Publikationen

Willmann G, Schatz A, Gekeler F, Schultheiss M.
Estimated incidence of high altitude retinal hemorrhages.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;256(1):231-232.

Willmann G, Schommer K, Schultheiss M, Fischer MD, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Schatz A.
Effect of High Altitude Exposure on Intraocular Pressure Using Goldmann Applanation Tonometry.
High Alt Med Biol. 2017 Jun;18(2):114-120.

Schnichels S, Schneider N, Hohenadl C, Hurst J, Schatz A, Januschowski K, Spitzer MS.
Efficacy of two different thiol-modified crosslinked hyaluronate formulations as vitreous replacement compared to silicone oil in a model of retinal detachment.
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 1;12(3):e0172895.

Schatz A, Pach J, Gosheva M, Naycheva L, Willmann G, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Messias A, Gekeler F.
Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation for Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Prospective, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Follow-up Study Over 1 Year.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Jan 1;58(1):257-269.

Röck T, Naycheva L, Willmann G, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Schatz A.
Transcorneal electrical stimulation in primary open angle glaucoma.
Ophthalmologe. 2017 Oct;114(10):922-929.

Willmann G, Nepomuceno AB, Messias K, Barroso L, Scott IU, Messias A, Jorge R.
Foveal thickness reduction after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment in chronic diabetic macular edema.
Int J Ophthalmol. 2017 May 18;10(5):760-764.

Wagner SK, Jolly JK, Pefkianaki M, Gekeler F, Webster AR, Downes SM, Maclaren RE.
Transcorneal electrical stimulation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa: results from the TESOLAUK trial. BMJ
Open Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec 14;2(1).

Kuehlewein L, Kitiratschky V, Gosheva M, Edwards TL, MacLaren RE, Groppe M, Kusnyerik A, Soare C, Jackson TL, Sun CH, Chee C, Sachs H, Stingl K, Wilhelm B, Gekeler F, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Stingl K.
Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients With the Subretinal Implant Retina Implant Alpha IMS. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017 Dec 1;48(12):993-999.

Stingl K, Schippert R, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Besch D, Cottriall CL, Edwards TL, Gekeler F, Greppmaier U, Kiel K, Koitschev A, Kühlewein L, MacLaren RE, Ramsden JD, Roider J, Rothermel A, Sachs H, Schröder GS, Tode J, Troelenberg N, Zrenner E.
Interim Results of a Multicenter Trial with the New Electronic Subretinal Implant Alpha AMS in 15 Patients Blind from Inherited Retinal Degenerations.
Front Neurosci. 2017 Aug 23;11:445.

Willmann G, Fischer MD, Schommer K, Bärtsch P, Gekeler F, Schatz A.
Missing correlation of retinal vessel diameter with high-altitude headache.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2014 Jan;1(1):59-63. doi: 10.1002/acn3.18. Epub 2013 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 25356382; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4207505.

Mester U, Vaterrodt T, Goes F, Huetz W, Neuhann I, Schmickler S, Szurman P,
Gekeler K.
Impact of personality characteristics on patient satisfaction after multifocal intraocular lens implantation: results from the "happy patient study".
J Refract Surg. 2014 Oct;30(10):674-8. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20140903-05. PubMed PMID: 25291750.

Kitiratschky VB, Stingl K, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Besch D, Sachs H, Gekeler F, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E.
Safety evaluation of "retina implant alpha IMS"-a prospective clinical trial.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25219982.

Willmann G, Schatz A, Fischer MD, Schommer K, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Gekeler K.
Exposure to high altitude alters tear film osmolarity and breakup time.
High Alt Med Biol. 2014 Jun;15(2):203-7. doi: 10.1089/ham.2013.1103. PubMed PMID: 24971769.

Willmann G, Gekeler F, Schommer K, Bärtsch P.
Update on high altitude cerebral edema including recent work on the eye.
High Alt Med Biol. 2014 Jun;15(2):112-22. doi: 10.1089/ham.2013.1142. PubMed PMID: 24971765.

Schatz A, Dominik Fischer M, Schommer K, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Willmann G.
Attenuation of S-cone function at high altitude assessed by electroretinography.
Vision Res. 2014 Apr;97:59-64. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 24576750.

