelligence inspire me and my family and that I am most clearly, in the best hands i could have hoped. Thank you!!
Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD took the time & effort to CALL me before I came from Montana to see him!! From the start of my appointment he put me right at ease discussing my eye issue. He listened and responded to all my questions and was thorough in his explanations. His patience and personality are beyond compare, thank you!
Explaining by pause, clearly and I felt his experience
Capable ,professional leaving his patients confident about his treatment.
I trust him
He is excellent and caring
I feel I am in good hands with Dr Valckenberg. I trust his care.
His doing a good job with my eye to get better and he explained things to me about my eye I do want to take care of my eye he is helping my with getting my eye get better and he ask me if he can get it fix so yes I truly do I need my eye thanks for all he do and workers to
Dr. Schmitz-Valkenberg (Dr.V on my calendar) is among the best. I doubt I could be in any better care where my eyes are concerned.
A wonderful doctor who puts you at ease
Always very pleasant and respectful. He explains everything I need to know about my current problems.
I have had several appointment with Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg of the past two years. He is very kind, and takes great care to explain treatment options for my condition.
It was good to speak German with Dr. Valkenberg, very personal
I have confidence in Dr. Valckenberg's abilities. He was professional and caring.
Dr. Valckenberg does an excellent job
Dr. Valckenberg is the surgeon that worked on my complex left eye retinal challenge. He has always been very open and willing to discuss at length what was happening or about to happen and what I might expect. He's been very gracious and I have become very trusting in his counsel.
He was very thorough on his exam and was awesome at explaining the problem and solutions or lack thereof I would recommend him but definitely not his staffrecommend him but definitely not his staff
Very thorough and compassionate
Good doctor
I tell everyone who has problems with their eyes to see him.
I want no other doctor to treat me. He is gentle and considerate, and I trust him
Dr. Valkenburg is careful & explains issues thoroughly. He listens to my concern's compassionately. I always feel I am his favorite patient.
Dr. V is interesting and answers questions thoroughly.
Dr Valckenberg was pleasant and took time to explain his findings to me and answer all my questions clearly and completely.
I felt his diagnosis and surgery was the best care I could get anywhere. We are very fortunate to have the expertise of this doctor in Utah.
He's very knowledgeable, kind, & explains things well.
If truly there is no treatment he was great.
Very knowledgeable. Willing to answer questions and discuss concerns. Much better bedside manner than he had a year ago. Last year he terrified me! I'm thankful to have him care for me so that my condition can be treated and my eyesight saved.
To rushed when he is seeing you. Check first questions
I wanted a second opinion about my eye care. I came to the right place! I'm not going anywhere else!!
Excellent care provider with great experience and caring professionalism.
The Dr expained very thing to me
I appreciate his referral to the macular degeneration research project. He was very patient with me and I left feeling like he really cares about keeping my eyes as healthy as possible.
Very pleasant and knowledgeable.
Excellent doctor. Very skilled and very kind.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg is a wonderful, competent, caring physician.
He conducted a thorough eye examination, answered all my questions and was very respectful. I have complete confidence in him.
I had a great experience in Dr. Schmidt-Valckenberg's office. It takes more that the doctor to treat the patient I came in contact with 5 different people who made me feel like everyone knew what their job was and did it well. When I saw the doctor he was kind and professional. I'm looking forward to coming appointments where I'll receive this level of care.
It was much more convenient for me when he went to Midvalley office. Went once to main office near U of U. Difficult to get to and I was not pleased with having a different doctor give me the injection. It was rough and too quick and I struggled for at least 24 hours afterward. There was no way I could drive home and hadn't had that problem before. I am so pleased with Dr. Valckenberg I drove to Farmington so I could see him. Thank you For your tender care an administration of the injection.
I only met with him once but his resident Dr. Zelenskyy has been excellent in giving me the injections in my eye.
I like him very much.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg Is by far the best retinal ophthalmologist Ive been to. He takes the time to talk to me about my condition and the ramifications. He explains everything in a way I understand. I never want to go to another doctor.
He is an amazing surgeon! He was up front with me as to what to expect from the surgery and what to expect during recovery. Post-op I had no pain or discomfort, my first visit 5 days after surgery my vision was 20-40 +2 improved from 20/60. My second visit 12 days after surgery still no pain or discomfort and vision was 20/30 +2. Today 16 days after surgery I feel like I'm 20/20. The only thing that could be improved upon since I"m a back sleeper it would have been nice if someone could have provided me with equipment information to help me facilitate a face down position. Part of a successful surgery is being able to keep in a facedown position as instructed. After calling around to multiple medical equipment stores and no luck, I got on my-chart and asked if Moran Center had anything available. Mallory was able to locate me 3 devises that worked perfectly. BTW, I really appreciated the ability to contact the doctor and his associates thru my-chart. My responses above aren't recording
Very capable and efficient physician. Always displays patience and informative of the procedures he performs.
