Curriculum Vitae
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Cologne
Kerpener Straße 62
50937 Cologne, GERMANY
Email: silvia.schrittenlocher@uk-koeln.de
Scientific career
2008-2014 Study of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
2015 Doctoral thesis (magna cum laude), University of Heidelberg
2015-2021 Residency at the Dept. of Ophthalmology Cologne, Germany
Since 06/2021 Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology, Dept of Ophthalmology Cologne, Germany
2021- Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)
Since 2020 – Research Grant of the German Society of Research (DFG)
2015- Affiliated Clinician-Scientist at the Post-Doc level in Project 1 “Induction of transplant tolerance by antihem- and antilymphangiogenic therapies” in the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne
2018- Affiliated Clinician-Scientist at the Post-Doc level in Project P1 “Induction of corneal transplant tolerance by anti(lymph)angiogenic therapy” in the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne
Selected publications
Schrittenlocher S, Schlereth SL, Siebelmann S, Hayashi T, Matthaei M, Bachmann B, Cursiefen C (2020) Long-term outcome of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) following failed penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Acta Ophthalmol 98: e901-e906 DOI 10.1111/aos.14417
Schrittenlocher S, Bachmann B, Tiurbe AM, Tuac O, Velten K, Schmidt D, Cursiefen C (2019) Impact of preoperative visual acuity on Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) outcome. Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie DOI 10.1007/s00417-018-4193-4
Schrittenlocher S, Bachmann B, Cursiefen C (2019) Impact of donor tissue diameter on postoperative central endothelial cell density in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. Acta ophthalmologica DOI 10.1111/aos.13943
Schrittenlocher S, Schaub F, Hos D, Siebelmann S, Cursiefen C, Bachmann B (2018) Evolution of Consecutive Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes Throughout a 5-Year Period Performed by Two Experienced Surgeons. American journal of ophthalmology 190: 171-178 DOI 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.03.036
Schrittenlocher S, Penier M, Schaub F, Bock F, Cursiefen C, Bachmann B. Intraocular Lens Calcifications after (Triple-) Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK). Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 May 5. pii: S0002-9394(17)30193-9.
Hos D, Tuac O, Schaub F, Stanzel TP, Schrittenlocher S, Hellmich M, Bachmann BO, Cursiefen C. Incidence and Clinical Course of Immune Reactions after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Consecutive Eyes. Ophthalmology. 2017 Apr;124(4):512-518.