Peter Stalmans

Biography

Prof. Peter Stalmans is a staff member of the Department of Ophthalmology at UZ Leuven and Associate Professor at the KU Leuven. After completion of his residency-in-training in ophthalmology at UZ Leuven, he worked for one year as a vitreoretinal fellow at the Eye Hospital Rotterdam. He became a staff member at UZ Leuven in 2000 and Associate Professor at the KU Leuven in 2001. Prof. Stalmans is a member of AAO, ARVO, EVER, the Belgian Society of Ophthalmology, ASRS, EVRS, and EURETINA and has organized the international Leuven Retina Meeting in 2011, 2013 and 2015. He has presented at various national and international meetings. Prof. Stalmans was the principal investigator of the phase II ocriplasmin clinical trial and coordinating investigator of the MIVI TRUST phase III trials (MIVI 6 and MIVI 7). His professional interests are vitreoretinal surgery, surgical instrument and device development and pharmacological vitreolysis. Prof. Stalmans works extensively with Nano Retina on the development of the surgical procedure and the clinical aspects of the device.

Research Interest

Prof. Stalmans works extensively with Nano Retina on the development of the surgical procedure and the clinical aspects of the device.