{"id":11129,"date":"2026-06-23T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medipolis.be\/arts\/erik-l-j-g-mertens\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:09:10","slug":"erik-l-j-g-mertens","status":"publish","type":"arts","link":"https:\/\/medipolis.be\/fr\/arts\/erik-l-j-g-mertens\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik L.J.G. Mertens"},"featured_media":11145,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-11129","arts","type-arts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"subtitel_bovenaan":"","aanspreking":"Dr.","voornaam_+_naam":"Erik L.J.G. Mertens","subtitel_onderaan":"","specialisatie":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>Chirurgie r\u00e9fractive<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chirurgie de la cataracte<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chirurgie de la cataracte assist\u00e9e par laser femtoseconde (FLACS)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Correction de la presbytie<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lentilles intraoculaires phaques (ICL)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>EVO Visian ICL<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lentilles intraoculaires premium<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lentilles intraoculaires multifocales<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lentilles intraoculaires trifocales<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lentilles intraoculaires toriques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00c9change r\u00e9fractif du cristallin<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Correction de l\u2019astigmatisme<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chirurgie corn\u00e9enne<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chirurgie laser guid\u00e9e par front d\u2019onde<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Correction visuelle personnalis\u00e9e<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","specialisatie_kort":"<p class=\"p1\">Sp\u00e9cialiste international en chirurgie r\u00e9fractive\r\nChirurgie de la cataracte\r\nImplantation de lentilles premium.<\/p>","afspraak_link":"https:\/\/rosa.be\/fr\/hp\/erik-mertens\/","over":{"over_intro":"<p class=\"p1\">Dr Erik Mertens est directeur m\u00e9dical et fondateur du Medipolis Eye Center \u00e0 Anvers et est reconnu comme l\u2019un des chirurgiens r\u00e9fractifs et de la cataracte les plus exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s d\u2019Europe. Depuis l\u2019obtention de son dipl\u00f4me de m\u00e9decine \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Anvers en 1991, il a construit une r\u00e9putation internationale dans le domaine de l\u2019ophtalmologie, avec une expertise particuli\u00e8re en chirurgie r\u00e9fractive, chirurgie de la cataracte, lentilles intraoculaires premium, lentilles phaques et correction de la presbytie.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Au cours de sa formation en ophtalmologie, il s\u2019est sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans des techniques avanc\u00e9es telles que la chirurgie laser, les traitements guid\u00e9s par front d\u2019onde, la chirurgie de la cataracte, la chirurgie corn\u00e9enne et l\u2019implantation de lentilles intraoculaires phaques. L\u2019innovation a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 au c\u0153ur de sa carri\u00e8re. En 2012, il a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re chirurgie de la cataracte assist\u00e9e par laser femtoseconde en Belgique. \u00c0 ce jour, il a effectu\u00e9 plus de 8 500 interventions FLACS.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 sa pratique clinique, le Dr Mertens est un conf\u00e9rencier, chercheur et formateur international tr\u00e8s sollicit\u00e9. Il a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 plus de 600 pr\u00e9sentations scientifiques lors de congr\u00e8s nationaux et internationaux et a publi\u00e9 de nombreux articles scientifiques consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 la chirurgie r\u00e9fractive, \u00e0 la chirurgie de la cataracte et aux technologies innovantes de lentilles intraoculaires. Il a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 investigateur principal dans plusieurs \u00e9tudes cliniques internationales portant sur de nouvelles technologies ophtalmologiques.