Dr. med. Christian Böni

Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon FMH, FEBO

Dr. Christian Böni has been part of the team since 2018. He treats patients both medically and surgically.

Education and training

Since 2018 – Augen Zentrum Dietikon
Since 2018 – Attending Surgeon with admitting privileges, Chirurgie Baregg Baden-Dättwil (ophthalmic surgery)
Since 2021 – Research Associate, Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsspital Zürich
2014–2020 – Attending Physician with surgical duties, Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsspital Zürich, Head of Department Prof. D. Barthelmes
2017 – Specialist title in Ophthalmic Surgery
2015–2016 – Part-time, Augenpraxis Witikon, Dr. Fabio Meier
2013–2014 – Clinical and Clinical Research Fellowship, Ocular Inflammation and Infection, University of Los Angeles California, Dr. G. Holland
2012 – Specialist in Ophthalmology FMH, Diploma of the European Board of Ophthalmology (F.E.B.O., Paris)
2011–2013 – Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsspital Zürich, Head of Department Prof. K. Landau
2009–2011 – Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, Head of Department Prof. C. Valmaggia
2008–2009 – Resident, Department of Surgery, Spital Wetzikon, Head of Department Dr. R. Stieger
2007 – Doctorate (Dr. med.), Universität Zürich
2001–2007 – Medical studies, Universität Zürich
Born in Lachen SZ

Medical studies at the Universität Zürich. General surgical training and further specialist training at the departments of ophthalmology of the Kantonsspital St. Gallen and the Universitätsspital Zürich. Clinical and Clinical Research Fellow at the Jules Stein Eye Institute of the University of California (UCLA) with Dr. Gary Holland, specialising in inflammatory eye diseases. Attending physician at the Department of Ophthalmology of the Universitätsspital Zürich since 2014, with a focus on uveitis, retinal diseases and general ophthalmology. Surgical work at the Universitätsspital Zürich.

“Teacher of the year” award, Universitätsspital Zürich, 2015.
Selected for “Best of” presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, title “Five year follow-up data of the longitudinal study on Birdshot Chorioretinopathy”, presented at the American Uveitis Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2013.
Alan Ridgway Award, European Board of Ophthalmology, Paris, 2012.
Poster award, Schweizerische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft, title “Bisphosphonate-associated orbital inflammatory disease and uveitis anterior”, 2012.

Intraocular inflammation, uveitis and scleritis
Retinal diseases and multimodal imaging
Investigator in several clinical studies
Member of the research group of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Universitätsspital Zürich, in particular in the retina subspecialty