Schultheiss M, Schommer K, Schatz A, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Fischer MD, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Willmann G
Pupillary Light Reaction during High Altitude Exposure.
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 4;9(2):e87889. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087889. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24503770; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3913681

Schatz A, Breithaupt M, Hudemann J, Niess A, Messias A, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Willmann G
Electroretinographic assessment of retinal function during acute exposure to normobaric hypoxia.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan;252(1):43-50. doi: 10.1007/s00417-013-2504-3. Epub 2013 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 24193351

Stingl K, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Kusnyerik A, Sachs H, Zrenner E
Functional outcome in subretinal electronic implants depends on foveal eccentricity.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Nov 19;54(12):7658-65. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12835. PubMed PMID: 24150759

Pach J, Kohl S, Gekeler F, Zobor D
Identification of a novel mutation in the PRCD gene causing autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in a Turkish family.
Mol Vis. 2013 Jun 13;19:1350-5. Print 2013. PubMed PMID: 23805042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3692407

Willmann G, Schatz A, Zhour A, Schommer K, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Fischer MD
Impact of acute exposure to high altitude on anterior chamber geometry.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Jun 21;54(6):4241-8. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12158. PubMed PMID: 23737468

Willmann G, Fischer MD, Schatz A, Schommer K, Gekeler F
Retinal vessel leakage at high altitude.
JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2210-2. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.5550. PubMed PMID: 23736726

Schatz A, Willmann G, Fischer MD, Schommer K, Messias A, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F
Electroretinographic assessment of retinal function at high altitude.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2013 Aug 1;115(3):365-72. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00245.2013. Epub 2013 May 30. PubMed PMID: 23722709

Naycheva L, Schatz A, Willmann G, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Röck T, Gekeler F.
Transcorneal electrical stimulation in patients with retinal artery occlusion: a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled pilot study.
Ophthalmol Ther. 2013 Jun;2(1):25-39. doi: 10.1007/s40123-013-0012-5. Epub 2013 Feb 15. PubMed PMID: 25135699; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4108151.

Messias K, Castro VM, Gekeler F, Messias A.
Axonal electrovisiogram or inverse photopic skin electroretinogram?
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2012 Oct;75(5):370-1. PubMed PMID: 23471337.

Stingl K, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Besch D, Braun A, Bruckmann A, Gekeler F, Greppmaier U, Hipp S, Hörtdörfer G, Kernstock C, Koitschev A, Kusnyerik A, Sachs H, Schatz A, Stingl KT, Peters T, Wilhelm B, Zrenner E.
Artificial vision with wirelessly powered subretinal electronic implant alpha-IMS.
Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Feb 20;280(1757):20130077. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0077. Print 2013 Apr 22. PubMed
PMID: 23427175; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3619489.

Stingl K, Gekeler F, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Kögel A, Zrenner E, Gelisken F.
Fluorescein angiographic findings in eyes of patients with a subretinal electronic implant.
Curr Eye Res. 2013 May;38(5):588-96. doi: 10.3109/02713683.2013.767349. Epub 2013 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 23410193.

Stingl K, Bach M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Braun A, Bruckmann A, Gekeler F, Greppmaier U, Hörtdörfer G, Kusnyerik A, Peters T, Wilhelm B, Wilke R, Zrenner E.
Safety and efficacy of subretinal visual implants in humans: methodological aspects.
Clin Exp Optom. 2013 Jan;96(1):4-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2012.00816.x. Epub 2012 Nov 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 23173814.

Naycheva L, Schatz A, Röck T, Willmann G, Messias A, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Gekeler F.
Phosphene thresholds elicited by transcorneal electrical stimulation in healthy subjects and patients with retinal diseases.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Nov 1;53(12):7440-8. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-9612. PubMed PMID: 23049087.

Grimm C, Willmann G.
Hypoxia in the eye: a two-sided coin.
High Alt Med Biol. 2012 Sep;13(3):169-75. Review. PubMed PMID: 22994516.

Schatz A, Arango-Gonzalez B, Fischer D, Enderle H, Bolz S, Röck T, Naycheva
L, Grimm C, Messias A, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Willmann G, Gekeler F.
Transcorneal electrical stimulation shows neuroprotective effects in retinas of light-exposed rats.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Aug 15;53(9):5552-61. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-10037. PubMed PMID: 22807300.

Gekeler F, Bartz-Schmidt KU.
Response to: Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation induces vision restoration in patients with visual pathway damage.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;251(3):1045. doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-2085-6. Epub 2012 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 22729433.

