Ophthalmologist
Patrick Schraepen
Board-certified ophthalmologist since 2004
Specialisations
- Refractive surgery: PRK, LASEK, LASIK and epi-LASIK using excimer laser
- Corneal surgery: penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and treatment of astigmatism and anisometropia after keratoplasty
- Cataract surgery and intraocular lenses (phaco, IOL implantation, YAG capsulotomy)
- Ocular trauma
Dr. Patrick Schraepen (born 14 October 1975 in Leuven) completed his secondary education at the Jesuit College OLVC in Antwerp (1993) and studied medicine at the University of Antwerp (RUCA, June 1996 and UIA, June 2000), graduating magna cum laude.
From 2000 to 2004 he completed his specialist training in ophthalmology at Antwerp University Hospital under Prof. Dr. Tassignon. He has been a board-certified ophthalmologist since 1 September 2004.
He further trained during fellowships at the Clinica Oftalmologica of Dr. J.R. Enriquez Herrera in Durango (Mexico, 2000) and a phaco fellowship at Mahatme Eye Hospital in Nagpur (India, 2004). He has presented his research on refractive surgery, corneal transplantation and intraocular lenses at national and international congresses, including ESCRS meetings in Barcelona and Rome and ASCRS in San Diego.
Treatments and conditions
You can visit Dr. Patrick Schraepen for, among others:
- Myopia
- Astigmatism
- Anisometropia
- Refractive laser surgery (PRK, LASEK, LASIK, epi-LASIK)
- Penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplantation)
- Cataract and phaco surgery
- Intraocular lens implantation
- YAG capsulotomy
- Ocular trauma
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Research areas
- Refractive surgery
- Excimer laser (PRK, LASEK, LASIK, epi-LASIK)
- Penetrating keratoplasty
- Astigmatism after keratoplasty
- Intraocular lenses
- Contrast sensitivity
- Ocular trauma
- Locoregional anaesthesia in ophthalmology
Dr. Schraepen’s research focuses on refractive and corneal surgery. He has published on visual acuity after penetrating keratoplasty for pseudophakic and aphakic keratopathy, on the treatment of astigmatism and anisometropia following keratoplasty, and on the outcomes of LASEK and PRK using a Gaussian beam excimer laser without eye tracking. He also contributed to research on contrast sensitivity after implantation of an intraocular lens with a modified prolate anterior surface, and on the quality of retrobulbar anaesthesia performed by the ophthalmologist versus the anaesthesiologist.
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2003 Visual acuity after penetrating keratoplasty for pseudophakic and aphakic keratopathy – Schraepen, Koppen, Tassignon J Cataract Refract Surg 2003;29:482-486
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2003 LASEK for myopia: first results – Vandorselaer, Hermiat, Schraepen, Trau, Tassignon Bull. Soc. Belge Ophtalmol. 290, 59-68, 2003
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2004 Treatment of post PKP anisometropia and / or astigmatism – Schraepen, Vandorselaer, Trau, Tassignon Bull. Soc. Belge Ophtalmol. 292, 19-25, 2004Broad beam laser with gaussian delivery obviates need for eye tracker in LASEK procedures
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2003 Broad beam laser with gaussian delivery obviates need for eye tracker in LASEK procedures EuroTimes, June 2003, 19
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Gaussian beam excimer laser in myopia without eye tracking – Schraepen, Eskina, Vandorselaer, Gobin, Trau, Tassignon Advances in Ophthalmology, p. 384-393, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (boekhoofdstuk)
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Quality evaluation of retrobulbar block performed by the ophthalmologist and the anesthesiologist – Vervecken, Schraepen, Vercauteren, Wuyts, Tassignon
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Treatment of astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty: LASIK or arcuate keratectomy – Vandorselaer, Schraepen, Trau, Tassignon
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Contrast sensitivity after implantation of a modified prolate anterior surface intraocular lens – Schraepen, De Groot, Tassignon