Daniel R. Muth

  • PhD Candidate; MD

Research:
Clinical research in vitreoretinal disorders, age-related macular degeneration, new imaging modalities, artificial intelligence-based image analysis, structural and functional biomarkers in disease.

 

Publications 2025

Jacobi MF, Muth DR, Blum RA, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S, Blaser F (2025)
Corneal Wound Burns - Rare but Serious Complications of Phacoemulsification Surgery
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 242 (4), 346-352
DOI 10.1055/a-2498-0334, PubMed 40239663

Muth DR, Quérat L, Venkataraman AP, Dominguez-Vicent A, Petrovski G, Williams PA, Locri F, Zweifel SA, Kvanta A (2025)
Long-Term Natural History of Treatment-Naïve Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Transl Vis Sci Technol, 14 (5), 5
DOI 10.1167/tvst.14.5.5, PubMed 40314640

Muth DR, Scherm P, Acosta F, Brêzik M, Benito F, Dirisamer M, Priglinger SG, Blaser F, Zweifel SA, Mayer WJ (2025)
Objective Quality Assessment of the Capsulorhexis - A Novel Augmented Reality Tool for Trainees and Experts
Curr Eye Res, 1-8 (in press)
DOI 10.1080/02713683.2025.2504569, PubMed 40396333

Savastano MC, Fossataro C, Carlà MM, Cestrone V, Biagini I, Rizzo C, Kilian R, Zweifel SA, Muth DR, Faraldi F, Rizzo S, Sarraf D (2025)
OCT Angiography of Type 1 Macular Neovascularization in AMD: A Morphometric Evaluation
Transl Vis Sci Technol, 14 (2), 23
DOI 10.1167/tvst.14.2.23, PubMed 39992662

Spitznagel T, Fasler K, Zoellin J, Gunzinger JM, Sommer C, Kinzl S, Muth DR, Turgut F, Saad A, Becker M, Somfai GM, Zweifel S (2025)
Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy vs. Subthreshold Micropulse Laser for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Retrospective Study
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 242 (4), 405-412
DOI 10.1055/a-2542-4969, PubMed 40239673

Publications 2024

Blaser F, Meneau I, Mihic-Probst D, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S, Said S, Bajka A (2024)
A Novel Technique of Aseptic Manufacture of Autologous Serum Eye Drops (ASEDs) and Sterility Analysis of the Bottled Ophtioles
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 392-397
DOI 10.1055/a-2249-0056, PubMed 38653293

Blaser F, Muth DR, Kueper K, Zweifel S, Rejdak MB (2024)
Customised Corneal Endotamponade - A Sutureless Technique to Treat Sterile Perforating Corneal Ulcers
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 409-411
DOI 10.1055/a-2233-0411, PubMed 38653270

Cozzi M, Ziegler A, Fasler K, Muth DR, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2024)
Sterile Intraocular Inflammation Associated With Faricimab
JAMA Ophthalmol, 142 (11), 1028-36 (in press)
DOI 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.3828, PubMed 39388167

Fasler K, Muth DR, Cozzi M, Kvanta A, Rejdak M, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2024)
Dynamics of Treatment Response to Faricimab for Diabetic Macular Edema
Bioengineering (Basel), 11 (10)
DOI 10.3390/bioengineering11100964, PubMed 39451340

Fasler K, Turgut F, Gunzinger JM, Sommer C, Muth DR, Kinzl S, Nilius H, Zweifel S, Somfai GM (2024)
Efficacy of Subthreshold Micropulse Laser for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 489-495
DOI 10.1055/a-2229-2298, PubMed 38653299

Muth DR, Fasler KF, Kvanta A, Rejdak M, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2024)
Real-World Weekly Efficacy Analysis of Faricimab in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Bioengineering (Basel), 11 (5)
DOI 10.3390/bioengineering11050478, PubMed 38790345

Said S, Blaser F, Link B, Gunzinger JM, Hanson J, Fasler K, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S (2024)
Hunter Syndrome and Bull's Eye Maculopathy
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 463-467
DOI 10.1055/a-2243-4636, PubMed 38653277

Said S, Schwotzer R, Muth DR, Fasler K, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S, Blaser F (2024)
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Ocular Significance - A Case Report
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 468-471
DOI 10.1055/a-2211-9351, PubMed 38653278

Schuknecht A, Wiest MRJ, Said S, Bajka A, Hamann T, Muth DR, Fasler K, Blaser F, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S (2024)
Ophthalmological Outcomes in Patients with Susac Syndrome
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 477-481
DOI 10.1055/a-2243-4913, PubMed 38653298