Zhour A, Bolz S, Grimm C, Willmann G, Schatz A, Weber BH, Zrenner E, Fischer MD.
In vivo imaging reveals novel aspects of retinal disease progression in Rs1h(-/Y) mice but no therapeutic effect of carbonic anhydrase inhibition.
Vet Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep;15 Suppl 2:123-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01039.x. Epub 2012 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 22672048.

Mosqueira M, Willmann G, Zeiger U, Khurana TS.
Expression profiling reveals novel hypoxic biomarkers in peripheral blood of adult mice exposed to chronic
hypoxia.
PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e37497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037497. Epub 2012 May 22. PubMed PMID: 22629407; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3358260.

Petermeier K, Suesskind D, Altpeter E, Schatz A, Messias A, Gekeler F, Szurman P.
Sulcus anatomy and diameter in pseudophakic eyes and correlation with biometric data: evaluation with a 50 MHz ultrasound biomicroscope.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Jun;38(6):986-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.12.027. PubMed PMID: 22624897.

Kusnyerik A, Greppmaier U, Wilke R, Gekeler F, Wilhelm B, Sachs HG, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Klose U, Stingl K, Resch MD, Hekmat A, Bruckmann A, Karacs K, Nemeth J, Suveges I, Zrenner E.
Positioning of electronic subretinal implants in blind retinitis pigmentosa patients through multimodal assessment of retinal structures.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Jun 20;53(7):3748-55. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-9409. PubMed PMID: 22562517.

Fischer MD, Willmann G, Schatz A, Schommer K, Zhour A, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F.
Structural and functional changes of the human macula during acute exposure to high altitude.
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e36155. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036155. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 22558365; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3340355.

Arango-Gonzalez B, Schatz A, Bolz S, Eslava-Schmalbach J, Willmann G, Zhour A, Zrenner E, Fischer MD, Gekeler F.
Effects of combined ketamine/xylazine anesthesia on light induced retinal degeneration in rats.
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035687. Epub 2012 Apr 25. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2012;7(8). doi:10.1371/annotation/d52a610e-6a56-4158-90bf-45e37f053567. PubMed PMID:
22558200; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3338443.

Thaler S, Voykov B, Willmann G, Fiedorowicz M, Rejdak R, Gekeler F, May CA, Schatz A, Schuettauf F.
Tempol protects against intravitreous indocyanine green-induced retinal damage in rats.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2012 Nov;250(11):1597-606. doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-2000-1. Epub 2012 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 22460632.

Messias A, Ramos Filho JA, Messias K, Almeida FP, Costa RA, Scott IU, Gekeler F, Jorge R.
Electroretinographic findings associated with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) versus PRP plus intravitreal ranibizumab treatment for high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Doc Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun;124(3):225-36. doi: 10.1007/s10633-012-9322-5. Epub 2012 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 22457045.

Gekeler F; Arbeitsgruppe Elektrostimulation des Department für Augenheilkunde am Universitäts-Klinikum Tübingen.
[Transcorneal electrostimulation].
Ophthalmologe. 2012 Feb;109(2):129-35. doi: 10.1007/s00347-011-2450-6. German. PubMed PMID: 22350549.

Gekeler F, Bartz-Schmidt KU.
Electrical stimulation--a therapeutic strategy for retinal and optic nerve disease?
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;250(2):161-3. doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-1930-y. Epub 2012 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 22282217.

Schuettler M, Schatz A, Ordonez JS, Stieglitz T.
Ensuring minimal humidity levels in hermetic implant housings.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:2296-9. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090578. PubMed PMID: 22254800.

Schatz A, Wilke R, Strasser T, Gekeler F, Messias A, Zrenner E.
Assessment of "non-recordable" electroretinograms by 9 Hz flicker stimulation under scotopic conditions.
Doc Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;124(1):27-39. doi: 10.1007/s10633-011-9302-1. Epub 2011 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 22179598.

Willmann G, Fischer MD, Schatz A, Schommer K, Messias A, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gekeler F.
Quantification of optic disc edema during exposure to high altitude shows no correlation to acute mountain sickness.
PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027022. Epub 2011 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 22069483; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3206056.

