Lebenslauf

seit 2020     Stv. Leitung der Ambulanz für Hornhauterkrankungen und spezielle Implantatchirurgie an der Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien

Oktober 2019     Erlangen der Venia Docendi / Habilitation zum Dozenten (Priv.-Doz.) zum Thema: „Microstructural Imaging in Diabetic Retinopathy“.

seit  2017        Facharzt in der Ambulanz für Hornhauterkrankungen und speziellen Implantatchirurgie an der Univ. Klinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien

seit 2014        Spezialisierung auf Hornhauterkrankungen und Erkrankungen des vorderen Augenabschnittes an der Univ. Klinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien

2012 – 2014     Research Fellowship am Joslin Diabetes Center der Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

2009 – 2017     Ausbildung zum Augenfacharzt an der Univ. Klinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien

2007 – 2009     Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit und Dissertation zum Thema „Imaging bei Diabetischen Netzhauterkrankungen“ unter Prof. Dr. Matthias Bolz

2001 – 2008     Medizinstudium an der Medizinischen Universität Wien

Kontinuierliche Forschung und Anleitung von wissenschaftlichen Gruppen zum Thema Hornhauterkrankungen an der Univ. Klinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie der Medizinischen Universität Wien
Kontinuierliche Lehre und Abhaltung von Vorlesungen & Seminaren für Medizinstudenten der Medizinischen Universität Wien
Kontinuierliche Lehre und Abhaltung von Vorlesungen für Orthoptisten des FH Campus Wien

Publikationen

Peer Reviewed Journals   –   Link zu PubMed

Bolz M, Kriechbaum K, Simader C, Deak G, Lammer J, Treu C, Scholda C, Prünte C, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Diabetic Retinopathy Research Group Vienna.
In vivo retinal morphology after grid laser treatment in diabetic macular edema.
Ophthalmology. 2010 Mar;117(3):538-44.

Lammer J, Scholda C, Prünte C, Benesch T, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Bolz M
Retinal thickness and volume measurements in diabetic macular edema: A Comparison of Four Optical Coherence Tomography Systems.
Retina. 2011 Jan;31(1):48-55

Mylonas G, Bolz M, Kriechbaum K, Treu C, Deak G, Lammer J, Scholda C, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Retinal architecture recovery after grid photocoagulation in diabetic macular edema observed in vivo by spectral domain optical coherence tomography.
Retina. 2013 Apr;33(4):717-25.

Lammer J, Bolz M, Baumann B, Pircher M, Götzinger E, Mylonas M, Hitzenberger CK, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Imaging retinal pigment epithelial proliferation secondary to PASCAL photocoagulation in vivo by polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun;155( 6):1058-1067.e1

Lammer J, Bolz M, Baumann B, Pircher M, Gerendas B, Schlanitz F, Hitzenberger CK, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Detection and analysis of hard exudates by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography in patients with diabetic maculopathy.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 13;55(3):1564-71.

Deak G, Lammer J, Prager S, Mylonas G, Bolz M, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Diabetic Retinopathy Research Group Vienna
Refractive changes after pharmacologic resolution of diabetic macular edema.
Ophthalmology. 2014 May;121(5):1054-8.

Baumann B, Zotter S, Pircher M, Götzinger E, Rauscher S, Glösman M, Lammer J, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Gröger M, Hitzenberger CK
Spectral degree of polarization uniformity for polarization-sensitive OCT.
J Mod Opt. 2015 Dec 15; 62(21): 1758–1763.

Bolz M, Lammer J, Deak G, Pollreisz A, Mitsch C, Scholda C, Kundi M, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Diabetic Retinopathy Research Group Vienna
SAVE: a grading protocol for clinically significant diabetic macular oedema based on optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec;98(12):1612-7.

Sun JK, Lin MM, Lammer J, Prager S, Sarangi R, Silva PS, Aiello LP
Disorganization of the retinal inner layers as a predictor of visual acuity in eyes with center-involved diabetic macular edema.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Nov;132(11):1309-16

Pemp B, Deak G, Prager S, Mitsch C, Lammer J, Schmidinger G, Scholda C, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Bolz MDiabetic Retinopathy Research Group Vienna
Distribution of intraretinal exudates in diabetic macular edema during anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy observed by spectral domain optical coherence tomography and fundus photography.
Retina. 2014 Dec;34(12):2407-15.

Sun JK, Radwan S, Soliman AZ, Lammer J, Lin MM, Prager SG, Silva PS, Aiello LB, Aiello LP
Neural Retinal Disorganization as a Robust Marker of Visual Acuity in Current and Resolved Diabetic Macular Edema.
Diabetes. 2015 Jul;64(7):2560-70

Baumann B, Zotter S, Pircher M, Götzinger E, Rauscher S, Glösmann M, Lammer J, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Gröger M, Hitzenberger CK
Spectral degree of polarization uniformity for polarization-sensitive OCT.
J Mod Opt. 2015;62(21):1758-1763.

Bernabeu MO, Yang L, Lammer J, Aiello LP, Coveney PV, Sun JK
Characterization of parafoveal hemodynamics associated with diabetic retinopathy with adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and computational fluid dynamics.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 Aug;2015:8070-3. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7320266.

Roberts P, Baumann B, Lammer J, Gerendas B, Kroisamer J, Bühl W, Pircher M, Hitzenberger CK, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Sacu S
Retinal pigment epithelial features in central serous chorioretinopathy identified by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Apr;57(4):1595-603. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18494.

Lammer J, Prager SG, Cheney MC, Ahmed A, Radwan SH, Burns SA, Silva PS, Sun JK
Cone Photoreceptor Irregularity on Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Correlates with Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Edema.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Dec 1;57(15):6624-6632. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-19537.

