Jascha Wendelstein

Talks, interviews & media

A selection from scientific and professional activity, mainly on lens-power calculation, refractive and corneal surgery. Intended for colleagues and referring practitioners.

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Talks & videos

Regular talks and courses at international congresses, including ASCRS, ESCRS, AAO, DOG, DOC and SOG/ÖOG.

YouTube · ANTERION user meeting 2024 Ray tracing: clinical application

Talk on the clinical use of ray tracing in measuring the anterior segment of the eye.

ESCRS · Eye Journal Club (podcast) Episode 38, techniques for aphakia correction

ESCRS Eye Journal Club episode on the refractive, visual and safety outcomes of three surgical techniques.

Interviews & articles

ZEISS · Peer Insights Total keratometry versus anterior-surface keratometry

A professional discussion of what role total-keratometry values play in calculating IOL power.

Ophthalmology Times Europe · ASCRS 2024 Comparing keratometry and total keratometry in a large dataset

Interview on a study comparing K and TK measurements across a large group of patients.

Eyefox · interview Biometry and IOL calculation

Conversation on modern biometry, new IOL formulas and the role of AI, and where challenges remain despite the technology.

ESCRS · EuroTimes Barry Fellowship opens up a whole new field of thought

EuroTimes article around the ESCRS Peter Barry Fellowship.

Awards & academic

JKU · Faculty of Medicine ESCRS recognition for scientific achievement

Honoured by the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).

JKU · Faculty of Medicine Habilitation

Award of the habilitation certificate, the basis of the academic teaching qualification (Priv.-Doz.). Topic: modern calculation methods for intraocular lens selection in routine and complex cases.

ophta.ch (PDF) SwissOphthAward

Feature on the SwissOphthAward.

Selected further awards

ESCRS Peter Barry Fellowship (2022) · ESCRS “Best of the Best” (2025) · SwissOphthAward “highest clinical relevance” (2023) · DOC Bronze Medal (2024) · MOG Dieter Bumiller Award (2025).

Academic engagement

Peer reviewer for, among others, the American Journal of Ophthalmology, the British Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Member of the ESCRS, the DOG and the IOL Power Club, among others.