Promotional Prize of the Hermann-Wacker-Fonds awarded to Dr. Alexander Karl-Georg Schuster
How far can the vascular structure provide Information about the individual risk of cardio vascular diseases? That`s the central question of Dr. Schusters promotional work, for which he was awarded with the Promotional Prize of the Hermann-Wacker-Fonds. Dr. Schuster was able to show in this work, that it is to be asumed that there is a connection between the vascular structure of the retina and cardio vascular risk factors like high blood pressure or cardiac insufficiency.
The Promotional Prize of the Hermann-Wacker-Fonds includes prize money of €1,000.