Lu Y, Bernabeu MO, Lammer J, Cai CC, Jones ML, Franco CA, Aiello LP, Sun JK
Computational fluid dynamics assisted characterization of parafoveal hemodynamics in normal and diabetic eyes using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy.
Biomed Opt Express. 2016 Nov 4;7(12):4958-4973. doi: 10.1364/BOE.7.004958.

Karst SG, Lammer J, Mitsch C, Schober M, Mehta J, Scholda C, Kundi M, Kriechbaum K, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Detailed analysis of retinal morphology in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) randomized to ranibizumab or triamcinolone treatment.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;256(1):49-58. doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3828-1

Gerendas BS, Prager S, Deak G, Simader C, Lammer J, Waldstein SM, Guerin T, Kundi M, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Predictive imaging biomarkers relevant for functional and anatomical outcomes during ranibizumab therapy of diabetic macular oedema.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Feb;102(2):195-203. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310483.

Hafner J, Prager S, Lammer J, Kriechbaum K, Scholda C, Pablik E, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Comparison of Ganglion Cell Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness by Cirrus and Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography in Diabetic Macular Edema.
Retina. 2018 Apr;38(4):820-827. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001631.

Pircher N, Schwarzhans F, Holzer S, Lammer J, Schmidl D, Bata AM, Werkmeister RM, Seidel G, Garhöfer G, Gschließer A, Schmetterer L, Schmidinger G
Distinguishing keratoconic eyes and healthy eyes using Ultrahigh-Resolution (UHR)-OCT based Corneal Epithelium Thickness Mapping.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 May;189:47-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.02.006. Epub 2018 Feb 16. PMID: 29458037

Pircher N, Lammer J, Holzer S, Gschließer A, Donner R, Pieh S, Schmidinger G
Correlation between central stromal demarcation line depth and changes in K values after corneal cross-linking (CXL).
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;256(4):759-764. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-3922-z. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Karst S, Deak G, Gerendas B, Waldstein S, Lammer J, Simader C, Guerin T, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Association of changes in macular perfusion with ranibizumab treatment for diabetic macular edema: A subanalysis of the restore (extension) study.
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2018 Mar 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.6135

Karst SG, Lammer J, Radwan SH, Kwak H, Silva PS, Burns SA, Aiello LP, Sun JK
Characterization of In Vivo Retinal Lesions in of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy.
Int J Endocrinol. 2018 May 2;2018:7492946. doi: 10.1155/2018/7492946. eCollection 2018

Lammer J, Karst SG, Lin M, Cheney M, Silva PS, Burns SA, Aiello LP, Sun JK
Association of Structural Characteristics of Microaneurysms on Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) with Surrounding Neural Retinal Pathology and Visual Function in Diabetes
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 Nov 1;59(13):5633-5640. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-24386.

Beer F, Wartak A, Pircher N, Holzer S, Lammer J, Schmidinger G, Gröschl M, Baumann B, Pircher M, Hitzenberger CK
Mapping of corneal layer thicknesses with polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography using a conical scan pattern
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 Nov 1;59(13):5579-5588. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-25311.

Pircher N, Lammer J, Holzer S, Gschließer A, Schmidinger G
Corneal crosslinking for pellucid marginal degeneration.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 Aug;45(8):1163-1167. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.03.018. Epub 2019 Jul 2

Pircher N, Beer F, Holzer S, Gschließer A, Donner R, Pircher M, Hitzenberger CK, Schmidinger G, Lammer J
Large field of view corneal epithelium and Bowman’s layer thickness maps in keratoconic and healthy eyes.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jan;209:168-177. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.05.025. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

Mitsch C, Lammer J, Karst SG, Scholda C, Pablik E, Schmidt-Erfurth U
Systematic Ultrastructural Comparison of Swept-Source and Full-Depth Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Diabetic Macular Edema
Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;104(6):868-873. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314591. Epub 2019 Aug 31.

Lammer J, Laggner M, Pircher N, Fischinger I, Hofmann C, Schmidinger G.
Endothelial Safety and Efficacy of Ex Vivo Collagen Cross-linking of Human Corneal Transplants.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;214:127-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.02.024. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Aschauer J, Donner R, Lammer J, Schmidinger G.
Atezolizumab induced immune-related adverse event mimicking conjunctival metastatic disease.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Mar 16;26:101489. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101489. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Aschauer J, Donner R, Lammer J, Schmidinger G.
Bilateral corneal perforation in Ipilimumab/Nivolumab – associated peripheral ulcerative keratitis.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Aug 26;28:101686. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101686. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Aschauer J, Donner R, Lammer J, Roberts P, Funk M, Agis H, Schmidinger G.
Corneal Toxicity Associated With Belantamab Mafodotin Is Not Restricted to the Epithelium: Neuropathy Studied With Confocal Microscopy.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct;242:116-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Donner R, Laggner M, Aschauer J, Lammer J, Schmidinger G.
Identification of Treatment Protocols for Effective Cross-Linking of the Peripheral Cornea: An Experimental Study.
Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Dec;11(6):2057-2066. doi: 10.1007/s40123-022-00564-1. Epub 2022 Sep 6.

Book chapter

Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
2012, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Chapter 9: Polarization Sensitivity
Schmidt-Erfurth U, Schlanitz F, Bolz M, Vass C, Lammer J, Schuetze C,
Pircher M, Goetzinger E, Baumann B, Hitzenberger CK

Thesis / Dissertation

Lammer J                                            
Retinal Thickness and Volume Measurements in Diabetic Macular Edema: A Comparison of Four Optical Coherence Tomography Systems
Doctoral thesis supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. M. Bolz
2009; Medical University of Vienna

Venia Docendi

Lammer J                                            
Advanced Microstructural Imaging in Diabetic Retinopathy
2019; Medical University of Vienna