Prof. Dr. med. Ricarda G. Schumann, FEBO

 

2013 - 2020 Eye Clinic of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Senior physician in a leading position:
- Special consultation hour for age-related macular degeneration
- Consultation hours for intravitreal ocular drug administration
- Operative Net Speaking Hour

Head of the Research Group Vitreoretinal Pathology & Electron Microscopy

2018 Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

2013 Habilitation in ophthalmology

Topic "Epiretinal membranes in macular surgery" (Prof. Dr. med. A. Kampik)

2004 - 2012 Ophthalmological education

- 2004 PhD at the Eye Clinic of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Topic "Epiretinal membranes: the ultrastructure after application of cryo methods and chemical fixation" (Prof. Dr. med. A. Gandorfer, Prof. Dr. med. A. Kampik)

- 2012 Completion of specialist training at the Eye Clinic of the University of Munich

1997 - 2004 Medical School

- University of Leipzig
- Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
- Harvard Medical School Boston

Degree: State Examination, Grade 1.3; United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE I & II)

Stays abroad

- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, U.S.
- Harvard Medical School, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, U.S.
- Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Switzerland
- Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
- Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, FL, U.S.
- University of Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, U.S.

Clinical specialties

- Retina
- macula
- Glass body
- Optic Nerve
- Lens

Surgical spectrum

- Ablatio Surgery
- Macular surgery
- Cataract Surgery
- Intravitreal ocular drug delivery (IVOM)

Main research topics

- Retinal and macular diseases
- Vitreoretinal interface with vitreo-macular traction, macular foramen, epiretinal gliosis, traction syndrome, macular layer foramen, foveoschisis, chorioretinopathy centralis serosa
- Immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy
- Pathogenesis and therapy of epiretinal membranes and epiretinal proliferation
- Pathogenesis and Therapy of Macular Layer Foramen and Pseudoforamen
- Pathogenesis and therapy of foveoschisis with and without myopia magna
- Pathogenesis and therapy of diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy
- Pathogenesis and therapy of proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal vascular diseases

Student Teaching

- MECUMLMU (student classes at the LMU Munich)
- Supervision of doctoral students
- Tutor for courses Problem-based learning
- (Anamnesis and examination course, Cardiovascular course, Ophthalmological course)
- CASUS case creation for MECUMLM
- Practical training of students with bedside teaching, seminars and colloquia
- LMU Mentoring Program
- Harvard Medical International (Program for Medical Education)
Permanent member of examination boards
- European Board of Ophthalmology
- Doctoral examinations at the Medical Faculty of the LMU
- State exams at the Medical Faculty of the LMU

Membership in professional societies

- European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
- Club Jules Gonin
- German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
- German Society for Ophthalmic Surgery (DOC)
- Professional Association of Ophthalmologists Germany e.V. (BVA)
- European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
- Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Work as reviewer for Pubmed listed journals

- American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology Retina
- Retina
- Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
- Ophthalmologica
- Acta Ophthalmologica
- Graefes Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Current Eye Research
- The Ophthalmologist

Awards/Prizes/Scholarships

- Leonhard Klein Prize 2016
- Daniel Bumiller Prize 2015
- Luigi Barca Award 2015
- Research scholarship to promote research and teaching at LMU (FöFoLe) 2016/2017
- Research scholarship to promote research and teaching at the LMU (FöFoLe) 2013/2014
- Research Fellowship of the Friedich-Baur-Foundation 2017/2018
- Research Fellowship of the Friedich-Baur-Foundation 2015/2016
- Research Fellowship of the Friedich-Baur-Foundation 2014/2015
- Research scholarship of the Schneider Foundation 2013/2014
- Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Cover Selection 2011

Courses, conferences, committees

- Conception and realization of the annual forum for applied imaging in ophthalmology (FABiO course & congress) of the LMU Eye Clinic

- Organization and realization of the Retina Kolleg at the Eye Clinic of the LMU Munich 

- Execution of the basic course for certification for the execution of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal ocular drug injection (IVOM) at the Retinological Society and the German Ophthalmological Society

- Development of an e-learning course for the educational platform E-Campus of the Retinological Society for certification for the implementation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal ocular drug delivery (IVOM)

- Scientific Advisory Board of the Zeitschrift für Praktische Augenheilkunde, Kaden Verlag since 2017