We really appreciated Dr. Schmitz-Valckenbergs willingness to address our questions and concerns about medications and treatments. Extremely knowledgeable and update on new treatments. He presented his recommendations in a easy to understand manner.
Very satisfied
Dr schmitz-vaickenberg listened to my concerns, conducted tests relative to our conversation and effectively explained why I was having difficulty with my vision.
Excellent
I feel confident with Dr Valckenberg's direction. I appreciate the time he takes to help me understand what's happening with my eye. His no-nonsense approach makes me feel I'm getting the best possible care.
Always kind and friendly. Im very confident in his knowledge and skills.
I only met my surgeon the morning of my surgery briefly, he was kind and positive. At my post operative appointment. I had a little more time to chat with him. I appreciated him, addressing my concerns and answering my questions. I felt like I was in good hands. Thank you.
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg was pleasant and helpful in addressing my medical concerns, answering questions and giving me printed material with more information relating to my questions. I was very happy with our visit.
He is amazingly competent and kind.
A very good doctor
My first visit and I know he was concerned about my care and future care as a doctor
Doctor Im so thankful for all your time and effort that I can attend your clinic for my eyes surgery thank you all you are the best
Muy atento y me explica todo bien
very friendly and competent.
Totally trust him with my care and concern.
He seems very competent and careful. Nice.
Excellent!!
He explains everything very well. Very easy to talk to
Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg did a thorough exam for my condition and explained things well. He was willing to answer my questions and I did not feel rushed or hurried during my time with the doctor.
He is very understanding and informative
I only saw him briefly this time, but he did his job of administering shots in my eyes efficiently without to much pain or trauma.
He explained what was happening with my vision in a professional manner.
Thank you.
Dr Valkenberg is very professional and thorough. Answering my every question and concern with specific detail so I would understand my eye condition.
this was my first visit with Dr. Schmitz-Valckenberg and I was very pleased this visit
Knows what he is doing, and cares about his patients
Knowledgable, capable, kind.
Excelente mdico
He was extremely concerned about me & discussed options for my care thoroughly with me.
Dr Valckenberg was knowledgeable in giving the right decision on my left eye. Thank you!
He has taken over my care from Dr. Harnett, whom we have been told has left U of U. I have great confidence in his expertise.
I trust Dr Valckenberg and would always recommend him. He caring and friendly.
An exceptional physician who I trust implicitly with my care.
Very Good
I have done that on a previous page. He is top notch. Very happy and grateful for him.
He is a competent physician and has in turn made me feel a trust in his treatment and advice.
Thanks
I want strong patient inclusive feedback and care.
Easy to talk to. Hes very patient.
Very caring and thoughtful
Dr Schmitz-Valkenberg has been wonderful to work with . He explains things very well. I would highly recommend him to anyone!
Dr Valkenberg listened to me, answered my questions and his credentials are outstandingJust what one wants in a doctor who is taking care of your eyes
He is very caring
Dr Valckenberg has a quiet and respectful bedside manner. Hes very knowledgeable and I trust him explicitly.
Very Knowledgeable.
Interested in my condition and wanted to help
He is very polite, caring and professional
Dr. Valckenberg was very patient with my difficulty hearing and is a kind and caring man.
The best!
Thank you for great care.
Technically great care but Dr requested 6 week followup eye injection for wet AMD and the earliest available spot was 8 weeks away. These visits are very time consuming for all the HC providers, family AND private aides. So poor communication by MD as issue only came up with after appointment scheduling
My biggest issue now is what lens to select for my next cataract surgery and this doctor could not address that.
Should have explained side effects and what to expect PRIOR to asking me to sign a consent
The doctor and the staff were all most helpful in the exam and answering questions. A very good health experience.
He was a good doctor. He asked why I was there, and I wasn't really sure why. I wish he'd talked to my other doctor at Moran before I came. I think if he'd looked at my existing images, he would have seen that I didn't need a full visit with him or further testing.
Always efficient professional and patient
Good experience
Doctor is very harsh and has no patience. Some people are scared coming in and need kindness and not to be snapped at.
No complains at all so far. They ready to work with me m
Dr. Volkenberg is clearly a very busy man and there is nothing wrong with how he does his job at all (he's clearly very informed on my eye problem). However. He seemed to be a great hurry when I saw him this time (visit #8 I believe. They had numbed the eye receiving treatment, but the 'cage' they put in place was very painful and I have had a fairly big hemotoma/bruise on my eye ever since. I am concerned because I am scheduled for cataract surgery in June and I will not be happy if this has messed that up at all.
As I said before the doctor and his assistant were wonderful. The assistant helped a lot while doctor was injecting the medication in my eyes. I fell like they care about the patients.
Good experience
I will recommend this to anybody I have talked too.
I thank you all for the care that you all have given me during my eyes surgery. Also thanks for the doctors concerns about the right eye that the results were not to good. But thank you for taking care praying it turns out for the best.
Dr is always patient and asks if I have any questions. PA is also good at answering questions if asked.