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Le Dr Mertens est Fellow du European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO), Fellow du World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences (FWCRS) et a obtenu en 2025 la prestigieuse certification FEBOS-CR, qualification europ\u00e9enne de sursp\u00e9cialisation en chirurgie de la cataracte et chirurgie r\u00e9fractive. Il a occup\u00e9 plusieurs fonctions dirigeantes au sein d\u2019organisations ophtalmologiques internationales et a pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 AECOS Europe de 2019 \u00e0 2022.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">En tant que fondateur du Medipolis Eye Center, d\u2019Eqiris et de Signifeye, il s\u2019engage quotidiennement \u00e0 offrir des soins ophtalmologiques innovants, de haute qualit\u00e9 et centr\u00e9s sur le patient. Son expertise couvre l\u2019ensemble du spectre moderne de la correction visuelle, allant de la chirurgie laser aux implants de lentilles premium et \u00e0 la chirurgie avanc\u00e9e de la cataracte.<\/p>","behandelingen_aandoeningen":[{"naam":"Cataracte"},{"naam":"Chirurgie de la cataracte"},{"naam":"Chirurgie de la cataracte assist\u00e9e par laser femtoseconde (FLACS)"},{"naam":"Chirurgie r\u00e9fractive"},{"naam":"\u00c9change r\u00e9fractif du cristallin"},{"naam":"Presbytie"},{"naam":"Correction de la presbytie"},{"naam":"Myopie"},{"naam":"Forte myopie"},{"naam":"Hyperm\u00e9tropie"},{"naam":"Astigmatisme"},{"naam":"LASIK"},{"naam":"Implants de lentilles premium"},{"naam":"Lentilles multifocales"},{"naam":"Lentilles trifocales"},{"naam":"Lentilles \u00e0 profondeur de champ \u00e9tendue (EDOF)"},{"naam":"Lentilles toriques"},{"naam":"Lentilles intraoculaires phaques"},{"naam":"EVO Visian ICL"},{"naam":"Ectasie corn\u00e9enne"},{"naam":"Troubles visuels apr\u00e8s 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Board of Ophthalmology"},{"naam":"FWCRS","onderschrift":"Fellow World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences"},{"naam":"Physician CEO","onderschrift":"Kellogg School of Management"},{"naam":"FEBOS-CR","onderschrift":"Certification europ\u00e9enne de sursp\u00e9cialisation en chirurgie de la cataracte et chirurgie r\u00e9fractive"}],"lidmaatschappen":[{"functie":"Fellow","vereniging":"European Board of Ophthalmology","beschrijving":"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 europ\u00e9enne de sp\u00e9cialistes"},{"functie":"Fellow","vereniging":"World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences","beschrijving":"Organisation internationale de chirurgie r\u00e9fractive"},{"functie":"Membre","vereniging":"European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)","beschrijving":"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 europ\u00e9enne de chirurgie de la cataracte et r\u00e9fractive"},{"functie":"Membre","vereniging":"International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)","beschrijving":"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 internationale de chirurgie r\u00e9fractive"},{"functie":"Membre international","vereniging":"American Academy of Ophthalmology","beschrijving":"Association professionnelle internationale"},{"functie":"Cofondateur","vereniging":"AECOS","beschrijving":"American-European College of Ophthalmic Surgeons"},{"functie":"Pr\u00e9sident Europe","vereniging":"AECOS Europe","beschrijving":"2019-2022"},{"functie":"Membre du conseil d\u2019administration","vereniging":"Refractive Surgery Alliance","beschrijving":"Collaboration internationale en chirurgie r\u00e9fractiv"},{"functie":"Co-pr\u00e9sident du Conseil consultatif r\u00e9gional Europe","vereniging":"WCRS","beschrijving":"World College of Refractive Surgery"},{"functie":"Membre du comit\u00e9 \u00e9ditorial","vereniging":"Journal of Refractive Surgery","beschrijving":"Revue scientifique"},{"functie":"Membre du comit\u00e9 \u00e9ditorial","vereniging":"World Journal of