- Planning, implementation and moderation of the Instructional Course "Macular surgery - decision making in daily practice" at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Retina Specialists 2018 and 2019 (Course organizers: F.Bottini and R.G. Schumann)

- Retinal Medical Clinical Research Funding Call 2020 of the European Society of Retina Specialists

Publications and books

Professor Schumann has published more than 120 articles in the Department of Ophthalmology, including more than 75 publications in peer-reviewed journals. She is the author of more than 100 citable abstracts and congress contributions as well as of numerous reviews and book chapters in the fields of operative and conservative retinology. She is a regular reviewer for leading international journals in ophthalmology. She has received several awards for her research work in basic research of retinal pathologies. Below is an excerpt of her most important work. 

Vogt D, Gandorfer A, Schumann RG. Makulaerkrankungen. In: Augenärztliche Differentialdiagnosen. 3. Auflage. Heruasgeber: Anselm Kampik und Franz Grehn. Thieme Verlag 2020

Gandorfer A, Schumann RG, Haritoglou C, Kampik A. Pathology of the vitreoretinal interface. In: Vitreous in age and disease. 1. Auflage. Herausgeber: Jerry Sebag. Springer-Verlag, 2015.

Schumann RG, Gandorfer A. Pathophysiology of vitreomacular traction. In: Diseases of the vitreomacular interface. 1. Auflage. Herausgeber: Aniz Girach, Marc de Smet. Springer-Verlag, 2014


Original Articles

2020

Optical coherence tomography-based consensus definition for lamellar macular hole.
Hubschman JP, Govetto A, Spaide RF, Schumann R, Steel D, Figueroa MS, Sebag J, Gaudric A, Staurenghi G, Haritoglou C, Kadonosono K, Thompson JT, Chang S, Bottoni F, Tadayoni R.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb 27:bjophthalmol-2019-315432. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-315432. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32107208

Comparison of vitreomacular interface changes in myopic foveoschisis and idiopathic epiretinal membrane foveoschisis.
Vogt D, Stefanov S, Guenther SR, Hagenau F, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr 29:S0002-9394(20)30191-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.023. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32360335

Premacular Cells as Source of Neurotrophic Factors in Idiopathic Macular Holes.
Vogt D, Haritoglou C, Mautone L, Hagenau F, Guenther SR, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Curr Eye Res. 2020 May 12:1-8. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1752389. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32253944

Impact of Sub-Retinal Fluid on the Long-Term Incidence of Macular Atrophy in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration under Treat & Extend Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors.
Siedlecki J, Fischer C, Schworm B, Kreutzer TC, Luft N, Kortuem KU, Schumann RG, Wolf A, Priglinger SG.
Sci Rep. 2020 May 15;10(1):8036. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64901-9.PMID: 32415240

2019

Lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation presenting with perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex.
Siedlecki J, Vounotrypidis E, Vogt D, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Apr 4;14:112-116. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.03.008. eCollection 2019 Jun.PMID: 31032462 Free PMC article.

[Lamellar macular holes : Morphological characteristics and treatment success].
Vogt D, Wachtlin J, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Ophthalmologe. 2019 Nov;116(11):1020-1025. doi: 10.1007/s00347-019-00966-w.PMID: 31531706 Review. German.

Foveal Abnormality associated with epiretinal Tissue of medium reflectivity and Increased blue-light fundus Autofluorescence Signal (FATIAS).
dell'Omo R, De Turris S, Costagliola C, Virgili G, Schumann RG, Cereda M, D'Agostino I, dell'Omo E, Bottoni F.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019 Dec;257(12):2601-2612. doi: 10.1007/s00417-019-04451-7. Epub 2019 Sep 7.PMID: 31494709

[Macular changes in optic disc pits-Optic disc pit maculopathy (ODP-M) : Pathophysiology and possibilities of surgical treatment].
Wachtlin J, Schumann RG, Maier M, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologe. 2019 Nov;116(11):1026-1032. doi: 10.1007/s00347-019-0933-z.PMID: 31338589 Review. German.

[Erratum to: Macular changes in optic disc pits-Optic disc pit maculopathy (ODP-M). Pathophysiology and possibilities of surgical treatment].
Wachtlin J, Schumann RG, Maier M, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologe. 2019 Nov;116(11):1033. doi: 10.1007/s00347-019-00991-9.PMID: 31641847 German. No abstract available.

