Reitner Andreas

Schrittwieser Johannes, Reitner Andreas, Kircher Karl, Bertich Martin, Stapf Christoph, Lilja Stephanie V et al.

OPA1 missense variants lead to worse vision and greater inner retinal thinning than haploinsufficiency. Macular GCL thickness and papillomacular bundle sensitivity are key clinical indicators for ADOA progression and severity.

Pemp Berthold, Kircher Karl, Reitner Andreas

Idebenone improved visual acuity in chronic LHON patients, even decades after onset, suggesting it can reactivate dysfunctional retinal ganglion cells and offer therapeutic benefit for established optic atrophy.

Resch Hemma, Mitsch Christoph, Pereira Ivania, Schwarzhans Florian, Wasserman Lorenz, Hommer Anton et al.

This study found that glaucoma patients have reduced ONH parameters and RNFL, while NAION patients only show reduced RNFL. This difference helps distinguish glaucoma from NAION using OCT.

Pemp Berthold, Kardon Randy H, Kircher Karl, Pernicka Elisabeth, Schmidt-Erfurth Ursula, Reitner Andreas

Averaging more OCT frames (100 vs. 1 or 16) significantly improves retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurement reproducibility. This enhances early glaucoma detection and monitoring by reducing measurement variability.

Serbecic Nermin, Beutelspacher Sven C, Kircher Karl, Reitner Andreas, Schmidt-Erfurth Ursula

This study found standard OCT software often misses subtle RNFL atrophy in acute optic neuritis and fellow eyes, highlighting the need for comparison with matched controls to detect silent nerve damage.

Serbecic Nermin, Beutelspacher Sven C, Geitzenauer Wolfgang, Kircher Karl, Lassmann Hans, Reitner Andreas et al.

This study found standard SD-OCT often misses early MS-related optic nerve damage. Comparing RNFL thickness to the fellow eye and age/sex-matched controls improves detection of subtle axonal loss.