Schütz S, Bajka A, Muth DR, Wiest MRJ, Meneau I, Blaser F, Toro MD, Rejdak M, Barthelmes D, Zweifel S (2024)
Imaging Assessment of Peripapillary Vessel Diameters in Postmortem Eyes
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 562-570
DOI 10.1055/a-2264-5559, PubMed 38653313

Wiest MRJ, Schuknecht A, Hamann T, Fasler K, Said S, Bajka A, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Blaser F, Zweifel S (2024)
Evaluation of Increase in Retinal Thickness as Diagnostic Marker in Central Artery Occlusion
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 241 (4), 441-444
DOI 10.1055/a-2239-0526, PubMed 38653296

Publications 2023

Bajka A, Foa N, Sidhu S, Rejdak M, Said S, Wiest MRJ, Hamann T, Muth D, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2023)
Analysis of Blood Flow in the Macula and Optic Nerve Head in Healthy Young Volunteers Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), 608-612
DOI 10.1055/a-2026-0924, PubMed 37164413

Bajka A, Foa N, Sidhu S, Rejdak M, Said S, Wiest MRJ, Hamann T, Muth D, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2023)
Erratum: Analysis of Blood Flow in the Macula and Optic Nerve Head in Healthy Young Volunteers Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), e1
DOI 10.1055/a-2121-7141, PubMed 37451287

Bajka A, Muth DR, Wiest MRJ, Said S, Rejdak M, Sidhu S, Foa N, Blaser F, Barthelmes D, Toro MD, Souied EH, Deuel JW, Schlagenhauf P, Zweifel SA (2023)
Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) Parameters in Young Adults after SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) Compared with Healthy Young Controls
Diagnostics (Basel), 13 (7)
DOI 10.3390/diagnostics13071283, PubMed 37046498

Blaser F, Zweifel S, Wiest MRJ, Bajka A, Said S, Barthelmes D, Muth DR (2023)
Severe Complications after Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL)
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), 369-378
DOI 10.1055/a-2040-4290, PubMed 37164391

Gunzinger JM, Muth DR, Hanson JVM, Al-Sheikh M, Fasler K, Barthelmes D, Zweifel SA (2023)
Vitamin A deficiency retinopathy related to medical interventions in a Swiss cohort: a case series
Swiss Med Wkly, 153, 40097
DOI 10.57187/smw.2023.40097, PubMed 37921090

Muth DR, Blaser F, Foa N, Scherm P, Mayer WJ, Barthelmes D, Zweifel SA (2023)
Smartphone Slit Lamp Imaging-Usability and Quality Assessment
Diagnostics (Basel), 13 (3)
DOI 10.3390/diagnostics13030423, PubMed 36766528

Said S, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Hamann T, Bajka A, Wiest MRJ, Blaser F (2023)
No Pain, No Gain - Topical Anesthesia-Induced Keratopathy
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), 456-458
DOI 10.1055/a-2013-2661, PubMed 37164421

Said S, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Hamann T, Bajka A, Wiest MRJ, Zweifel S, Blaser F (2023)
Microsporidial Stromal Keratitis: A Rare Entity in Central Europe
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), 387-390
DOI 10.1055/a-2013-2600, PubMed 37164415

Schworm B, Siedlecki J, Catarino C, von Livonius B, Muth DR, Rudolph G, Havla J, Klopstock T, Priglinger C (2023)
Age-dependent retinal neuroaxonal degeneration in children and adolescents with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy under idebenone therapy
Eur J Neurol, 30 (8), 2525-2533
DOI 10.1111/ene.15847, PubMed 37158303

Wiest MRJ, Gunzinger JM, Hamann T, Fasler K, Said S, Bajka A, Muth DR, Barthelmes D, Blaser F, Zweifel SA (2023)
Natural Course of Solar and Laser-Associated Retinal and Macular Injuries at a Primary Care Hospital in Switzerland
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 240 (4), 516-521
DOI 10.1055/a-2021-7724, PubMed 37164408

Publications 2022

Klingenstein A, Garip-Kuebler A, Muth DR, Hintschich C (2022)
A prospective randomized pilot study evaluating the scar outcome after gluteal dermis fat graft with and without kinesiotaping
Int Ophthalmol, 42 (8), 2563-2571
DOI 10.1007/s10792-022-02304-7, PubMed 35366138

Muth DR, Priglinger SG, Shajari M, Kreutzer TC, Mayer WJ (2022)
Novel surgical technique of sutureless artificial iris and intraocular lens scleral fixation using Yamane technique
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 26, 101502
DOI 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101502, PubMed 35387386

