Dr. Sylviane von Gunten was formerly Chief of Clinic for three years at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG) and has been an independent doctor since October 1998. In parallel to her private practice at the Clinique des Grangettes, Dr. von Gunten continued her training in refractive surgery with Dr. Korol at the HUG from 2000 to 2002.
Dr. von Gunten studied in Boston at the Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Hospital. She also obtained an Inter-University Diploma (DIU) in refractive surgery and phacoemulsification in June 2004 at the University of Bordeaux (France).