Vitrectomy for Diabetic Macular Edema: Optical Coherence Tomography Criteria and Pathology of the Vitreomacular Interface.
Hagenau F, Vogt D, Ziada J, Guenther SR, Haritoglou C, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2019 Apr;200:34-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.12.004. Epub 2018 Dec 14.PMID: 30557531

Premacular Cell Proliferation Profiles in Tangential Traction Vitreo-Maculopathies Suggest a Key Role for Hyalocytes.
Schumann RG, Hagenau F, Guenther SR, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Vogt D.
Ophthalmologica. 2019;242(2):106-112. doi: 10.1159/000495853. Epub 2019 Apr 4.PMID: 30947188

[Efficacy and Safety Profile of Ocriplasmin Treatment - an Update].
Compera D, Priglinger S, Schumann RG.Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2019 Jun;236(6):791-797. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-106855. Epub 2017 Jun 9.PMID: 28599332 Review. German.

DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF A LAMELLAR MACULAR HOLE WITH LAMELLAR HOLE-ASSOCIATED EPIRETINAL PROLIFERATION.
Compera D, Cereda MG, Schumann RG, Bottoni F.
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2019 Fall;13(4):371-375. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000605.PMID: 28650951

Comparison of Surgically Excised Premacular Membranes in Eyes with Macular Pucker and Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy.
Guenther SR, Schumann RG, Hagenau F, Wolf A, Priglinger SG, Vogt D.
Curr Eye Res. 2019 Mar;44(3):341-349. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1542006. Epub 2019 Jan 9.PMID: 30373411

2018

Premacular membranes in tissue culture.
Vogt D, Vielmuth F, Wertheimer C, Hagenau F, Guenther SR, Wolf A, Spindler V, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep;256(9):1589-1597. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-4033-6. Epub 2018 Jun 21.PMID: 29931427

Impact of Preinjection Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in the Use of Intravitreal Ocriplasmin in a Clinical Setting.
Wertheimer C, Haritoglou C, Laubichler P, Wolf A, Kaessmann K, Schumann RG, Priglinger S, Mayer WJ.
Ophthalmologica. 2018;239(1):11-18. doi: 10.1159/000480406. Epub 2017 Sep 28.PMID: 28954271

Wound Healing, Inflammation, and Corneal Ultrastructure After SMILE and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK: A Human Ex Vivo Study.
Luft N, Schumann RG, Dirisamer M, Kook D, Siedlecki J, Wertheimer C, Priglinger SG, Mayer WJ.
J Refract Surg. 2018 Jun 1;34(6):393-399. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20180425-02.PMID: 29889292

COMPLIANCE AND ADHERENCE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA TO INTRAVITREAL ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY IN DAILY PRACTICE.
Weiss M, Sim DA, Herold T, Schumann RG, Liegl R, Kern C, Kreutzer T, Schiefelbein J, Rottmann M, Priglinger S, KortUEm KU.
Retina. 2018 Dec;38(12):2293-2300. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001892.PMID: 29068914

In Vitro Comparison of 2D-Cell Culture and 3D-Cell Sheets of Scleraxis-Programmed Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Primary Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells for Tendon Repair.
Hsieh CF, Yan Z, Schumann RG, Milz S, Pfeifer CG, Schieker M, Docheva D.
Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;19(8):2272. doi: 10.3390/ijms19082272.PMID: 30072668 Free PMC article.

Progression of lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation and retinal changes during long-term follow-up.
Compera D, Schumann RG, Cereda MG, Acquistapace A, Lita V, Priglinger SG, Staurenghi G, Bottoni F.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;102(1):84-90. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310128. Epub 2017 May 25.PMID: 28546149 Clinical Trial.

Calculating the individual probability of successful ocriplasmin treatment in eyes with VMT syndrome: a multivariable prediction model from the EXPORT study.
Paul C, Heun C, Müller HH, Hoerauf H, Feltgen N, Wachtlin J, Kaymak H, Mennel S, Koss MJ, Fauser S, Maier MM, Schumann RG, Mueller S, Chang P, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Kazerounian S, Szurman P, Lommatzsch A, Bertelmann T.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Aug;102(8):1092-1097. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310874. Epub 2017 Oct 31.PMID: 29089354 Clinical Trial.