Ophthalmology","beschrijving":"Revue scientifique"},{"functie":"R\u00e9dacteur m\u00e9dical en chef","vereniging":"Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today","beschrijving":"Publication internationale en ophtalmologie"}],"prijzen_grants":[{"titel":"ASCRS Film Festival Award","beschrijving":"Meilleure vid\u00e9o en chirurgie r\u00e9fractive (2004)"},{"titel":"Arthur Culler Memorial Lecturer","beschrijving":"Ohio State University (2005)"},{"titel":"Meilleure pr\u00e9sentation \u00ab Rapid Fire \u00bb","beschrijving":"Congr\u00e8s Ophthalmologica Belgica (2019)"},{"titel":"Premi\u00e8re chirurgie de la cataracte au laser femtoseconde en Belgique","beschrijving":"2012"},{"titel":"Premi\u00e8re implantation mondiale de la Visian EVO VIVA ICL commercialis\u00e9e","beschrijving":"2020"},{"titel":"Premi\u00e8re implantation mondiale de la lentille phaque SOLO Custom Posterior Chamber","beschrijving":"2025"},{"titel":"FEBO","beschrijving":"Fellow European Board of Ophthalmology"},{"titel":"FWCRS","beschrijving":"Fellow World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences"},{"titel":"FEBOS-CR","beschrijving":"Certification europ\u00e9enne en chirurgie de la cataracte et chirurgie r\u00e9fractive"}]},"publicaties":{"peer-reviewed_publicaties":"15+","internationale_presentaties":"600+","boekhoofdstukken":"3","onderzoeksgebieden":{"labels":[{"naam":"Refractieve chirurgie"},{"naam":"Cataractchirurgie"},{"naam":"Premium intraoculaire lenzen"},{"naam":"Multifocale lenzen"},{"naam":"Trifocale lenzen"},{"naam":"Phakische intraoculaire lenzen"},{"naam":"EVO Visian ICL"},{"naam":"Presbyopiecorrectie"},{"naam":"Femtosecond chirurgie"},{"naam":"Corneachirurgie"},{"naam":"Astigmatismecorrectie"},{"naam":"Refractieve lensvervanging"},{"naam":"Oculaire diagnostiek"},{"naam":"Klinisch onderzoek"},{"naam":"Oogheelkundige innovatie"}],"intro":"<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Erik Mertens combineert een uitgebreide klinische praktijk met internationale onderzoeksactiviteiten binnen de refractieve chirurgie en cataractchirurgie. Zijn onderzoek richt zich onder meer op premium intraoculaire lenzen, phakische lenzen, presbyopiecorrectie, femtosecond-technologie, innovatieve chirurgische technieken en nieuwe diagnostische toepassingen. Hij trad op als principal investigator in meerdere internationale klinische studies en publiceerde uitgebreid in gerenommeerde wetenschappelijke tijdschriften.<\/p>"},"publicaties_preview":[{"jaartal":"$nbsp;","beschrijving":"PUBLICATIONS \u00c9VALU\u00c9ES PAR LES PAIRS","verschenen_in":""},{"jaartal":"2008","beschrijving":"Custom-designed toric phakic intraocular lenses to correct high corneal astigmatism (Mertens EL, Sanders DR, Vitale PN \u2014 premier auteur)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Refractive Surgery, 24(5):501\u2013506"},{"jaartal":"2011","beschrijving":"Toric phakic implantable collamer lens for correction of astigmatism: 1-year outcomes (Mertens EL \u2014 auteur unique)","verschenen_in":"Clinical Ophthalmology, 5:369\u2013375"},{"jaartal":"2017","beschrijving":"Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgeries reported to the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Lundstr\u00f6m M, Dickman M, Henry Y, Sunga C, Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 43(12):1549\u20131556"},{"jaartal":"2017","beschrijving":"Prospective multicenter trial of a small-aperture intraocular lens in cataract surgery (Dick B, Piovella M, Vukich J, Mendicute J, Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 43(7):956\u2013968"},{"jaartal":"2018","beschrijving":"Pupil dilation dynamics with an intracameral fixed combination of mydriatics and anesthetic during cataract surgery (Chiambaretta F, Pleyer U, Behndig A, \u2026 Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 44(3):341\u2013347"},{"jaartal":"2020","beschrijving":"Need and Time to Redo Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Glaucoma Patients (De Keyser M, De Belder J, Ballett B, Mertens E)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology"},{"jaartal":"2020","beschrijving":"Performance and safety of the extended depth of focus implantable collamer