Dr med. Victor Derhartunian, FEBO, FWCRS

Founder and medical director of the SwissLaser and EyeLaser clinics. A refractive surgeon and pioneer of modern vision correction methods, he is involved in the development of laser corneal surgery, SmartSight, PresbyMAX, lens surgery, and phakic lens implantation. One of the most important areas of his work is the treatment of keratoconus, including the CAIRS procedure—a method utilizing allogenic corneal segments that is performed by a very select group of surgeons. In medicine, he is most interested not in the technology itself, but in the decision: when to operate, when not to operate, and how to choose the solution that will truly be best for the patient.