TY  - JOUR
A1  - Malan, Leone
A1  - Hamer, Mark
A1  - Känel, Roland von
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Wyk, Roelof D. van
A1  - Lambert, Gavin W.
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Ziemssen, Tjalf
A1  - Schlaich, Markus P.
A1  - Smith, Wayne
A1  - Magnusson, Martin
A1  - Wentzel, Annemarie
A1  - Myburgh, Carlien E.
A1  - Steyn, Hendrik S.
A1  - Malan, Nico T.
T1  - Delayed retinal vein recovery responses indicate both non-adaptation to stress as well as increased risk for stroke: the SABPA study
JF  - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2020-031
SN  - 1680-0745
VL  - 26
IS  - 31
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Clinics Cardive Publishing
CY  - Durbanville
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ramoshaba, Nthai E.
A1  - Huisman, Hugo W.
A1  - Lammertyn, Leandi
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Schutte, Aletta E.
A1  - Smith, Wayne
T1  - Retinal microvasculature and masked hypertension in young adults: the African-PREDICT study
JF  - Hypertension Research
N2  - Masked hypertension is known to induce microvascular complications. However, it is unclear whether early microvascular changes are already occurring in young, otherwise healthy adults. We therefore investigated whether retinal microvascular calibers and acute responses to a flicker stimulus are related to masked hypertension. We used the baseline data of 889 participants aged 20–30 years who were taking part in the African Prospective study on the Early Detection and Identification of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension. Clinic and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure were measured. The central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE) and central retinal vein equivalent were calculated from fundus images, and retinal vessel dilation was determined in response to flicker light-induced provocation. A smaller CRAE was observed in those with masked hypertension vs. those with normotension (157.1 vs. 161.2 measuring units, P < 0.001). In forward multivariable-adjusted regression analysis, only CRAE was negatively related to masked hypertension [adjusted R² = 0.267, β = −0.097 (95% CI = −0.165; −0.029), P = 0.005], but other retinal microvascular parameters were not associated with masked hypertension. In multivariable logistic regression analyses, masked hypertension [OR = 2.333, (95% CI = 1.316; 4.241), P = 0.004] was associated with a narrower CRAE. In young healthy adults, masked hypertension was associated with retinal arteriolar narrowing, thereby reflecting early microvascular alterations known to predict cardiovascular outcomes in later life.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41440-020-0487-0
SN  - 1348-4214
IS  - 43
SP  - 1231
EP  - 1238
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Osaka
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hamou, Hussam Aldin
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Tan, Sonny Kian
A1  - Weiß, Christel
A1  - Blume, Christian
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
A1  - Albanna, Walid
T1  - Surgical nuances and placement of subgaleal drains for supratentorial procedures—a prospective analysis of efficacy and outcome in 150 craniotomies
JF  - Acta Neurochirurgica
N2  - Background
For supratentorial craniotomy, surgical access, and closure technique, including placement of subgaleal drains, may vary considerably. The influence of surgical nuances on postoperative complications such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage or impaired wound healing overall remains largely unclear. With this study, we are reporting our experiences and the impact of our clinical routines on outcome in a prospectively collected data set.

Method
We prospectively observed 150 consecutive patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy and recorded technical variables (type/length of incision, size of craniotomy, technique of dural and skin closure, type of dressing, and placement of subgaleal drains). Outcome variables (subgaleal hematoma/CSF collection, periorbital edema, impairment of wound healing, infection, and need for operative revision) were recorded at time of discharge and at late follow-up.

Results
Early subgaleal fluid collection was observed in 36.7% (2.8% at the late follow-up), and impaired wound healing was recorded in 3.3% of all cases, with an overall need for operative revision of 6.7%. Neither usage of dural sealants, lack of watertight dural closure, and presence of subgaleal drains, nor type of skin closure or dressing influenced outcome. Curved incisions, larger craniotomy, and tumor size, however, were associated with an increase in early CSF or hematoma collection (p < 0.0001, p = 0.001, p < 0.01 resp.), and larger craniotomy size was associated with longer persistence of subgaleal fluid collections (p < 0.05).