Muth DR, Toro MD, Bajka A, Jonak K, Rieder R, Kohler MM, Gunzinger JM, Souied EH, Engelbert M, Freund KB, Zweifel SA (2022)
Correlation between Macular Neovascularization (MNV) Type and Druse Type in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Based on the CONAN Classification
Biomedicines, 10 (10)
DOI 10.3390/biomedicines10102370, PubMed 36289632

Publications 2021

Mackert M, Muth DR, Vounotrypidis E, Deger C, Goldblum D, Shajari M, Hasler PW, Priglinger S, Wolf A (2021)
Analysis of opacification patterns in intraocular lenses (IOL)
BMJ Open Ophthalmol, 6 (1), e000589
DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000589, PubMed 33634210

Muth DR, Neubauer AS, Klingenstein A, Schaller U, Priglinger SG, Hirneiß CW (2021)
What would an 'ideal' glaucoma examination be like? - A conjoint analysis of patients' and physicians' preferences
Int Ophthalmol, 41 (12), 3911-3920
DOI 10.1007/s10792-021-01960-5, PubMed 34312779

Muth DR, Wolf A, Kreutzer T, Shajari M, Vounotrypidis E, Priglinger S, Mayer WJ (2021)
Safety and Efficacy of Current Sclera Fixation Methods for Intraocular Lenses and Literature Overview
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 238 (8), 868-874
DOI 10.1055/a-1333-3199, PubMed 33853190

Schuh A, Muth D, Shajari M, Mayer WJ, Priglinger S, Messmer E (2021)
Effect of IPL in Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 238 (8), 893-898
DOI 10.1055/a-1333-3032, PubMed 33540463

Publications 2020

Vounotrypidis E, Shajari M, Muth DR, Hirnschall N, Findl O, Priglinger S, Mayer WJ (2020)
Refractive outcomes of 8 biometric formulas in combined phacovitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for epiretinal membrane
J Cataract Refract Surg, 46 (4), 591-597
DOI 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000087, PubMed 32271525

Publications 2018

Vounotrypidis E, Haralanova V, Muth DR, Wertheimer C, Shajari M, Wolf A, Priglinger S, Mayer WJ (2018)
Accuracy of SS-OCT biometry compared with partial coherence interferometry biometry for combined phacovitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling
J Cataract Refract Surg, 45 (1), 48-53
DOI 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.08.027, PubMed 30309772

Publications 2016

Reznicek L, Muth D, Vogel M, Hirneiß C (2016)
Structure-Function Relationship between Flicker-Defined Form Perimetry and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma Suspects
Curr Eye Res, 42 (3), 418-423
DOI 10.1080/02713683.2016.1190848, PubMed 27419859

Publications 2015

Muth DR, Hirneiß CW (2015)
Structure-Function Relationship Between Bruch's Membrane Opening-Based Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Visual Field Defects in Glaucoma
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 56 (5), 3320-8
DOI 10.1167/iovs.14-15845, PubMed 26024115

Publications 2013

Dreidax D, Gogolin S, Schroeder C, Muth D, Brueckner LM, Hess EM, Zapatka M, Theißen J, Fischer M, Ehemann V, Schwab M, Savelyeva L, Westermann F (2013)
Low p14ARF expression in neuroblastoma cells is associated with repressed histone mark status, and enforced expression induces growth arrest and apoptosis
Hum Mol Genet, 22 (9), 1735-45
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddt020, PubMed 23343716

Reznicek L, Muth D, Kampik A, Neubauer AS, Hirneiss C (2013)
Evaluation of a novel Scheimpflug-based non-contact tonometer in healthy subjects and patients with ocular hypertension and glaucoma
Br J Ophthalmol, 97 (11), 1410-4
DOI 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303400, PubMed 23969314

Publications 2011

Henrich KO, Bauer T, Schulte J, Ehemann V, Deubzer H, Gogolin S, Muth D, Fischer M, Benner A, König R, Schwab M, Westermann F (2011)
CAMTA1, a 1p36 tumor suppressor candidate, inhibits growth and activates differentiation programs in neuroblastoma cells
Cancer Res, 71 (8), 3142-51
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-3014, PubMed 21385898

Publications 2010

Ma L, Young J, Prabhala H, Pan E, Mestdagh P, Muth D, Teruya-Feldstein J, Reinhardt F, Onder TT, Valastyan S, Westermann F, Speleman F, