Manfred Zierhut is a Professor for Ophthalmology at the University Clinic of Tuebingen in Germany.

After his study of chemistry (Duisburg, Cologne, Hannover) and of medicine (Antwerp, Hannover), he started his residency at the Eye Clinic in Tuebingen. After finishing this he received a Fellowship for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. He wrote his habilitation about the immunology of Herpes-simplex-virus induced retinitis.

From 2009-2013, and again in 2018, Manfred Zierhut was the President of the International Uveitis Study Group. He is also the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Ocular Immunology and Inflammation” (Impact-Factor 3.348).

His fields of interest include all types of extraocular (dry eye, allergy) and intraocular (uveitis) inflammation and infection of the eyes. He has written150 original publications in journals, 65 chapters for books, and has been the editor or co-editor of 26 books. Moreover, he has presented approximately 1,100 lectures and was the main organizer of 45 congresses, workshops and/or meetings.

Financial Disclosure: I have/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

1. AbbVie
2. Santen
3. Gilead