Conclusions
Based on our setting, individual surgical nuances such as the type of dural closure and the use of subgaleal drains resulted in a comparable complication rate and outcome. Subgaleal fluid collections were frequently observed after supratentorial procedures, irrespective of the closing technique employed, and resolve spontaneously in the majority of cases without significant sequelae. Our results are limited due to the observational nature in our single-center study and need to be validated by supportive prospective randomized design.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-04196-6
SN  - 0942-0940
VL  - 2020
IS  - 162
SP  - 729
EP  - 736
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Streese, Lukas
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Deiseroth, Arne
A1  - Infanger, Denis
A1  - Gugleta, Konstantin
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
T1  - Retinal endothelial function in cardiovascular risk patients: A randomized controlled exercise trial
JF  - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
N2  - The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on retinal microvascular endothelial function in cardiovascular (CV) risk patients. In the randomized controlled trial, middle-aged and previously sedentary patients with increased CV risk (aged 58 ± 6 years) with ≥ two CV risk factors were randomized into a 12-week HIIT (n = 33) or control group (CG, n = 36) with standard physical activity recommendations. A blinded examiner measured retinal endothelial function by flicker light-induced maximal arteriolar (ADmax) and venular (VDmax) dilatation as well as the area under the arteriolar (AFarea) and venular (VFarea) flicker curve using a retinal vessel analyzer. Standardized assessments of CV risk factors, cardiorespiratory fitness, and retinal endothelial function were performed before and after HIIT. HIIT reduced body mass index, fat mass, and low-density lipoprotein and increased muscle mass and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Both ADmax (pre: 2.7 ± 2.1%, post: 3.0 ± 2.2%, P = .018) and AFarea (pre: 32.6 ± 28.4%*s, post: 37.7 ± 30.6%*s, P = .016) increased after HIIT compared with CG (ADmax, pre: 3.2 ± 1.8%, post: 2.9 ± 1.8%, P = .254; AFarea, pre: 41.6 ± 28.5%*s, post: 37.8 ± 27.0%*s, P = .186). Venular function remained unchanged after HIIT. There was a significant association between ∆-change VO2peak and ∆-changes ADmax and AFarea (P = .026, R² = 0.073; P = .019, R² = 0.081, respectively). 12-weeks of HIIT improved retinal endothelial function in middle-aged patients with increased CV risk independent of the reduction in classical CV risk factors. Exercise has the potential to reverse or at least postpone progression of small vessel disease in older adults with increased CV risk under standard medication. Dynamic retinal vessel analysis seems to be a sensitive tool to detect treatment effects of exercise interventions on retinal microvascular endothelial function in middle-aged individuals with increased CV risk.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.13560
SN  - 1600-0838
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SP  - 272
EP  - 280
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Attar, Mandana Hossein Zadeh
A1  - Merk, Hans F.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Wurpts, Gerda
A1  - Röseler, Stefani
A1  - Moll-Slodowy, Silke
A1  - Plange, Johann
A1  - Baron, Jens Malte
A1  - Balakirski, Galina
T1  - The CD63 basophil activation test as a diagnostic tool for assessing autoimmunity in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria
JF  - European Journal of Dermatology
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2019.3680
VL  - 29
IS  - 6
SP  - 614
EP  - 618
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ermolaev, AP
A1  - Erichev, VP
A1  - Antonov, AA
A1  - Grigoryan, GL
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Levitsky, YV
A1  - Hderi, K
A1  - Mazurova, YV
T1  - Assessing retinal photosensitivity in patients with central vision impairment using a portable perimeter (a preliminary report)
JF  - Vestnik oftalmologii
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17116/oftalma201913503146
N1  - Abstract in Englisch
VL  - 135
IS  - 3
SP  - 46
EP  - 54
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ermolaev, A.P.
A1  - Nivokov, I.A.
A1  - Melnikova, L.I.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Сравнительная характеристика химического состава витреального содержимого кадаверных глаз и глаз с рефрактерной терминальной глаукомой
T1  - Comparative characteristics of the chemical composition of vitreal contents of cadaver eyes and eyes with terminal refractory glaucoma
JF  - Vestnik oftalmologii
N2  - Purpose — to compare the chemical elemental composition of vitreous cavity content taken from cadaveric eyes compared to samples taken from the eyes with terminal stage refractory glaucoma with decompensated intraocular pressure (IOP). Material and methods. The vitreous contents of the eyes from 2 groups were studied. The 1st group included 15 cadaveric eyes; the 2nd group included 15 eyes with refractory glaucoma in the terminal stage of the disease with decompensated IOP in patients with hypertension pain. The vitreal content samples were taken in the course of antiglaucoma surgery aimed at preserving the eye as an organ and involving employment of drainage in the vitreous cavity. The study of virtual contents was carried out on energy dispersive spectrometer Oxford X-Max 50 integrated into scanning electron microscope Zeiss EVO LS10. Results. Increased concentrations of Kalium and Phosphorus were detected in the vitreous content of cadaveric eyes compared with the vitreal content from the eyes with terminal glaucoma with decompensated IOP taken in vivo (K — 0.172/0.093; P — 0.045/0.025 mmol/L). In the vitreous cavity in the eyes with end-stage glaucoma with decompensated IOP, the concentration of Nitrogen was higher in comparison with human cadaver eyes (2.030/1.424 mmol/L). Conclusion. The increased concentrations of Kalium and Phosphorus in the vitreous content of cadaveric eyes is associated with postmortem autolytic processes and with the release of intracellular content in the destruction of cell membranes. The increased Nitrogen concentration in the vitreal contents of the eyes with terminal stage glaucoma with decompensated IOP may be associated with the presence of osmotically active nitrogen-containing compounds in the eyes with increased IOP.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2018134051195
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 195
EP  - 201
PB  - Media Sfera
CY  - Moskau
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kodomskoi, Leonid
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Schröder, Andreas
A1  - Weiss, Michael
A1  - Hille, Konrad
T1  - Suture-Probe Canaloplasty as an Alternative to Canaloplasty using the iTrack™ Microcatheter
JF  - Journal of Glaucoma
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000001321
SN  - 1057-0829
IS  - Epub ahead of print
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
CY  - Philadelphia
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Albanna, Walid
A1  - Lüke, Jan Niklas
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
A1  - Dibué-Adjei, Maxine
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Hescheler, Jürgen
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Steiger, Hans-Jakob
A1  - Hänggi, Daniel
A1  - Kamp, Marcel A.
A1  - Schneider, Toni
A1  - Neumaier, Felix
T1  - Modulation of Ca v 2.3 channels by unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) – Candidate mechanism for UCB-induced neuromodulation and neurotoxicity
JF  - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2019.03.003
SN  - 1044-7431
VL  - 96
IS  - 4
SP  - 35
EP  - 46
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Vaskuläre Biomarker der retinalen Gefäβanalyse
T1  - Vascular Biomarkers in Retinal Vessel Analysis
JF  - Klinische Monatsblätter fur Augenheilkunde
N2  - Mit modernen nicht invasiven bildgebenden Verfahren lassen sich anhand der Fundusfotografie bzw. der optischen Verfilmung Aspekte der funktionellen und strukturellen retinalen Gefäßveränderungen objektiv untersuchen. Der Zustand und das Verhalten retinaler Gefäße beeinflussen im prä-, post- und kapillaren Bereich den Blutfluss und strömungsbedingte Stoffwechselverhältnisse passiv und aktiv über den Gefäßdurchmesser. Retinale Gefäße gleichen von Aufbau und Funktion den zerebralen Gefäßen und spiegeln den Zustand der Mikrozirkulation wider. Mithilfe von aus den Gefäßweiten berechneten Biomarkern soll eine Aussage über die Prognose von systemischen vaskulär bedingten Erkrankungen getroffen werden. Die statische retinale Gefäßanalyse befasst sich mit der Untersuchung des Zustandes der prä- und postkapillaren Gefäßdurchmesser der retinalen Mikrozirkulation anhand einer optischen Fundusaufnahme. Bei der dynamischen retinalen Gefäßanalyse wird der Längsschnitt eines retinalen Gefäßes nicht invasiv funktionell und strukturell über einen Zeitraum vor, während und nach einer spezifischen vaskulären Stimulation untersucht. Die genaue Methodologie der Auswertung und die Bezeichnung der Parameter variieren bei unterschiedlichen Ansätzen. Mittels retinaler Gefäßanalyse wurden bislang mehrere klinische Querschnitts- und Interventionsstudien in der Augenheilkunde und anderen Fachgebieten, inkl. Kardiologie, Neurologie, Neurochirurgie, Nephrologie, Gynäkologie, Sportmedizin, Diabetologie, Hypertensiologie usw. durchgeführt. Mit der statischen retinalen Gefäßanalyse steht eine kostengünstige, reproduzierbare, nicht invasive Screeningtechnik zur Verfügung, um eine prognostische Aussage über die Gefäßgesundheit eines individuellen Patienten zu treffen. Die dynamische retinale Gefäßanalyse besitzt ein weiteres diagnostisches Anwendungsspektrum als die statische, da sie das Verhalten retinaler Gefäße zeitkontinuierlich untersucht. Die Evaluation vaskulärer Erkrankungen sowie zerebro- bzw. kardiovaskulärer Morbidität und Mortalität mittels mehrerer methodologischer Modalitäten retinaler Gefäßanalyse mit ihren jeweiligen quantitativen Biomarkern bietet eine zukunftsträchtige diagnostische Perspektive. Die interdisziplinäre klinische Anwendung dieser vaskulären Biomarker gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung, sowohl in der Augenheilkunde als auch in anderen Fachgebieten.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0774-7987
SN  - 0023-2165
VL  - 235
IS  - 12
SP  - 1352
EP  - 1359
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Balakirski, Galina
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Pauly, Karolin J.
A1  - Krings, Laura K.
A1  - Rübben, Albert
A1  - Baron, Jens M.
A1  - Schmitt, Laurenz
T1  - Surgical Site Infections After Dermatologic Surgery in Immunocompromised Patients: A Single-Center Experience
JF  - Dermatologic Surgery
N2  - BACKGROUND 
Immunosuppression is often considered as an indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) while performing skin surgery. However, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited.