lens (EDOF ICL) in phakic subjects with presbyopia (Packer M, Alfonso J, Aramberri J, Elies D, Fernandez J, Mertens E)","verschenen_in":"Clinical Ophthalmology, 14:2717\u20132730"},{"jaartal":"2020","beschrijving":"Cover story : Words Matter (Cummings A, Daya S, Mertens E)","verschenen_in":"CRST Today, septembre 2020"},{"jaartal":"2021","beschrijving":"Refractive surgery beyond 2020 (Ang M, Gatinel D, Reinstein D, Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Eye (London), 35(2):362\u2013382"},{"jaartal":"2021","beschrijving":"Bilateral Implantation of a New Refractive Multi-Segmented Multifocal Intraocular Lens in Cataract or Refractive Lens Exchange Patients (Holzer M, Nuijts R, Jonker S, Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Clinical Ophthalmology, 15:2117\u20132126"},{"jaartal":"2023","beschrijving":"Postoperative vault prediction for phakic implantable collamer lens surgery: the LASSO formulae (Rocamora L, Orlando JI, Lwowski C, Kohnen T, Mertens E, Van Keer K)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 49(2):126\u2013132"},{"jaartal":"2023","beschrijving":"Rotational Stability After Implantation of Two Different Phakic Toric Intraocular Lenses (Kilic D, Forster A, Mertens E, Dick B, Taneri S)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Refractive Surgery, 39(7):463\u2013472"},{"jaartal":"2024","beschrijving":"Immediate Sequential Bilateral Implantable Collamer Lens Surgery is Safe and Effective (Russo A, Filini O, Mertens E, Daya SM, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Refractive Surgery, 40(5):e313\u2013e320"},{"jaartal":"2024","beschrijving":"Reply : Improving Second-Eye Vaulting in Deferred Bilateral Implantable Collamer Lens Surgery (Russo A, Filini O, Mertens E, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Refractive Surgery, mai 2024"},{"jaartal":"2025","beschrijving":"Comment on : Evidence-based functional classification of simultaneous vision intraocular lenses (Daya S, Mertens E, Carones F, Shahnazaryan D ; AECOS Working Group on IOL Nomenclature)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 51(5):436"},{"jaartal":"2025","beschrijving":"Comment on : From the editor. Current and future nomenclature and categorization of intraocular lenses (Daya S, Mertens E, Carones F, Shahnazaryan D ; AECOS Working Group)","verschenen_in":"Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 51(8):746"},{"jaartal":"2025","beschrijving":"Proportion of patients with Demodex blepharitis in ophthalmology clinics in Europe: the Eos study (Nanavaty MA, Findl O, Carones F, \u2026 Mertens EL, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Eye"},{"jaartal":"2025","beschrijving":"Evaluating the predictive accuracy of an AI-based tool for postoperative vault estimation in phakic intraocular lens implantation (Zaldivar R, Zaldivar R, Cummings AB, \u2026 Mertens EL, et al.)","verschenen_in":"Clinical Ophthalmology, 19:1945\u20131956"},{"jaartal":"&nbsp;","beschrijving":"CHAPITRES DE LIVRES","verschenen_in":""},{"jaartal":"2006","beschrijving":"Corneal ectasia post-LASIK: the Orbscan advantage (Mertens EL, Gulani AC, Karpecki P), p. 203\u2013220","verschenen_in":"Dr Agarwal's Step by Step Corneal Topography, 2e \u00e9d., Jaypee Brothers"},{"jaartal":"2009","beschrijving":"Corneal ectasia post-LASIK: the Orbscan advantage (Mertens EL, Gulani AC, Karpecki P), p. 109\u2013130","verschenen_in":"Jaypee Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series: Corneal Topography, Jaypee Brothers"},{"jaartal":"2023","beschrijving":"Management of surgical complications when implanting phakic IOLs (Mertens E, Van Keer K, Dauwe C)","verschenen_in":"Cataract and Lens Surgery (\u00e9d. Ali\u00f3 JL), Springer"},{"jaartal":"&nbsp;","beschrijving":"CRST \/ CRST EUROPE \u2014 ARTICLES & \u00c9DITORIAUX","verschenen_in":""},{"jaartal":"2003","beschrijving":"Restoring Accommodation With Refractive Lens Exchange (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, avril 2003"},{"jaartal":"2003","beschrijving":"Everything Old Is New Again \u2014 travaux de Mertens sur le RLE accommodatif cit\u00e9s dans l'article de John F. Doane","verschenen_in":"CRST, avril 