The Relationship Between Blue-Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography in Eyes With Lamellar Macular Holes.
dell'Omo R, Vogt D, Schumann RG, De Turris S, Virgili G, Staurenghi G, Cereda M, Costagliola C, Priglinger SG, Bottoni F.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 Jun 1;59(7):3079-3087. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-24379.PMID: 30025144 Free article. Clinical Trial.

VITRECTOMY FOR INTERMEDIATE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ASSOCIATED WITH TANGENTIAL VITREOMACULAR TRACTION: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATION.
Ziada J, Hagenau F, Compera D, Wolf A, Scheler R, Schaumberger MM, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Retina. 2018 Mar;38(3):531-540. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001573.PMID: 28257377

Letter of response to "Comment re: Comparison of the horizontal diameter to a modeled area of traction in eyes with vitreomacular traction: is the diameter close enough to the truth?".
Paul C, Bertelmann T, Schumann RG.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Dec;256(12):2485. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-4114-6. Epub 2018 Aug 22.PMID: 30136153 No abstract available.

2017

[Lamellar macular holes with hyporeflective epiretinal proliferation : OCT diagnostics and clinical course].
Vogt D, Bottoni F, Priglinger SG, Schumann RG.
Ophthalmologe. 2017 Dec;114(12):1100-1109. doi: 10.1007/s00347-017-0597-5.PMID: 29110126 Review. German.

[Indications and surgical approach for lamellar macular holes and pseudoholes].
Haritoglou C, Schumann RG.
Ophthalmologe. 2017 Dec;114(12):1117-1121. doi: 10.1007/s00347-017-0591-y.PMID: 29079880 Review. German.

[Histopathological correlation of epiretinal tissue in lamellar macular holes and macular pseudoholes].
Schumann RG, Vogt D, Haritoglou C, Hagenau F, Siedlecki J, Wolf A, Priglinger SG.
Ophthalmologe. 2017 Dec;114(12):1110-1116. doi: 10.1007/s00347-017-0592-x.PMID: 29075911 Review. German.

Assessment of intravitreal ocriplasmin treatment for vitreomacular traction in clinical practice.
Schumann RG, Langer J, Compera D, Luedtke K, Schaumberger MM, Kreutzer T, Mayer WJ, Wolf A, Priglinger SG.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov;255(11):2081-2089. doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3747-1. Epub 2017 Jul 28.PMID: 28755165

The predictability of ocriplasmin treatment effects: is there consensus among retinal experts? Results from the EXPORT study.
Bertelmann T, Wachtlin J, Mennel S, Koss MJ, Maier MM, Schumann RG, Kazerounian S, Daniel H, Schmitz-Valckenberg S; EXPORT study group.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul;255(7):1359-1367. doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3657-2. Epub 2017 Apr 7.PMID: 28389700

A cell culture technique for human epiretinal membranes to describe cell behavior and membrane contraction in vitro.
Wertheimer C, Eibl-Lindner KH, Compera D, Kueres A, Wolf A, Docheva D, Priglinger SG, Priglinger C, Schumann RG.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov;255(11):2147-2155. doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3767-x. Epub 2017 Aug 7.PMID: 28782074

VITRECTOMY FOR PERSISTENT MACULAR HOLES FOLLOWING OCRIPLASMIN INJECTION: A Comparative Multicenter Study.
Schumann RG, Wolf A, Hoerauf H, Lommatzsch A, Maier M, Wachtlin J, Koss MJ, Kreutzer T, Bertelmann T, Kazerounian S, Mennel S, Priglinger SG.
Retina. 2017 Dec;37(12):2295-2303. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001473.PMID: 28098729 Clinical Trial.

[Propiedades biomecánicas de la membrana limitante interna tras recibir tratamiento intravítreo con ocriplasmina].
Vielmuth F, Schumann RG, Spindler V, Wolf A, Scheler R, Mayer WJ, Henrich PB, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologica. 2017;238 Suppl 1:1-8. doi: 10.1159/000477510. Epub 2017 Jul 11.PMID: 28693020 Free article. Spanish.