Suesskind D, Schatz A, Schnichels S, Coupland SE, Lake SL, Wissinger B, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Henke-Fahle S.
GDF-15: a novel serum marker for metastases in uveal melanoma patients.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun;250(6):887-95. doi: 10.1007/s00417-011-1786-6. Epub 2011 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 21881845.

Willmann G, Schäferhoff K, Fischer MD, Arango-Gonzalez B, Bolz S, Naycheva L, Röck T, Bonin M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Schatz A, Gekeler F.
Gene expression profiling of the retina after transcorneal electrical stimulation in wild-type Brown Norway rats.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Sep 29;52(10):7529-37. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-7838. PubMed PMID: 21873684.

Spitzer MS, Mlynczak T, Schultheiss M, Rinker K, Yoeruek E, Petermeier K, Januschowski K, Szurman P.
Preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension versus "traditional" triamcinolone preparations: impact of aggregate size on retinal biocompatibility.
Retina. 2011 Nov;31(10):2050-7. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318214d076. PubMed PMID: 21747324.

Wilke R, Gabel VP, Sachs H, Bartz Schmidt KU, Gekeler F, Besch D, Szurman P,  Stett A, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Harscher A, Greppmaier U, Kibbel S, Benav H, Bruckmann A, Stingl K, Kusnyerik A, Zrenner E.
Spatial resolution and perception of patterns mediated by a subretinal 16-electrode array in patients blinded by hereditary retinal dystrophies.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jul 29;52(8):5995-6003. doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-6946. PubMed PMID: 21693599.

Schatz A, Röck T, Naycheva L, Willmann G, Wilhelm B, Peters T, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Messias A, Gekeler F.
Transcorneal electrical stimulation for patients with retinitis pigmentosa: a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled exploratory study.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jun 23;52(7):4485-96. doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-6932. PubMed PMID: 21467183.

Kusnyerik A, Resch M, Roska T, Karacs K, Gekeler F, Wilke R, Benav H, Zrenner E, Söveges I, Németh J.
[Vision restoration with implants in retinal degenerations].
Orv Hetil. 2011 Apr 3;152(14):537-45. doi: 10.1556/OH.2011.29064. Review. Hungarian. PubMed PMID: 21436016.

Petermeier K, Messias A, Gekeler F, Szurman P.
Effect of +3.00 diopter and +4.00 diopter additions in multifocal intraocular lenses on defocus profiles,
patient satisfaction, and contrast sensitivity.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Apr;37(4):720-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.11.027. PubMed PMID: 21420598.

Benav H, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Besch D, Bruckmann A, Gekeler F, Greppmaier U, Harscher A, Kibbel S, Kusnyerik A, Peters T, Sachs H, Stett A, Stingl K, Wilhelm B, Wilke R, Wrobel W, Zrenner E.
Restoration of useful vision up to letter recognition capabilities using subretinal microphotodiodes.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:5919-22. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627549. PubMed PMID:
21096939.

Schuettler M, Ordonez JS, Silva Santisteban T, Schatz A, Wilde J, Stieglitz T.
Fabrication and test of a hermetic miniature implant package with 360 electrical feedthroughs.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:1585-8. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626677. PubMed PMID: 21096387.

Gekeler F, Kobuch K, Blatsios G, Zrenner E, Shinoda K.
Repeated transchoroidal implantation and explantation of compound subretinal prostheses: an exploratory study in rabbits.
Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep;54(5):467-75. doi: 10.1007/s10384-010-0851-8. Epub 2010 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 21052911.

Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Benav H, Besch D, Bruckmann A, Gabel VP, Gekeler F, Greppmaier U, Harscher A, Kibbel S, Koch J, Kusnyerik A, Peters T, Stingl K, Sachs H, Stett A, Szurman P, Wilhelm B, Wilke R.
Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words.
Proc Biol Sci. 2011 May 22;278(1711):1489-97. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1747. Epub 2010 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 21047851; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3081743.

Mosqueira M, Willmann G, Ruohola-Baker H, Khurana TS.
Chronic hypoxia impairs muscle function in the Drosophila model of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD).
PLoS One. 2010 Oct 20;5(10):e13450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013450. PubMed PMID: 20975992; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2958114.

Plaisier E, Chen Z, Gekeler F, Benhassine S, Dahan K, Marro B, Alamowitch S, Paques M, Ronco P.
Novel COL4A1 mutations associated with HANAC syndrome: a role for the triple helical CB3[IV] domain.
Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Oct;152A(10):2550-5. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33659. PubMed PMID: 20818663.