PATIENTS AND METHODS 
All patients of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, who underwent hospitalization for a dermatologic surgery between June 2016 and January 2017 (6 months), were followed up after surgery until completion of the wound healing process. The follow-up addressed the occurrence of SSI and the need for systemic antibiotics after the operative procedure. Immunocompromised patients were compared with immunocompetent patients. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patient records.

RESULTS 
The authors performed 284 dermatologic surgeries in 177 patients. Nineteen percent (54/284) of the skin surgery was performed on immunocompromised patients. The most common indications for surgical treatment were nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Surgical site infections occurred in 6.7% (19/284) of the cases. In 95% (18/19), systemic antibiotic treatment was needed. Twenty-one percent of all SSI (4/19) were seen in immunosuppressed patients.

CONCLUSION 
According to the authors' data, immunosuppression does not represent a significant risk factor for SSI after dermatologic surgery. However, larger prospective studies are needed to make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis while performing skin surgery in these patients.

The available data on complications after dermatologic surgery have improved over the past years. Particularly, additional risk factors have been identified for surgical site infections (SSI). Purulent surgical sites, older age, involvement of head, neck, and acral regions, and also the involvement of less experienced surgeons have been reported to increase the risk of the SSI after dermatologic surgeries.1 In general, the incidence of SSI after skin surgery is considered to be low.1,2 However, antibiotics in dermatologic surgeries, especially in the perioperative setting, seem to be overused,3,4 particularly regarding developing antibiotic resistances and side effects.

Immunosuppression has been recommended to be taken into consideration as an additional indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent SSI after skin surgery in special cases.5,6 However, these recommendations do not specify the exact dermatologic surgeries, and were not specifically developed for dermatologic surgery patients and treatments, but adopted from other surgical fields.6 According to the survey conducted on American College of Mohs Surgery members in 2012, 13% to 29% of the surgeons administered antibiotic prophylaxis to immunocompromised patients to prevent SSI while performing dermatologic surgery on noninfected skin,3 although this was not recommended by Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Statement. Indeed, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. However, it is possible that due to the insufficient evidence on the risk of SSI occurrence in this patient group, dermatologic surgeons tend to overuse perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.

To make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients in the field of skin surgery, more information about the incidence of SSI after dermatologic surgery in these patients is needed. The aim of this study was to fill this data gap by investigating whether there is an increased risk of SSI after skin surgery in immunocompromised patients compared with immunocompetent patients.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000001615
IS  - 44 (12)
SP  - 1525
EP  - 1536
PB  - Wolters Kluwer
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Albanna, Walid
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lüke, Jan Niklas
A1  - Alpdogan, Serdar
A1  - Conzen, Catharina
A1  - Lindauer, Ute
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Hescheler, Jürgen
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Schneider, Toni
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
T1  - Non-invasive evaluation of neurovascular coupling in the murine retina by dynamic retinal vessel analysis
JF  - Plos one
N2  - Background
Impairment of neurovascular coupling (NVC) was recently reported in the context of subarachnoid hemorrhage and may correlate with disease severity and outcome. However, previous techniques to evaluate NVC required invasive procedures. Retinal vessels may represent an alternative option for non-invasive assessment of NVC.

Methods
A prototype of an adapted retinal vessel analyzer was used to assess retinal vessel diameter in mice. Dynamic vessel analysis (DVA) included an application of monochromatic flicker light impulses in predefined frequencies for evaluating NVC. All retinae were harvested after DVA and electroretinograms were performed.

Results
A total of 104 retinal scans were conducted in 21 male mice (90 scans). Quantitative arterial recordings were feasible only in a minority of animals, showing an emphasized reaction to flicker light impulses (8 mice; 14 scans). A characteristic venous response to flicker light, however, could observed in the majority of animals. Repeated measurements resulted in a significant decrease of baseline venous diameter (7 mice; 7 scans, p < 0.05). Ex-vivo electroretinograms, performed after in-vivo DVA, demonstrated a significant reduction of transretinal signaling in animals with repeated DVA (n = 6, p < 0.001).

