Adrienne Csutak started her research in 1996 with enzymatic studies of tear samples at the University of Debrecen Faculty of Medicine and completed her Ph.D. degree and ophthalmologist specialist training almost simultaneously. She is Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pecs. The department has undergone significant development in the last few years, with the introduction of the latest surgical techniques, particularly in the treatment of glaucoma and cataract patients and in the field of pediatric ophthalmology, and the less invasive form of keratoplasty has also become available. The professor’s team has European, American, and Hungarian patents as research results, including one sold license. Her innovation activities have been rewarded with the Invention of the Year Award (2001) from Johns Hopkins University, the Innovation Award (2004) from the University of Debrecen, and the Millennium Award (2008) from the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office. She has been awarded the Imre-Blaskovics Prize for her outstanding work in ophthalmic care in Hungary. She is the vice-president of the Hungarian Ophthalmological Society, a member of the Hungarian Professional Association of Ophthalmology, and a member of several other professional societies. She is a member of the editorial board of the journal PLoS ONE and regularly proofreads Hungarian and international journals and grant applications.