Willmann G, Ivanov IV, Fischer MD, Lahiri S, Pokharel RK, Werner A, Khurana TS.
Effects on colour discrimination during long term exposure to high altitudes
on Mt Everest.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct;94(10):1393-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.178491. Epub 2010 Aug 23. PubMed PMID: 20733026.

Gekeler F, Kopp A, Sachs H, Besch D, Greppmaier U, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Szurman P.
Visualisation of active subretinal implants with external connections by high-resolution CT.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul;94(7):843-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.170654. PubMed PMID: 20606022.

Petermeier K, Frank C, Gekeler F, Spitzer MS, Messias A, Szurman P.
Influence of the pupil size on visual quality and spherical aberration after implantation of the Tecnis 1-piece intraocular lens.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan;95(1):42-5. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.169680. Epub 2010 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 20576769.

Messias A, Zrenner E, Tzekov R, McGee D, Peters T, Wilhelm B, Baryluk A, Kubota R, Gekeler F.
Single doses of all-trans-N-retinylacetamide slow down the ERG amplitude recovery after bleaching in rats.
Doc Ophthalmol. 2010 Apr;120(2):165-74. doi: 10.1007/s10633-009-9209-2. Epub 2009 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 20012154.

Petermeier K, Messias A, Gekeler F, Spitzer MS, Szurman P.
Outcomes of the Acrysof ReSTOR IOL in myopes, emmetropes, and hyperopes.
J Refract Surg. 2009 Dec;25(12):1103-9. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20091117-10. Epub . PubMed PMID:
20000292.

Thaler S, Schuettauf F, Fiedorowicz M, Messias A, Schatz A, Choragiewicz TJ, May CA, Zrenner E, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
In vivo toxicity testing of methyl blue and aniline blue as vital dyes for intraocular surgery.
Retina. 2009 Oct;29(9):1257-65. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181b8615b. PubMed PMID: 19934820.

Petermeier K, Gekeler F, Messias A, Spitzer MS, Haigis W, Szurman P.
Intraocular lens power calculation and optimized constants for highly myopic eyes.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Sep;35(9):1575-81. doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.04.028. PubMed PMID: 19683155.

Baby SM, Bogdanovich S, Willmann G, Basu U, Lozynska O, Khurana TS.
Differential expression of utrophin-A and -B promoters in the central nervous system (CNS) of normal and dystrophic mdx mice.
Brain Pathol. 2010 Mar;20(2):323-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2009.00275.x. Epub 2009 May 22. PubMed PMID: 19486009.

Feudner EM, Engel C, Neuhann IM, Petermeier K, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Szurman P.
Virtual reality training improves wet-lab performance of capsulorhexis: results of a randomized, controlled study.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2009 Jul;247(7):955-63. doi: 10.1007/s00417-008-1029-7. Epub 2009 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 19172289.

Spitzer MS, Kaczmarek RT, Yoeruek E, Petermeier K, Wong D, Heimann H, Jaissle GB, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Szurman P.
The distribution, release kinetics, and biocompatibility of triamcinolone injected and dispersed in silicone oil.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 May;50(5):2337-43. doi: 10.1167/iovs.08-2471. Epub 2008 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 19098319.

Shinoda K, Rejdak R, Schuettauf F, Blatsios G, Völker M, Tanimoto N, Olcay T, Gekeler F, Lehaci C, Naskar R, Zagorski Z, Zrenner E.
Early electroretinographic features of streptozotocin-induced diabetic retinopathy.
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007 Dec;35(9):847-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01607.x. PubMed
PMID: 18173414.

Spitzer MS, Ziemssen F, Yoeruek E, Petermeier K, Aisenbrey S, Szurman P.
Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab in treating postoperative pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jan;34(1):70-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.021. PubMed PMID: 18165084.

Messias A, Gekeler F, Wegener A, Dietz K, Kohler K, Zrenner E.
Retinal safety of a new fluoroquinolone, pradofloxacin, in cats: assessment with electroretinography.
Doc Ophthalmol. 2008 May;116(3):177-91. Epub 2007 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 17909874.