Conclusions
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first non-invasive study assessing murine retinal vessel response to flicker light with characteristic changes in NVC. The imaging system can be used for basic research and enables the investigation of retinal vessel dimension and function in control mice and genetically modified animals.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204689
VL  - 13
IS  - 10
PB  - PLOS
CY  - San Francisco
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lapitan, Denis G.
A1  - Rogatkin, Dmitrii A.
A1  - Persheyev, Sydulla K.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - False spectra formation in the differential two-channel scheme of the laser Doppler flowmeter
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik
N2  - Noise in the differential two-channel scheme of a classic laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) instrument was studied. Formation of false spectral components in the output signal due to beating of electrical signals in the differential amplifier was found out. The improved block-diagram of the flowmeter was developed allowing to reduce the noise.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmt-2017-0060
SN  - 0013-5585
VL  - 63
IS  - 4
SP  - 439
EP  - 444
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Hauser, Christine
A1  - Ortner, Marion
A1  - Muggenthaler, Claudia
A1  - Diehl-Schmid, Janine
A1  - Angermann, Susanne
A1  - Hapfelmeier, Alexander
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Grimmer, Timo
T1  - Altered neurovascular coupling as measured by optical imaging: a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
JF  - Scientific Reports
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13349-5
SN  - 2045-2322
N1  - Article 12906
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 11
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Albanna, Walid
A1  - Lueke, Jan Niklas
A1  - Sjapic, Volha
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Hescheler, Jürgen
A1  - Clusmann, Hans
A1  - Sjapic, Sergej
A1  - Alpdogan, Serdan
A1  - Schneider, Toni
A1  - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander
A1  - Neumaier, Felix
T1  - Electroretinographic Assessment of Inner Retinal Signaling in the Isolated and Superfused Murine Retina
JF  - Current Eye Research
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2017.1339807
SN  - 1460-2202
IS  - Article in press
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, I.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Können Anti-VEGF-Injektionen Glaukom oder okuläre Hypertension verursachen?
T1  - Can Anti-VEGF Injections Cause Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension?
JF  - Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-101819
SN  - 0023-2165
VL  - 234
IS  - 2
SP  - 191
EP  - 193
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Albanna, W.
A1  - Conzen, C.
A1  - Weiss, M.
A1  - Clusmann, H.
A1  - Fuest, M.
A1  - Mueller, M.
A1  - Brockmann, M.A.
A1  - Vilser, W.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Hoellig, A.
A1  - Seiz, M.
A1  - Thomé, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Schubert, G.A.
T1  - Retinal Vessel Analysis (RVA) in the context of subarachnoid hemorrhage: A proof of concept study
JF  - PLoS ONE
N2  - Background
Timely detection of impending delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is essential to improve outcome, but poses a diagnostic challenge. Retinal vessels as an embryological part of the intracranial vasculature are easily accessible for analysis and may hold the key to a new and non-invasive monitoring technique. This investigation aims to determine the feasibility of standardized retinal vessel analysis (RVA) in the context of SAH.

Methods
In a prospective pilot study, we performed RVA in six patients awake and cooperative with SAH in the acute phase (day 2–14) and eight patients at the time of follow-up (mean 4.6±1.7months after SAH), and included 33 age-matched healthy controls. Data was acquired using a manoeuvrable Dynamic Vessel Analyzer (Imedos Systems UG, Jena) for examination of retinal vessel dimension and neurovascular coupling.

Results
Image quality was satisfactory in the majority of cases (93.3%). In the acute phase after SAH, retinal arteries were significantly dilated when compared to the control group (124.2±4.3MU vs 110.9±11.4MU, p<0.01), a difference that persisted to a lesser extent in the later stage of the disease (122.7±17.2MU, p<0.05). Testing for neurovascular coupling showed a trend towards impaired primary vasodilation and secondary vasoconstriction (p = 0.08, p = 0.09 resp.) initially and partial recovery at the time of follow-up, indicating a relative improvement in a time-dependent fashion.

Conclusion
RVA is technically feasible in patients with SAH and can detect fluctuations in vessel diameter and autoregulation even in less severely affected patients. Preliminary data suggests potential for RVA as a new and non-invasive tool for advanced SAH monitoring, but clinical relevance and prognostic value will have to be determined in a larger cohort.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158781
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 11
IS  - 7
PB  - PLOS
CY  - San Francisco
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I. M.
T1  - Mit Statistik gemeistert: perfekte Augentropfen und idealer Screeningtest : Möglichkeiten und Grenzen statistischer Methoden beim Glaukom
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe: Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
N2  - Hintergrund
Die Anwendung und das Verständnis von Statistik sind sehr wichtig für die biomedizinische Forschung und für die klinische Praxis. Dies gilt insbesondere auch zur Abschätzung der Möglichkeiten unterschiedlichster Diagnostik- und Therapieoptionen beim Glaukom. Die scheinbare Komplexität der Statistik, die zum Teil dem „gesunden Menschenverstand“ zu widersprechen scheint, zusammen mit der nur vorsichtigen Akzeptanz der Statistik bei vielen Medizinern können zu bewussten und unbewussten Manipulationen bei der Datendarstellung und -interpretation führen.

Ziel der Arbeit
Ziel ist die verständliche Darstellung einiger typischer Fehler in der medizinisch-statistischen Datenbehandlung.

Material und Methoden
Anhand hypothetischer Beispiele aus der Glaukomdiagnostik erfolgen die Darstellung der Wirkung eines hypotensiven Medikamentes sowie die Beurteilung der Ergebnisse eines diagnostischen Tests. Es werden die typischsten statistischen Einsatzbereiche und Irrtumsquellen ausführlich und verständlich analysiert

Ergebnisse
Mechanismen von Datenmanipulation und falscher Dateninterpretation werden aufgeklärt. Typische Irrtumsquellen bei der statistischen Auswertung und Datendarstellung werden dabei erläutert.