[Laminar macular defects and pseudoholes : New classifications are necessary for individual treatment decisions].
Schumann RG, Priglinger SG.
Ophthalmologe. 2017 Dec;114(12):1098-1099. doi: 10.1007/s00347-017-0595-7.PMID: 29052763 German.

2016

Biomechanical Properties of the Internal Limiting Membrane after Intravitreal Ocriplasmin Treatment.
Vielmuth F, Schumann RG, Spindler V, Wolf A, Scheler R, Mayer WJ, Henrich PB, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologica. 2016;235(4):233-40. doi: 10.1159/000444508. Epub 2016 Apr 28.PMID: 27120551 Clinical Trial.

2015

Pathology of Internal Limiting Membrane Specimens Following Intravitreal Injection of Ocriplasmin.
Schumann RG, Wolf A, Mayer WJ, Compera D, Hagenau F, Ziada J, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct;160(4):767-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.06.020. Epub 2015 Jun 29.PMID: 26133247

Lamellar Hole-Associated Epiretinal Proliferation in Comparison to Epiretinal Membranes of Macular Pseudoholes.
Compera D, Entchev E, Haritoglou C, Scheler R, Mayer WJ, Wolf A, Kampik A, Schumann RG.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug;160(2):373-384.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 May 15.PMID: 25982970 Clinical Trial.

Cells at the vitreoretinal interface in small full-thickness macular holes.
Schumann RG, Hagenau F, Haritoglou C, Wolf A, Schaumberger MM, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Retina. 2015 Jun;35(6):1158-65. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000441.PMID: 25621947

Epiretinal membrane characteristics correlate with photoreceptor layer defects in lamellar macular holes and macular pseudoholes.
Schumann RG, Compera D, Schaumberger MM, Wolf A, Fazekas C, Mayer WJ, Kampik A,Haritoglou C.
Retina. 2015 Apr;35(4):727-35. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000375.PMID: 25341885

Correlative Microscopy of Lamellar Hole-Associated Epiretinal Proliferation.
Compera D, Entchev E, Haritoglou C, Mayer WJ, Hagenau F, Ziada J, Kampik A, Schumann RG.
J Ophthalmol. 2015;2015:450212. doi: 10.1155/2015/450212. Epub 2015 Sep 3.PMID: 26425350 Free PMC article.

[Clinicopathological correlations at the vitreoretinal interface].
Schumann RG, Gandorfer A, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologe. 2015 Jan;112(1):20-8. doi: 10.1007/s00347-014-3049-5.PMID: 25588538 Review. German.

Functional and Morphological Correlations before and after Video-Documented 23-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Membrane and ILM Peeling in Patients with Macular Pucker.
Mayer WJ, Fazekas C, Schumann R, Wolf A, Compera D, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
J Ophthalmol. 2015;2015:297239. doi: 10.1155/2015/297239. Epub 2015 Sep 3.PMID: 26421182 Free PMC article.
Cite

[Importance of morphological and functional diagnostics of the vitreoretinal interface].
Mayer WJ, Schumann RG, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Ophthalmologe. 2015 Jan;112(1):29-34. doi: 10.1007/s00347-014-3050-z.PMID: 25501929 German.

2014

[Epiretinal gliosis].
Haritoglou C, Schumann RG, Wolf A.
Ophthalmologe. 2014 May;111(5):485-97. doi: 10.1007/s00347-014-3040-1.PMID: 24838867 German.

Hyalocytes in idiopathic epiretinal membranes: a correlative light and electron microscopic study.
Schumann RG, Gandorfer A, Ziada J, Scheler R, Schaumberger MM, Wolf A, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec;252(12):1887-94. doi: 10.1007/s00417-014-2841-x. Epub 2014 Nov 7.PMID: 25377434

2013

Increase in lens capsule stiffness caused by vital dyes.
Haritoglou C, Mauell S, Schumann RG, Henrich PB, Wolf A, Kernt M, Benoit M.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2013 Nov;39(11):1749-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.02.057. Epub 2013 Sep 4.PMID: 24011931

Chromovitrectomy and the vitreoretinal interface.
Schumann RG, Haritoglou C; International Chromovitrectomy Collaboration.
Ophthalmologica. 2013;230 Suppl 2:3-10. doi: 10.1159/000353864. Epub 2013 Sep 6.PMID: 24022713

Vital dyes increase the rigidity of the internal limiting membrane.
Haritoglou C, Mauell S, Benoit M, Schumann RG, Henrich PB, Wolf A, Kampik A.
Eye (Lond). 2013 Nov;27(11):1308-15. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.178. Epub 2013 Aug 16.PMID: 23949493 Free PMC article.

