Walter Sekundo

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
179 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Walter Sekundo is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Sekundo has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 129 papers in Ophthalmology and 47 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Walter Sekundo's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (106 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (79 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (51 papers). Walter Sekundo is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (106 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (79 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (51 papers). Walter Sekundo collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Greece and Austria. Walter Sekundo's co-authors include Marcus Blum, Kathleen S. Kunert, Konstantinos Droutsas, Thomas Bertelmann, Apostolos Lazaridis, Stephan Schulze, Péter Seifert, Farhad Hafezi, Sabine Kling and Carsten H. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Walter Sekundo

174 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Small incision corneal refractive surgery using the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism: results of a 6 month prospective study

2010 621 citations Walter Sekundo, Kathleen S. Kunert et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter Sekundo Germany	29	3.3k	2.6k	1.5k	784	125	179	3.7k
William J. Dupps United States	40	4.7k 1.4×	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	156 1.2×	125	5.1k
Ahmet Demirok Türkiye	29	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	724 0.5×	588 0.8×	47 0.4×	156	2.5k
Vassilios Kozobolis Greece	28	1.4k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	397 0.3×	631 0.8×	139 1.1×	111	2.1k
Leo J. Maguire United States	27	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	684 0.5×	644 0.8×	130 1.0×	67	2.2k
Anastasios John Kanellopoulos United States	30	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	889 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	46 0.4×	100	3.1k
Michael Küchle Germany	26	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	414 0.3×	399 0.5×	321 2.6×	81	2.4k
Manfred Tetz Germany	31	1.8k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	524 0.4×	279 0.4×	137 1.1×	87	2.7k
David R. Hardten United States	27	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	586 0.4×	767 1.0×	43 0.3×	89	2.2k
Meixiao Shen China	31	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	635 0.4×	373 0.5×	193 1.5×	101	2.5k
Εfstathios T. Detorakis Greece	25	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	194 0.1×	473 0.6×	172 1.4×	108	1.8k

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Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2025). Adjusting Laser Parameters for Myopic Laser Blended Vision According to Laser Treatment Zone: A Retrospective Study. Current Eye Research. 50(7). 710–718. 1 indexed citations

Ladewig, Markus S., et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of anterior chamber stability with a cohesive ophthalmic viscosurgical device versus the soft-shell technique. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 263(10). 2809–2816.

Wagner, Felix Mathias & Walter Sekundo. (2023). Iatrogene Keratektasie nach refraktiver Chirurgie – Ursachen, Prophylaxe, Therapie. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 240(6). 783–794. 2 indexed citations

Sekundo, Walter, Rainer Wiltfang, Martin Bechmann, et al.. (2022). IOL Power Calculations and Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Previous Small Incision Lenticule Extraction. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(15). 4418–4418. 12 indexed citations

Han, Tian, et al.. (2021). Nighttime Symptoms After Monocular SMILE: A Contralateral Eye Study. Ophthalmology and Therapy. 10(4). 1033–1044. 7 indexed citations

Torres-Netto, Emílio A., Farhad Hafezi, Nikki L. Hafezi, et al.. (2020). Contribution of Bowman layer to corneal biomechanics. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 47(7). 927–932. 13 indexed citations

Kling, Sabine, et al.. (2017). Biomechanical Differences Between Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx) and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SmILE) Tested by 2D-Extensometry in Ex Vivo Porcine Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(5). 2591–2591. 30 indexed citations

Bertelmann, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of a posterior vitreous detachment: a comparison of biomicroscopy, B‐scan ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography to surgical findings with chromodissection. Acta Ophthalmologica. 90(4). e264–8. 37 indexed citations

Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2012). Refractive lenticule extraction (ReLEx flex) and wavefront-optimized Femto-LASIK: comparison of contrast sensitivity and high-order aberrations at 1 year. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 251(5). 1437–1442. 41 indexed citations

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Bertelmann, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Saisonale Variation des Auftretens rhegmatogener Netzhautablösungen zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts: Eigene Ergebnisse und Übersicht über die Literatur. Der Ophthalmologe. 108(12). 1155–1163. 2 indexed citations

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Blum, Marcus, Kathleen S. Kunert, Michael Schröder, & Walter Sekundo. (2010). Femtosecond lenticule extraction for the correction of myopia: preliminary 6-month results. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 248(7). 1019–1027. 127 indexed citations

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Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2010). Subluxation einer retropupillaren Irisklauenlinse nach Zyklophotokoagulation. Der Ophthalmologe. 108(2). 167–169. 2 indexed citations

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Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2008). Ein prospektiver intraindividueller Vergleich zwischen LASIK und LasEk zur Myopiekorrektur. Der Ophthalmologe. 105(10). 921–926. 2 indexed citations

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Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2006). Rezidivierende Erosio corneae Behandlungsstrategien mit dem Excimerlaser unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der aggressiven PTK. Der Ophthalmologe. 103(7). 570–575. 2 indexed citations

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Sekundo, Walter, et al.. (2006). Recurrent corneal erosion. Different treatment options with the excimer laser with emphasis on aggressive PTK. Der Ophthalmologe. 103(7). 570–575. 6 indexed citations

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Geerling, Gerd & Walter Sekundo. (2006). Phototherapeutische Keratektomie (PTK). Der Ophthalmologe. 103(7). 576–582. 5 indexed citations

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Sekundo, Walter, H. Burkhard Dick, & Carsten H. Meyer. (2005). Benefits and Side Effects of Bandage Soft Contact Lens Application after LASIK. Ophthalmology. 112(12). 2180–2183. 14 indexed citations

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Grus, Franz H., Albert J. Augustin, Walter Sekundo, & Karin U. Loeffler. (2000). Immunologische Wirkung von systemisch appliziertem Allopurinol bei experimenteller Autoimmun-Uveitis*. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 216(3). 165–171. 5 indexed citations

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Seifert, Péter & Walter Sekundo. (1998). Capillaries in the epithelium of pterygium. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 82(1). 77–81. 42 indexed citations

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Augustin, Albert J., Manfred Spitznas, Frank Koch, et al.. (1995). 2427 Effects of allopurinol and steroids on oxidative tissue damage and inflammatory parameters in lens-induced uveitis. Vision Research. 35. S114–S114. 1 indexed citations

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