Schlussfolgerungen
Die erläuterten praktischen Beispiele zeigen die Notwendigkeit, die Grundlagen der Statistik zu verstehen und korrekt anwenden zu können. Fehlendes Grundlagenwissen und Halbwissen der medizinischen Statistik können zu folgenschweren Missverständnissen und falschen Entscheidungen in der medizinischen Forschung, aber auch in der klinischen Praxis führen.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-016-0312-y
SN  - 0941-293X
SN  - 1433-0423
N1  - Englischer Titel: Mastered with statistics: perfect eye drops and ideal screening test : possibilities and limits of statistical methods for glaucoma
IS  - 113
SP  - 838
EP  - 843
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hauser, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Tholen, S.
A1  - Hasenau, A.
A1  - Suttmann, Y.
A1  - Renders, L.
A1  - Heemann, U.
A1  - Baumann, M.
A1  - Schmaderer, C.
T1  - Dynamische retinale Gefäßreaktion bei Hämodialysepatienten
JF  - Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5414/NHX01743a
SN  - 0300-5224
VL  - 44
IS  - 11
SP  - 480
EP  - 480
PB  - Dustri-Verlag
CY  - Oberhaching
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I. M.
T1  - Biomechanical modeling of the aqueous humor outflow after non-penetrating glaucoma filtration surgery in the human eye
JF  - Acta of bioengineering and biomechanics
Y1  - 2002
SN  - 1509-409X
VL  - Vol. 4
IS  - Suppl. 1
SP  - 728
EP  - 729
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Drozdova, G. A.
A1  - Shamshinova, A. M.
T1  - Ocular hemodinamics and contemporary methods of its assessment.
 Part I. Ocular blood circulation and its quantitative estimation
JF  - National journal Glaucoma
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 2078-4104
VL  - Vol. 5
IS  - No. 3
SP  - 62
EP  - 73
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Drozdova, G. A.
A1  - Shamshinova, A. M.
T1  - Ocular hemodinamics and contemporary methods of its assessment. Part II. Invasive methods of assessment of ocular blood flow
JF  - National Journal Glaucoma
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 2078-4104
VL  - Vol. 5
IS  - No. 4
SP  - 37
EP  - 49
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Drozdova, G. A.
A1  - Shamshinova, A. M.
T1  - Ocular hemodinamics and contemporary methods of its assessment. Part III. Non-invasive methods of assessment of ocular blood flow. 1. Assessment of blood cell velocities and flow rates in intraocular vessels and vascular beds
JF  - Journal of Glaucoma
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 2078-4104
VL  - Vol. 6
IS  - 1
SP  - 61
EP  - 68
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Drozdova, G. A.
A1  - Shamshinova, A. M.
T1  - Ocular hemodinamics and contemporary methods of its assessment. Part III. Non-invasive methods of assessment of ocular blood flow. 2. Static and dynamic assessment of retinal vessel reaction to stimuli
JF  - National Journal Glaucoma
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 2078-4104
VL  - Vol. 6
IS  - No. 2
SP  - 64
EP  - 71
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kappmeyer, K.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I. M.
T1  - Spielen von Blasinstrumenten und Augeninnendruck
JF  - Zeitschrift für praktische Augenheilkunde & augenärztliche Fortbildung : ZPA
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1436-0322
VL  - Bd. 30
SP  - 169
EP  - 171
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Kharoubi, A.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäß, A.
A1  - Halle, M.
A1  - Lanzl, I.
T1  - Does internal longitudinal microstructure of retinal veins change with age in medically healthy persons?
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1600-0420 (E-Journal); 1755-3768 (E-Journal); 0001-639X (Print); 1395-3907 (Print); 1755-375X (Print)
VL  - Vol. 87
IS  - Suppl. S244
SP  - 0
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Martin-Gonzalez, Anabel
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Rios-Martinez, Jorge
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Navab, Nassir
T1  - Mediated-reality magnification for macular degeneration rehabilitation
JF  - Journal of Modern Optics
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2014.936110
SN  - 1362-3044
VL  - 61
IS  - 17
SP  - 1400
EP  - 1408
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fuest, Matthias
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Walter, Peter
A1  - Plange, Niklas
T1  - Monitoring intraocular pressure changes after intravitreal Ranibizumab injection using rebound tonometry
JF  - Ophthalmic and physiological optics
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12134
SN  - 1475-1313 (E-Journal); 0275-5408 (Print)
N1  - Special Issue: The Ageing Visual System
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 438
EP  - 444
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
A1  - Schönbach, Etienne Michael
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lohmann, Chris Patrick
A1  - Maier, Mathias
T1  - Changes in the foveal microstructure after intravitreal bevacizumab application in patients with retinal vascular disease
JF  - Clinical Ophthalmology
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 1177-5483
VL  - 7
SP  - 173
EP  - 178
PB  - Dove Medical Press
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Murgan, Ilina
A1  - Beyer, Sonja
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Weber, Lutz
A1  - Bechtold-Dalla Pozza, Susanne
A1  - Dalla Pozza, Robert
A1  - Wegner, Aharon
A1  - Sitnikova, Diana
A1  - Stock, Konrad
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Baumann, M.
T1  - Arterial and Retinal Vascular Changes in Hypertensive and Prehypertensive Adolescents
JF  - American Journal of Hypertension
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 1941-7225
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
SP  - 400
EP  - 408
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Eberhardt, Karla
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Schmaderer, Christoph
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Baumann, M.
T1  - Retinal pulse wave velocity in young male normotensive and mildly hypertensive subjects
JF  - Microcirculation
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 1549-8719
N1  - Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future.)
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Malden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Stegaev, V. A.
A1  - Parkhomov, S. D.
T1  - Biomechanical substantiation of relatively low efficiency of recurrent laser trabeculoplasty / Svetlova, O. V. ; Stagaev, V. A. ; Parkhomov, S. D. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Makarov, F. N. ;  Smolnikov, B. A. ; Koshitz, I. N.
JF  - Glaukoma (2004)
Y1  - 2004
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 29
EP  - 39
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Sourjikov, A. V.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Biomechanical peculiarities of aqueous humor production system and outflow regulation system / Svetlova, O. V. ; Sourjikov, A. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shukhaev, S. V. ; Koshitz, I. N.
JF  - Glaukoma (2004)
Y1  - 2004
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 66
EP  - 76
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Koshitz, I. N.
A1  - Svetlowa, O. V.
A1  - Makarov, F. N.
T1  - Biomechanical analysis of traditional and contemporary conceptions on pathogenesis of the primary open angle glaucoma / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Makarov, F. N. ;  Smolnikov, B. A.
JF  - Glaukoma (2005)
Y1  - 2005
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 41
EP  - 63
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Koshitz, I. N.
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Physiological principles of hypotensive therapy of open-angle glaucoma during presbyopic period. Part I Initial theoretical presuppositions, hypotheses and facts / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shuhaev, S. V. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Kotli
JF  - Glaukoma (2006)
Y1  - 2006
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 35
EP  - 53
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Koshitz, I. N.
A1  - Svetlowa, O. V.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Physiological principles of hypotensive therapy of open-angle glaucoma during presbyopic period. Part II Promising algorithms of practical sparing applications / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shuhaev, S. V. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Kotliar
JF  - Glaukoma (2006)
Y1  - 2006
N1  - Original in Russisch
SP  - 51
EP  - 70
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Zinoviewa, N. V.
A1  - Krylova, I. S.
T1  - Elaboration of the conception of the biomechanical model of the aqueous intraocular outflow / Svetlova, O. V. ; Zinoviewa, N. V. ; Krylova, I. S. ; Koshitz, I. N. ; Smolnikov, B. A. ; Fedorova, E. M. ; Kotliar, K. E.
JF  - Rossiiskii zhurnal biomekhaniki = Russian Journal of biomechanics. 5 (2001), H. 3
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 1812-5123
SP  - 23
EP  - 27
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Witta, Birka
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
T1  - Reaktion retinaler Gefäßdurchmesser auf 100 % O2-Atmung - funktionelle Messung mit dem Retinal Vessel Analyzer an 10 Probanden / Lanzl, Ines M. ; Witta, Birke ; Kotliar, Konstantin ; Vilser, Walthard
JF  - Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 217 (2000), H. 4
Y1  - 2000
SN  - 1439-3999
N1  - = Retinal vessel reaction to 100 % O2 breathing - functional imaging by retinal vessel analyzer in 10 volunteers
SP  - 231
EP  - 235
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
T1  - Intraocular pressure effects of pegaptanib (macugen) injections in patients with and without glaucoma / Lanzl, Ines M. ; Maier, Mathias ; Feucht, Nikolaus ; Lohmann, Chris P. ; Kotliar, Konstantin E.
JF  - American Journal of Ophthalmology . 145 (2008), H. 1
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1879-1891
SP  - 185
EP  - 185
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Vilser, Walthatd
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Retinal vessel reaction in response to chromatic flickering light / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Vilser, Walthard ; Nagel, Edgar ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 242 (2004), H. 5
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 1435-702X
SP  - 377