Epiretinal cell proliferation in macular pucker and vitreomacular traction syndrome: analysis of flat-mounted internal limiting membrane specimens.
Zhao F, Gandorfer A, Haritoglou C, Scheler R, Schaumberger MM, Kampik A, Schumann RG.
Retina. 2013 Jan;33(1):77-88. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182602087.PMID: 22914684

Quantification of contrast recognizability in sequential epiretinal membrane removal and internal limiting membrane peeling in trypan blue-assisted macular surgery.
Henrich PB, Priglinger SG, Haritoglou C, Schumann RG, Strauss RW, Schneider U, Josifova T, Cattin PC.
Retina. 2013 Apr;33(4):818-24. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318271f250.PMID: 23400078

2012

Residual cellular proliferation on the internal limiting membrane in macular pucker surgery.
Gandorfer A, Haritoglou C, Scheler R, Schumann R, Zhao F, Kampik A.
Retina. 2012 Mar;32(3):477-85. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182246e2a.PMID: 22068175

2011

Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural evidence of glial cells and hyalocytes in internal limiting membrane specimens of idiopathic macular holes.
Schumann RG, Eibl KH, Zhao F, Scheerbaum M, Scheler R, Schaumberger MM, Wehnes H, Walch AK, Haritoglou C, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Oct 3;52(11):7822-34. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-7514.PMID: 21900375

Pores of the inner limiting membrane in flat-mounted surgical specimens.
Gandorfer A, Schumann R, Scheler R, Haritoglou C, Kampik A.
Retina. 2011 May;31(5):977-81. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181f44282.PMID: 21273945

Heavy brilliant blue G for internal limiting membrane staining.
Haritoglou C, Schumann RG, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Retina. 2011 Feb;31(2):405-7. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181feccd7.PMID: 21124253 No abstract available.

Lamellar macular hole: a clinicopathologic correlation of surgically excised epiretinal membranes.
Parolini B, Schumann RG, Cereda MG, Haritoglou C, Pertile G.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Nov 25;52(12):9074-83. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-8227.PMID: 22025575

2010

Ultrastructure and retinal imaging of internal limiting membrane: a clinicopathologic correlation of trypan blue stain in macular hole surgery.
Mackenzie SE, Gandorfer A, Rohleder M, Schumann R, Schlottmann PG, Bunce C, Xing W, Gregor Z, Charteris DG.
Retina. 2010 Apr;30(4):655-61. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181bced50.PMID: 19996832

Sequential epiretinal membrane removal with internal limiting membrane peeling in brilliant blue G-assisted macular surgery.
Schumann RG, Gandorfer A, Eibl KH, Henrich PB, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct;94(10):1369-72. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2010.183210. Epub 2010 Jul 31.PMID: 20675724

Ultrastructure and retinal imaging of epiretinal membrane: a clinicopathologic correlation of trypan blue staining in epiretinal membrane surgery.
Mackenzie SE, Gandorfer A, Rohleder M, Schumann R, Schlottmann PG, Bunce C, Xing W, Gregor Z, Charteris DG.
Retina. 2010 Apr;30(4):648-54. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181bceda9.PMID: 19996829

[Alkylphosphocholines inhibit lens epithelial cell proliferation and attachment].
Liegl R, Kernt M, Obholzer K, Wolf A, Schumann R, Haritoglou C, Kampik A, Eibl-Lindner KH.
Ophthalmologe. 2010 Oct;107(10):937-40. doi: 10.1007/s00347-010-2128-5.PMID: 20358233 German.

[Vitreoretinal degenerative macular diseases].
Schumann RG, Gandorfer A.
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2010 Apr;227(4):R49-60; quiz R61. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1241009. Epub 2010 Apr 20.PMID: 20408064 German. No abstract available.

