Marc Toeteberg-Harms, MD, FEBO
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Primary Office
Current Positions
- Associate Professor - Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Education
- Chemistry, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany
- Medicine, Charité (Humboldt University), Berlin, Germany
- Medicine, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Residency at the University Hospital Halle, Department of Ophthalmology, Halle (Saale), Germany (Chair Prof. G.I.W. Duncker, MD)
- Residency at the UniversityHospital Zurich, Department of Ophthalmology, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair Prof. K. Landau, MD)
- Part time research residency (20 %) University of Zurich, Medical Faculty, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical and Basic Glaucoma Research Fellowship, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (Tutor Douglas J. Rhee, MD)
- Clinical and Basic Glaucoma Research Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Cleveland, OH, USA (Chair and tutor Douglas J. Rhee, MD)
Licenses & Certifications
- German Medical License
- Ophthalmology Board Exam Germany (“Facharzt für Augenheilkunde”)
- Ophthalmology Board Exam Switzerland (“FMH Ophthalmologie")
- Surgical Ophthalmology Board Exam Switzerland (“FMH spez. Ophthalmochirurgie“)
- Institutional License of the Georgia Composite Medial Board
- Special license of the Iowa Board of Medicine
Selected Publications
- Töteberg-Harms M, Rhee DJ. (2025). Difluprednate achieves a similar clinical outcome after trabeculectomy compared to prednisolone acetate at a significantly lower drop frequency. Ther Adv Ophthalmol 17:25158414251338602. DOI: 10.1177/25158414251338602. PMID: 40356889. PMCID: PMC12066868.
- Jones SG, Clark F, Toeteberg-Harms M. (2024). Phakia and Prior Incisional Surgery Impact MicroPulse Transscleral Laser Therapy for Glaucoma Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 18(4):142-146. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10078-1458. PMID: 40110511. PMCID: PMC11915355.
- Vasella B, Toteberg-Harms M. (2024). Normal Tension Glaucoma. Die Augenheilkunde, Das Referenzwerk. (Ophthalmology Living Reference Work). Eds: Pfeiffer N, Cursiefen C, Holz FG, Lagreze WA. Springer Berlin: Germany.
- Abegao Pinto L, Sunaric Megewand G, Stahlmans I. (2023). European Glaucoma Society - A guide on Surgical Innovation for Glaucoma.
- M Töteberg-Harms. (2024). Surgery Hacks: Positioning of corneal incisions for the most important MIGS procedures. Ophthalmo-Chirurgie (2024) 36:307-308.
- A Beisel, G Jones, J Glass, TJ Lee, M Töteberg-Harms, A Estes, L Ulrich, K Bollinger, S Sharma, A Sharma. (2024). Comparative analysis of human tear fluid and aqueous humor proteoms. Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 36:219-222.
- F Meier-Gibbons, K Mercieca, M Töteberg-Harms. (2023). MIBS procedures: Pressure reduction after single or combination intervention. ZPA Zeitschrift für praktische Augenheilkunde & Augenärztliche Fortbildung 44(11):529-532
- M Töteberg-Harms. (2024). Laser in glaucoma treatment. Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 36:65-66.
- M Töteberg-Harms. (2023). MicroPulse transscleral laser therapy for glaucoma – hype or real progress? Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 35:147-149.
- M Töteberg-Harms. (2022). Single-stage bilateral operations are an option in selected cases and should be included in preoperative considerations. Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 34:309-316.