EP  - 392
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Bauer, S. M.
A1  - Zamuraev, L. A.
T1  - Model of the transversely isotropic spherical layer for estimation of intraocular pressure changes after intravitreal injections / Bauer, S. M. ; Zamuraev, L. A. ; Kotliar, K. E.
JF  - Rossiiskii zhurnal biomekhaniki = Russian Journal of biomechanics. 10 (2006), H. 2
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 1812-5123
SP  - 41
EP  - 47
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Kozlova, Tatiana V.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Postoperative aqueous outflow in the human eye after glaucoma filtration surgery: biofluidmechanical considerations
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik = Biomedical Engineering
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1862-278X
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
SP  - 14
EP  - 22
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Foerger, Frauke
A1  - Klopfer, Matthias
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Functional retinal changes in Gaucher disease
JF  - Documenta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1573-2622
VL  - 118
IS  - 2
SP  - 151
EP  - 154
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Garhofer, Gerhard
A1  - Bek, Toke
A1  - Boehm, Andreas G.
A1  - Gherghel, Doina
A1  - Grundwald, Juan
A1  - Jeppesen, Peter
A1  - Kergoat, Hélène
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Lovasik, John V.
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Orgul, Selim
A1  - Schmetterer, Leopold
T1  - Use of the retinal vessel analyzer in ocular blood flow research
JF  - Acta Ophthalmol
N2  - The present article describes a standard instrument for the continuous online determination of retinal vessel diameters, the commercially available retinal vessel analyzer. This report is intended to provide informed guidelines for measuring ocular blood flow with this system. The report describes the principles underlying the method and the instruments currently available, and discusses clinical protocol and the specific parameters measured by the system. Unresolved questions and the possible limitations of the technique are also discussed.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01587.x
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 88
IS  - 7
SP  - 717
EP  - 722
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
A1  - Schwarz, Sonja
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Eynatten, Maximilian von
A1  - Trucksaess, Arno
A1  - Burckhardt, Klaus
A1  - Lutz, Jens
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Non-diabetic chronic kidney disease influences retinal microvasculature
JF  - Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1423-0143
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
SP  - 428
EP  - 433
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Burkhardt, Klaus
A1  - Schwarz, Sonja
A1  - Pan, Chengrui
A1  - Stelter, Felix
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Eynatten, Maxilian von
A1  - Sollinger, Daniel
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
T1  - Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex describes microcirculatory alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
JF  - Cardiovascular Diabetology
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1475-2840
VL  - 8
IS  - 10
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Pulse wave velocity in retinal arteries of healthy volunteers
JF  - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1468-2079
VL  - 95
IS  - 11
SP  - 675
EP  - 679
PB  - BMJ Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Sitnikova, Diana
A1  - Ali, Mohammad
A1  - Blume, Katharina
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Hansser, Henner
T1  - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in obesity: A methodological approach
JF  - Microvascular Research
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0026-2862
VL  - 81
IS  - 1
SP  - 123
EP  - 128
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dashevsky, Alexey V.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Non-penetrating intracanalicular partial trabeculectomy via the ostia of Schlemm's canal
JF  - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0721-832x
VL  - 249
IS  - 4
SP  - 565
EP  - 573
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maier, M. M.
A1  - Feucht, N.
A1  - Winkler von Mohrenfels, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Fabian, E.
A1  - Lohmann, C. P.
T1  - Nahtlose Cerclage mit Skleratunnelfixation. Sutureless Encircling Band - Clinical Experience
JF  - Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0344-6360
VL  - 228
IS  - 5
SP  - 473
EP  - 476
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mikielewicz, Marek
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Barraquer, Rafael I.
A1  - Michael, Ralph
T1  - Air-pulse corneal applanation signal curve parameters for the characterisation of keratoconus
JF  - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1468-2079
VL  - 95
IS  - 6
SP  - 793
EP  - 798
PB  - BMJ Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pressler, Axel
A1  - Esefeld, Katrin
A1  - Scherr, Johannes
A1  - Ali, Mohammad
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Kaemmerer, Harald
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Hager, Alfred
T1  - Structural alterations of retinal arterioles in adults late after repair of aortic isthmic coarctation
JF  - The American Journal of Cardiology
N2  - Patients after coarctation repair still have an increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. This has been explained by the persisting hypertension and alterations in the peripheral vessels. However, involvement of the central vessels such as the retinal arteries is virtually unknown. A total of 34 patients after coarctation repair (22 men and 12 women; 23 to 58 years old, age range 0 to 32 years at surgical repair) and 34 nonhypertensive controls underwent structural and functional retinal vessel analysis. Using structural analysis, the vessel diameters were measured. Using functional analysis, the endothelium-dependent vessel dilation in response to flicker light stimulation was assessed. In the patients after coarctation repair, the retinal arteriolar diameter was significantly reduced compared to that of the controls (median 182 μm, first to third quartile 171 to 197; vs 197 μm, first to third quartile 193 to 206; p <0.001). These findings were independent of the peripheral blood pressure and age at intervention. No differences were found for venules. The functional analysis findings were not different between the patients and controls (maximum dilation 3.5%, first to third quartile 2.1% to 4.5% vs 3.6%, first to third quartile 2.2% to 4.3%; p = 0.81), indicating preserved autoregulative mechanisms. In conclusion, the retinal artery diameter is reduced in patients after coarctation repair, independent of their current blood pressure level and age at intervention. As a structural marker of chronic vessel damage associated with past, current, or future hypertension, retinal arteriolar narrowing has been linked to stroke incidence. These results indicate an involvement of cerebral microcirculation in aortic coarctation, despite timely repair, and might contribute to explain the increased rate of cerebrovascular events in such patients.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.070
SN  - 0002-9149
VL  - 105
IS  - 5
SP  - 740
EP  - 744
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Makarov, F. N.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Morfologicheskie i funktsional'nye osobennosti resnichnogo poiaska khrustalika kak kliuchevogo ispolnitel'nogo zvena v mekhanizme akkommodatsii glaza cheloveka = Morpho-functional characteristics of lens ciliary body as a key mechanism of accommodation in
JF  - Morfologiia (Saint Petersburg, Russia). 123 (2003), H. 3
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 1026-3543
N1  - Original in Russisch, English abstract
SP  - 7
EP  - 16
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Volkov, V. V.
A1  - Koshits, I. N.
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
T1  - Biomekhanicheskie osobennosti vzaimodeĭstviia drenazhno i akkomodatsionnoĭ reguliatornykh sistem glaza v norme i pri kontuzionnom podvyvikhe khrustalika / Volkov, V. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Koshits, I. n. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Smol´nikov, B. A.
JF  - Vestnik oftalmologii. 113 (1997), H. 3
Y1  - 1997
SN  - 0042-465X
N1  - Titelübersetzung: Biomechanical characteristics of interactions between the drainage and accommodation regulatory systems of the eye in health and in contusion lens subluxation ; Original in Russisch, English abstract
SP  - 5
EP  - 7
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia.
A1  - Shilo, A. V.
A1  - Panchekha, A. P.
T1  - [Chaotic non-linear dynamics of alpha-band of the EEg and organization of the cortical activity of P300 wave] / Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Shilo, A. V. ; Panchekha, A. P.
JF  - Zhurnal vyssheĭ nervnoĭ deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova. 58 (2008), H. 5
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0044-4677
N1  - Original in Russisch ; English abstract
SP  - 562
EP  - 575
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Menzel, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I.
T1  - Retrospektive Untersuchung jahreszeitlich bedingter Einflussfaktoren auf den Augeninnendruck therapierter Glaukompatienten
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 106
IS  - 11
SP  - 1006
EP  - 1011
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wiescher, A.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Neuhann, T.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Rasch progrediente Visusminderung beider Augen bei einem jungen Patienten
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
N2  - Ein 34-jähriger männlicher Patient stellte sich zur Abklärung einer seit dem 9. Lebensjahr bestehenden und im letzten Jahr rasch progredienten Visusminderung beider Augen bei uns vor. Er beschrieb eine subjektiv zunehmende, im Spiegel für ihn selbst sichtbare, weißliche Trübung in der Pupille beidseits und eine starke Blendempfindlichkeit. Nebenbefundlich gab er rezidivierende Konjunktivitiden und morgens verklebte Lider an. Eine Allergie auf Gräserpollen und eine Unverträglichkeit auf Alkohol sowie mehrere Lebensmittel seien ebenfalls bekannt.