2009 

Pathology of the macular hole rim in flat-mounted internal limiting membrane specimens.
Gandorfer A, Scheler R, Haritoglou C, Schumann R, Nentwich M, Kampik A.
Retina. 2009 Sep;29(8):1097-105. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181aa8fb1.PMID: 19734763

Comparison of the horizontal diameter to a modeled area of traction in eyes with vitreomacular traction: is the diameter close enough to the truth?
Paul C, Krug P, Müller HH, Wachtlin J, Mennel S, Müller S, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Bertelmann T,Schumann RG.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct;256(10):1817-1822. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-4055-0. Epub 2018 Jun 28.PMID: 29955972

Vital dyes for macular surgery: a comparative electron microscopy study of the internal limiting membrane.
Schumann RG, Gandorfer A, Priglinger SG, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Retina. 2009 May;29(5):669-76. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318196b1c8.PMID: 19174722

Interference microscopy delineates cellular proliferations on flat mounted internal limiting membrane specimens.
Gandorfer A, Scheler R, Schumann R, Haritoglou C, Kampik A.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;93(1):120-2. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2008.146514.PMID: 19098046

2008

An in vivo evaluation of Brilliant Blue G in animals and humans.
Remy M, Thaler S, Schumann RG, May CA, Fiedorowicz M, Schuettauf F, Grüterich M, Priglinger SG, Nentwich MM, Kampik A, Haritoglou C.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Aug;92(8):1142-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2008.138164.PMID: 18653608 

How it appears: electron microscopic evaluation of internal limiting membrane specimens obtained during brilliant blue G assisted macular hole surgery.
Schumann RG, Remy M, Grueterich M, Gandorfer A, Haritoglou C.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar;92(3):330-1. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.128421.PMID: 18303155 No abstract available.

Idiopathic macular holes: ultrastructural aspects of surgical failure.
Schumann RG, Rohleder M, Schaumberger MM, Haritoglou C, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Retina. 2008 Feb;28(2):340-9. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31814cef23.PMID: 18301041

2007

Glial cell proliferation under the internal limiting membrane in a patient with cellophane maculopathy.
Haritoglou C, Schumann RG, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;125(9):1301-2. doi: 10.1001/archopht.125.9.1301-b.PMID: 17846382 No abstract available.

Vitreoretinal surgery using bromphenol blue as a vital stain: evaluation of staining characteristics in humans.
Haritoglou C, Schumann RG, Strauss R, Priglinger SG, Neubauer AS, Kampik A.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;91(9):1125-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.115113. Epub 2007 Feb 21.PMID: 17314149 Free PMC article.

Endothelial cell density in donor corneas: a comparison of automatic software programs with manual counting.
Hirneiss C, Schumann RG, Grüterich M, Welge-Luessen UC, Kampik A, Neubauer AS.
Cornea. 2007 Jan;26(1):80-3. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31802be629.PMID: 17198018

[The primary objective in macular hole surgery. Ultrastructural features of the vitreomacular interface].
Schumann RG, Schaumberger MM, Rohleder M, Haritoglou C, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Ophthalmologe. 2007 Sep;104(9):783-9. doi: 10.1007/s00347-007-1553-6.PMID: 17571270 German.

2006

Potential role of tissue transglutaminase in glaucoma filtering surgery.
Priglinger SG, Alge CS, Kook D, Thiel M, Schumann R, Eibl K, Yu A, Neubauer AS, Kampik A, Welge-Lussen U.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Sep;47(9):3835-45. doi: 10.1167/iovs.05-0960.PMID: 16936095

Ultrastructure of the vitreomacular interface in full-thickness idiopathic macular holes: a consecutive analysis of 100 cases.
Schumann RG, Schaumberger MM, Rohleder M, Haritoglou C, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun;141(6):1112-1119. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.01.074.PMID: 16765681

Evaluation of the internal limiting membrane after conventional peeling during macular hole surgery.
Haritoglou C, Schumann R, Reiniger I, Rohleder M, Priglinger SG, Kampik A, Gandorfer A.
Retina. 2006 Jan;26(1):21-4. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200601000-00004.PMID: 16395134

2000

Effects of remifentanil on neutrophil adhesion, transmigration, and intercellular adhesion molecule expression.
Hofbauer R, Frass M, Gmeiner B, Sandor N, Schumann R, Wagner O, Kaye AD.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000 Nov;44(10):1232-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.441008.x.PMID: 11065203