Prof Kaweh Mansouri

Prof. Mansouri is a pioneer of MIGS surgery, a treatment that has revolutionised pressure reduction in glaucoma, and has spared many from requiring more invasive filtration surgery

Clinical focus: Glaucoma

Medical and surgical treatment of complex glaucoma cases, including laser treatment and filtration surgery
MIGS: Micro Invasive Glaucoma Surgery. Prof. Mansouri is a pioneer of MIGS surgery, a treatment that has revolutionised pressure reduction in glaucoma, and has spared many from requiring more invasive filtration surgery, and reduced the need for eyedrops in many patients.
24 hour intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring. Prof. Mansouri has been at the forefront of a new way of measuring IOP using a high-tech contact lens that enables continuous pressure monitoring, something that is revealing important information about people’s glaucoma and the effectiveness of their treatment.

Recent Activity

  • Consultant ophthalmologist at the Montchoisi Clinic in Lausanne.
  • Adjoint Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA since 2014
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology (“Chef de Clinique”), Department of Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2012–2015), where he was a Consultant
  • Ophthalmologist, Director of the Policlinic; Medical Director of the Geneva Eye Bank, and an Examiner for the Swiss Federal Medical Examination in Ophthalmology
  • Chef de Clinique, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2009–2010)
  • Adjoint Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA since 2014
  • Twice voted as a member of the “Top 40 Under 40” Global Power List of Ophthalmologists

Scientific Activities

He has co-authored over 85 publications and has an h-index of 28 (Google Scholar).

Clinical Education and Teaching

  • Fellowship: Hamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California, San Diego, CA (2010–2012)
  • European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO; 2009)
  • Swiss Medical Association, Board of Ophthalmology (FMH; 2009)
  • Residency: University of Lausanne, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland (2007–2009)
  • Residency, University of Geneva, Department of Ophthalmology, Geneva, Switzerland (2006–2007)
  • Public Health: University of Geneva, Switzerland (2005–2008)
  • Associate Medical Officer, Prevention of Deafblindness Program, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland (2004–2006)
  • Residency, University of Basel, Department of Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland (2003–2004)
  • University of Lausanne, Switzerland; ERASMUS Program (2000–2001)
  • Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Dissertation: “Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Rigid PMMA Implant With the Collagen Implant in Deep Sclerectomy (1996–2003).

Kaweh Mansouri was born and raised in Austria.

Prof. Mansouri speaks French, English, German, Persian and Italian.

Dr. Kaweh Mansouri discusses glaucoma, AI, and modern eye care on Thomas Meyer’s podcast. ELZA Eye Institute Zurich.
Featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Glaucoma Today, an article by ELZA Consultant Surgeon Dr. Kaweh Mansouri highlights the Eyemate continuous intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring implant.
Here’s an overview of what ELZA’s surgeons and researchers are presenting in Barcelona this year. ELZA at ESCRS 2024.
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