Zusätzlich leidet der Patient an stark ausgeprägtem atopischem Ekzem. Dieses wurde nie systemisch, sondern nur bei Bedarf mit kortisonhaltiger Salbe therapiert.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-007-1586-x
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 105
IS  - 4
SP  - 389
EP  - 392
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Bauer, Svetlana
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
T1  - Effect of intravitreal injections and volume changes on intraocular pressure: clinical results and biomechanical model / Kotliar, Konstantin ; Maier, Mathias ; Bauer, Svetlana ; Feucht, Nikolaus ; Lohmann, Chris ; Lanzl, Ines
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 85 (2007), H. 7
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 1755-3768
SP  - 777
EP  - 781
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nurispahic, A.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I.
T1  - Messung der Akkommodation mittels optischer Biometrie
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 105
IS  - 4
SP  - 369
EP  - 375
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Erben, A.
A1  - Thürmel, K.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen und Veränderungen der Hände
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
N2  - Bilaterale stromale Hornhauttrübungen sind für den Augenarzt eine differenzialdiagnostische Herausforderung. Im folgenden Beitrag werden 2 Patieninnen (30 und 36 Jahre) mit unterschiedlich stark ausgeprägter stromaler diffuser Hornhauttrübung vorgestellt. Patientin 1 war kleinwüchsig (114 cm) und Patientin 2 normal groß (172 cm). Beide Patientinnen wiesen veränderte Gelenkstrukturen an Hand und Fußgelenken sowie diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen auf. Des Weiteren lagen eine Mitral- und Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 1) bzw. eine Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 2) vor. Die stromalen diffusen Hornhauttrübungen ließen im Zusammenhang mit den Gelenkveränderungen ein Scheie-Syndrom vermuten. Therapeutisch ist bei Patienten mit Visusminderung eine (lamelläre) Keratoplastik sinnvoll.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-009-2066-2
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 107
IS  - 4
SP  - 363
EP  - 365
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in age-related macular degeneration patients before and after vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injection
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 89
IS  - 5
SP  - 472
EP  - 479
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Bauer, Svetlana
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
A1  - Lohmann, Chris
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide and intraocular pressure: author's reply
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 86
IS  - 6
SP  - 692
EP  - 693
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Functional in vivo assessment of retinal artery microirregularities in glaucoma / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Nagel, Edgar ; Vilser, Walthard ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica. 86 (2008), H. 4
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1755-3768
SP  - 424
EP  - 433
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Eberhardt, Karla
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
T1  - Does increased blood pressure rather than aging influence retinal pulse wave velocity?
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS
N2  - Purpose: It was demonstrated previously that retinal pulse wave velocity (rPWV) as a measure of retinal arterial stiffness is increased in aged anamnestically healthy volunteers compared with young healthy subjects. Using novel methodology of rPWV assessment this finding was confirmed and investigated whether it might relate to the increased blood pressure usually accompanying the aging process, rather than to the aging itself.