Everything was explained very well to me
I called the Moran Eye Center because of a referral from my own son [NAME REMOVED]
I was very dismayed to discover that what I was originally told - that the treatment was limited to four shots - was false and that the shots will be ongoing.
I have had zero discussion about my cataract position. We had a good discussion about my Glaucoma issues. I was expecting a glaucoma procedure ?? Apparently I left the surgery center after having a cataract procedure without discussion ?? Not Happy, It seems like I am looking through a smudge on my apparent New Lens ??
There has been no trust created between us, and our doctor. There is his way of doing it, and he did not indicate evidence, that he was open to any other options, then his own.
I will be sure to tell everyone.
Dr. Valckenberg is excellent. I have already referred him to several friends or relatives who have complicated vision problems.
Dr. Valckenberg recommended strongly that I lie flat on my back with my face when you're at the ceiling for at least 10 days. That is not normally my preferred sleeping position however I determined if I expected him to do his best I could at least attempt to do my best which I did. At this moment my left eye is starting to respond reasonably well and the bubble has disappeared. I think over some reasonable period of time my left eye will gain clarity which it doesn't completely have today but I have confidence it will
Very comfortable with Dr Valkenberg and his concerns for my "eyes"
The Drr. Explained my situation so that I understood.
The doctor was an expert in retinal disease and repair and seem to be confident in his ability to perform the surgery answer my questions properly
Always answers my questions to my satisfaction.
Dr Valckenberg was exceptional in his exam & explanation to me concerning my macular degeneration which has been very scary to me. I'm pleased he is watching out for me as to Its progression.
Excellent staff. Work very well together
Good
Good
Good Doctor
I trust this eye doctor. Can't spell his name.
Always good
My 93 year old mother's vision had slightly improved. All of us were ecstatic!
Excellent
Good
Dr. Valckenberg was very thorough and explained my condition and recommended treatments completely and professionally.I appreciated his kind manner and obvious expertise. I would rate him excellent in all of the above questions.
My doctor was excellent
All went well.
good
The nurse/assistant and doctor informed me of every procedure, etc. that they were doing so that was very appreciated and informative.
The doctor spent a lot of time answering my plethora of questions.
The care provider thoroughly explained all the details of the proposed procedure.
I let that they told me what I needed to know and what we needed to wait for. I have great expectations as I await mynext
There were just major decisions to make and it was difficult to do with no real recommendations and a lack of the information I felt I needed.
Dr Marc Schmitz-Valckenberg seemed to be in a huge hurry. when I asked him if I could see the pictures of my eyes to compare he said "no" and didn't bother to discuss it any further. while he was examining my eyes with the bright light and magnifying glass I was blinking and he said to stop blinking so much, there was no paparazzi. then he stretched my eye open so wide, it hurt the sides of my eyes. then dr. said "I can't see anything you don't need to ever come back." I will not ever go back to him, but I will follow up with Dr. Shakoor at Moran at UofU and let him decide if he wants to release me from HIS care.
Dr Schmidtz-Valckenberg Was very reassuring. I was very frightened. He was able to put everything into perspective and help me understand what was happening in a way that made it so much easier for me to cope with. By the end of the visit, I was calm and understood all that was going to happen next. Thank you so much doctor!
I saw this provider for a procedure, but he realized that he couldn't safely do it and therefore didn't do so; which I appreciated. Unfortunately I have to consider other options.
Having to pay attention to this incredible doctor, as he does have a German accent, & my hearing isn't the best. haha
The entire staff was wonderful from start to finish.
I've already referred my wife to see this doctor
excellent experience
Can't put into words how much I appreciate this new doctor. I consider he was & is amazing.
Dr Valkenburg was very clear and informative
Dr Volkenberg was a superior practitioner! I am very grateful for his experience!
good
good
Literally saving the vision in my left eye
Not much can be done for my condition, but was reassured it wasn't something more serious.
Great
Dr Falkenberg carefully explained the treatment (laser "tacking" down my left retina). A day or two after the treatment, I noticed that my vision was GREATLY improved! The left image is smaller than the normal right, but the color and some degree of sharpness was obtained! In short, my left eye is now contributing to my vision in that left peripheral vision was essentially zero, it now contributes to my vision. Dr Falkenberg is AMAZING! And the Moran Eye Center is obviously a world-class institution.
I appreciated that he took the time to explain things. I also appreciate the concern Dr Fleckenstein showed for me.
Good
excellent
provider very open in his discussion of treatment plan
Doctor is excellent and gives the best care
loved both dr & PA. actually was THE MOST patient informative and caring Dr visit I've ever had by both pa/asst and Dr. loved front office staff on floor 1 & 2. reminded me of Nordstrom service- very welcoming - I will recommend to everyone I know to visit Midvalley/Moran for any optic needs. loved quality of service
excellent Dr.
doctor conveyed treatment plan and set future f/u appointment
good
had trouble communicating with the Dr