Tura A, Grisanti S, Petermeier K, Henke-Fahle S.
The Rho-kinase inhibitor H-1152P suppresses the wound-healing activities of human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts in vitro.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 May;48(5):2152-61. PubMed PMID: 17460274.

Gekeler F, Gmeiner H, Völker M, Sachs H, Messias A, Eule C, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Shinoda K.
Assessment of the posterior segment of the cat eye by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Vet Ophthalmol. 2007 May-Jun;10(3):173-8. PubMed PMID: 17445079.

Szurman P, Petermeier K, Jaissle GB, Bartz-Schmidt KU.
A new small-incision technique for injector implantation of transsclerally sutured foldable lenses.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2007 Jan-Feb;38(1):76-80. PubMed PMID: 17278543.

Sailer H, Shinoda K, Blatsios G, Kohler K, Bondzio L, Zrenner E, Gekeler F.
Investigation of thermal effects of infrared lasers on the rabbit retina: a study in the course of development of an active subretinal prosthesis.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;245(8):1169-78. PubMed PMID: 17219111.

Gekeler F, Messias A, Ottinger M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E.
Phosphenes electrically evoked with DTL electrodes: a study in patients with retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, and homonymous visual field loss and normal subjects.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Nov;47(11):4966-74. PubMed PMID: 17065515.

Gekeler F, Shinoda K, Jünger M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Gelisken F.
Familial retinal arterial tortuosity associated with tortuosity in nail bed capillaries.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct;124(10):1492-4. PubMed PMID: 17030722.

Gekeler F, Szurman P, Grisanti S, Weiler U, Claus R, Greiner TO, Völker M, Kohler K, Zrenner E, Bartz-Schmidt KU.
Compound subretinal prostheses with extra-ocular parts designed for human trials: successful long-term implantation in pigs.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007 Feb;245(2):230-41. PubMed PMID: 16645861.

Eckhorn R, Wilms M, Schanze T, Eger M, Hesse L, Eysel UT, Kisvarday ZF, Zrenner E, Gekeler F, Schwahn H, Shinoda K, Sachs H, Walter P.
Visual resolution with retinal implants estimated from recordings in cat visual cortex.
Vision Res. 2006 Sep;46(17):2675-90. Epub 2006 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 16571357.

Gekeler F, Cruz AA, de Paula SA, Dos Santos AC, Chahud F.
Intraconal grease-gun injury: a therapeutic dilemma.
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Sep;21(5):393-5. PubMed PMID: 16234711.

Gekeler F, Shinoda K, Blatsios G, Werner A, Zrenner E.
Scotopic threshold responses to infrared irradiation in cats.
Vision Res. 2006 Feb;46(3):357-64. Epub 2005 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 16081127.

Sachs HG, Schanze T, Wilms M, Rentzos A, Brunner U, Gekeler F, Hesse L.
Subretinal implantation and testing of polyimide film electrodes in cats.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 May;243(5):464-8. Epub 2004 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 15578200.

Gekeler F, Kobuch K, Schwahn HN, Stett A, Shinoda K, Zrenner E.
Subretinal electrical stimulation of the rabbit retina with acutely implanted electrode arrays.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;242(7):587-96. Epub 2004 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 15197555.

Völker M, Shinoda K, Sachs H, Gmeiner H, Schwarz T, Kohler K, Inhoffen W, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zrenner E, Gekeler F.
In vivo assessment of subretinally implanted microphotodiode arrays in cats by optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Sep;242(9):792-9. PubMed PMID: 15179515.

Dalke C, Löster J, Fuchs H, Gailus-Durner V, Soewarto D, Favor J, Neuhäuser-Klaus A, Pretsch W, Gekeler F, Shinoda K, Zrenner E, Meitinger T, Hrabé de Angelis M, Graw J.
Electroretinography as a screening method for mutations causing retinal dysfunction in mice.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Feb;45(2):601-9. PubMed PMID: 14744904.

Angeletti B, Löster J, Auricchio A, Gekeler F, Shinoda K, Ballabio A, Graw J, Marigo V.
An in vivo doxycycline-controlled expression system for functional studies of the retina.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003 Feb;44(2):755-60. PubMed PMID: 12556410.

Rath PM, Petermeier K, Verweij PE, Ansorg R.
Differentiation of Aspergillus ustus strains by random amplification of polymorphic DNA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jun;40(6):2231-3. PubMed PMID: 12037094; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC130772.