2003"},{"jaartal":"2003","beschrijving":"Extending the Boundaries of Customization \u2014 sur le syst\u00e8me Zyoptix (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, ao\u00fbt 2003"},{"jaartal":"2007","beschrijving":"The Visian Toric ICL (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, janvier 2007"},{"jaartal":"2008","beschrijving":"Wound Dehiscence (Donnenfeld ED, Masket S, Piracha A, Stahl JE, Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, mars 2008"},{"jaartal":"2009","beschrijving":"Phakic IOLs Outside the United States (Chang JSM, Mertens EL, Nuijts RMMA, Doors M)","verschenen_in":"CRST, octobre 2009"},{"jaartal":"2010","beschrijving":"Availability of Premium IOLs Growing Significantly in Europe \u2014 introduction \u00e9ditoriale, Annual IOL Issue","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, janvier 2010"},{"jaartal":"2010","beschrijving":"Focus on Phacoemulsification: Improving Phacoemulsification \u2014 table ronde sur la technique chirurgicale avec vid\u00e9o Eyetube (Chang DF, Cionni RJ, Devgan U, Dewey SH, Jones J, Mertens EL, Wallace B III)","verschenen_in":"CRST, janvier 2010"},{"jaartal":"2010","beschrijving":"ESCRS 2010 \u00ab Editors' Picks \u00bb \u2014 couverture du congr\u00e8s (avec Daya SM & Tjia KF)","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, octobre 2010"},{"jaartal":"2011","beschrijving":"Complex Case Management: Vision Correction After Corneal Collagen Cross-linking (Ambr\u00f3sio R Jr, Belin MW, Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, f\u00e9vrier 2011"},{"jaartal":"2011","beschrijving":"Chief Medical Editors Sound Off (avec Daya SM & Tjia KF)","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, septembre 2011"},{"jaartal":"2012","beschrijving":"Inside Eyetube.net \/ ACOS Cannes \u2014 couverture des techniques femtoseconde pour la presbytie","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, juillet 2012"},{"jaartal":"2012","beschrijving":"Physician Perspective \u2014 sur le laser femtoseconde Victus, dans \u00ab The Best of 2012: Trends and Breakthroughs \u00bb","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, novembre\/d\u00e9cembre 2012"},{"jaartal":"2014","beschrijving":"Evaluating the Impact of Laser-Assisted Lens Capsulotomy (Straub L, avec la contribution de Mertens)","verschenen_in":"CRST, janvier 2014"},{"jaartal":"2014","beschrijving":"The Literature \u2014 exp\u00e9rience clinique avec l'ICL \u00e0 port central et cr\u00e9dit de la premi\u00e8re implantation (juin 2011), cit\u00e9 par communication personnelle (Brinton JP)","verschenen_in":"CRST, juin 2014"},{"jaartal":"2014","beschrijving":"Advancing Cataract Surgery With Diagnostic Technologies (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, septembre 2014"},{"jaartal":"2015","beschrijving":"Segmented Bifocal, Trifocal IOLs: Success Outside the United States (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, janvier 2015"},{"jaartal":"2015","beschrijving":"Glued IOL Conundrum (Gulani AC, Kili\u00e7 A, Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, f\u00e9vrier 2015"},{"jaartal":"2016","beschrijving":"You Don't Have That in Your US Practice? (Mertens EL, Alpins N, Cummings AB, Daya SM)","verschenen_in":"CRST, mars 2016"},{"jaartal":"2016","beschrijving":"Top 20 Articles \u2014 r\u00e9trospective en tant que nominateur\/contributeur","verschenen_in":"CRST Europe, novembre\/d\u00e9cembre 2016"},{"jaartal":"2017","beschrijving":"Czech Out Those Talks \u2014 aper\u00e7u des r\u00e9sultats d'\u00e9tudes pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s au AECOS European Symposium, Prague, incl. la contribution de Mertens (Straub L)","verschenen_in":"CRST"},{"jaartal":"2017","beschrijving":"The Beauty of Collaboration \u2014 sur la synergie entre l'ophtalmologie et l'esth\u00e9tique (Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, ao\u00fbt 2017"},{"jaartal":"2018","beschrijving":"The Beauty of Different Perspectives (Doeser C, Mertens EL)","verschenen_in":"CRST, juin 2018"},{"jaartal":"2018","beschrijving":"How Should I Manage the 10-Year Post-LASIK Patient Who Is Now Unhappy With His or Her Vision? 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