Methods: A total of 12 young 25.5-year-old (24.0–28.8) [median(1st quartile–3rd quartile)] and 12 senior 68.5-year-old (63.8–71.8) anamnestically healthy volunteers; and 12 senior 63.0-year-old (60.8–65.0) validated healthy volunteers and 12 young 33.0-year-old (29.5–35.0) hypertensive patients were examined. Time-dependent alterations of vessel diameter were assessed by the Dynamic Vessel Analyzer in a retinal artery of each subject. The data were filtered and processed using mathematical signal analysis and rPWVs were calculated.

Results: rPWV amounted to 1200 (990-1470) RU (relative units)/s in the hypertensive group and to 1040 (700-2230) RU/s in anamnestically healthy seniors. These differed significantly from rPWVs in young healthy group (410 [280–500] RU/s) and in validated healthy seniors (400 [320–510] RU/s). rPWV associated with age and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the pooled cohort excluded validated healthy seniors. In a regression model these associations remain when alternately adjusted for MAP and age. When including validated healthy seniors in the pooled cohort only association with MAP remains.

Conclusions: Both aging (with not excluded cardiovascular risk factors) and mild hypertension are associated with elevated rPWV. rPWV increases to a similar extent both in young mildly hypertensive subjects and in aged anamnestically healthy persons. Healthy aging is not associated with increased rPWV.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-8815
SN  - 0146-0404
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
SP  - 2119
EP  - 2126
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Vilser, W.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Halle, M.
A1  - Lanzl, I. M.
T1  - Zeitliche Schwingungen retinaler Gefäßdurchmesser bei Gesunden unterschiedlichen Alters : Kreuz- und Autokorrelation für dynamische Gefäßanalyse
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 106
IS  - 7
SP  - 609
EP  - 618
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Microstructural alterations of retinal arterial blood column along the vessel axis in systemic hypertension
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS
N2  - Purpose: Image analysis by the retinal vessel analyzer (RVA) observes retinal vessels in their dynamic state online noninvasively along a chosen vessel segment. It has been found that high-frequency diameter changes in the retinal artery blood column along the vessel increase significantly in anamnestically healthy volunteers with increasing age and in patients with glaucoma during vascular dilation. This study was undertaken to investigate whether longitudinal sections of the retinal artery blood column are altered in systemic hypertension.

Methods: Retinal arteries of 15 untreated patients with essential arterial hypertension (age, 50.9 ± 11.9 years) and of 15 age-matched anamnestically healthy volunteers were examined by RVA. After baseline assessment, a monochromatic luminance flicker (530–600 nm; 12.5 Hz; 20 s) was applied to evoke retinal vasodilation. Differences in amplitude and frequency of spatial artery blood column diameter change along segments (longitudinal arterial profiles) of 1 mm in length were measured and analyzed using Fourier transformation.

Results: In the control group, average reduced power spectra (ARPS) of longitudinal arterial profiles did not differ when arteries changed from constriction to dilation. In the systemic hypertension group, ARPS during constriction, baseline, and restoration were identical and differed from ARPS during dilation (P < 0.05). Longitudinal arterial profiles in both groups showed significant dissimilitude at baseline and restoration (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: The retinal artery blood column demonstrates microstructural alterations in systemic hypertension and is less irregular along the vessel axis during vessel dilation. These microstructural changes may be an indication of alterations in vessel wall rigidity, vascular endothelial function, and smooth muscle cells in this disease, leading to impaired perfusion and regulation.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-3649
SN  - 0146-0404
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
SP  - 2165
EP  - 2172
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Can vascular function be assessed by the interpretation of retinal vascular diameter changes?
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 52 (2011), H. 1
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0146-0404
SP  - 635
EP  - 636
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Mücke, Bruno
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Schilling, Rudolf
T1  - Effect of aging on retinal artery blood column diameter measured along the vessel axis / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Mücke, Bruno ; Vilser, Walthard ; Schilling, Rudolf ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 49 (2008), H. 5
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0146-0404
SP  - 2094
EP  - 2102
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hanssen, H.
A1  - Nickel, T.
A1  - Drexel, V.
A1  - Hertel, G.
A1  - Emslander, I.
A1  - Sisic, Z.
A1  - Lorang, D.
A1  - Schuster, T.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Pressler, A.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Weis, M.
A1  - Halle, M.
T1  - Exercise-induced alterations of retinal vessel diameters and cardiovascular risk reduction in obesity
JF  - Atherosclerosis
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0021-9150
VL  - 216
IS  - 2
SP  - 433
EP  - 439
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -