Press Releases

Private SPECTRALIS collection exhibited for the first time ever at Optrafair 2017

Hemel Hempstead, UK – The private Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS collection has gone on display for the first time in public at Optrafair, Birmingham. The collection comprises of custom SPECTRALIS camera casings that were specially made and gifted by the manufacturer to Christoph Schoess, Director of Heidelberg Engineering GmbH. The camera casings on show are painted […]

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Heidelberg Engineering to Expand its Ophthalmic Healthcare IT Business through the Acquisition of Medisoft

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering GmbH today announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of Medisoft Limited, the leading UK-based provider of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software solutions for the ophthalmology market. In healthcare IT, Heidelberg Engineering already offers comprehensive ophthalmic image management and other data solutions that address the requirements of enterprises as well […]

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Unique 7 year Masterlease proves longevity of the SPECTRALIS Imaging Platform

Hemel Hempstead, UK – Heidelberg Engineering has introduced a “7 year Masterlease” financing option to make owning a SPECTRALIS Imaging Platform more affordable than ever with extremely low monthly repayments and a very low interest rate fixed for 7 years. Heidelberg Engineering has uniquely been able to offer the Masterlease after proving the longevity of […]

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Prominent retinal specialist to feature on the main stage at Optrafair

Hemel Hempstead, UK – Eminent ophthalmologist, Professor Usha Chakravarthy, Queen’s University, Belfast will feature on the main stage at Optrafair on Sunday 2nd April at 11:45am. Professor Chakravarthy is at the forefront of pioneering research including the NICOLA study, a long term study looking at the effects of aging on the eyes which will help […]

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Heidelberg Engineering brings OCT LIVE to Optrafair

Hemel Hempstead, UK – Heidelberg Engineering is bringing their popular OCT LIVE format to Optrafair for the first time on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd April. The CET accredited sessions will take place on the Heidelberg Engineering stand, G20, and feature three patients who will be scanned live on the big screen by the SPECTRALIS […]

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Heidelberg Engineering delivers OCT LIVE in front of biggest audience yet

Hemel Hempstead, UK – Heidelberg Engineering delivered their biggest OCT LIVE session yet to an audience of 150 at the annual Eyecare conference in Glasgow on Monday 23rd January. Local Consultant Ophthalmologist Manish Gupta, from Glasgow Royal Infirmary, arranged for three of his patients to be scanned live in HD on the main stage using […]

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OIA imaging trophy for best OCT won by Edinburgh photographer using SPECTRALIS

Hemel Hempstead, UK – The coveted Ophthalmic Imaging Association award for best ocular coherence tomography of 2016 has been awarded to Mark Hope, Medical Photographer from The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. His winning OCT image was captured using the SPECTRALIS Imaging Platform and shows a 19 year old female patient who has bilateral adult vitelliform […]

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Brighton Opticians enjoy first Heidelberg OCT LIVE roadshow of 2017

Hemel Hempstead, UK – The Heidelberg Engineering Academy delivered their first OCT LIVE roadshow of the year in Brighton on Tuesday 17th January to a fully booked room of 60 optometrists and dispensing opticians. Local optometrist Steven Borkum, from Peter Marson Optometrists, arranged for three of his patients to be scanned on the

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