Organizing Committee Member
Univ. Prof. Dr. Elfriede Stangler-Zuschrott
Professor
University Eye Clinic
Vienna, Austria
Biography
Born in Vienna, Dr. Stangler Elfriede obtained her MD at the University of Vienna in 1962. After studies of Orthoptics and Pleoptics at the Eye Clinic St. Gallen/Switzerland, she worked continuously at the Vienna Univeersity's 1st Eye Clinic from 1963 to 1997, heading the Department for Orthoptics and Neuro-Ophthalmology from 1967 onwards. Married to Heinz Zuschrott, one daughter. In 1978, she became the first woman in Austria to secure a lectureship in Ophthalmology, followed by a professorship in 1985. In 1997, she retired from her work at the Eye Clinic and at the end of 2014 from her private practice to share her extensive knowledge with all those who may be concerned by writing a book about "Geriatric Orthoptics".
Research Area
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics