[Ophthalmopathology in everyday clinical routine]

This article is intended to take up the cudgels on behalf of ophthalmopathology. To achieve this it is required to shed a light on ophthalmopathology in everyday clinical routine and to emphasise its relevance in today's world. Furthermore, it is intended to show how ophthalmopathology (unconsciously in part) has an impact on our actions. An ophthalmopathologist thinks differently, diagnoses differently and operates differently! Therefore ophthalmopathology should be a cornerstone not only in patient care but also in research and education.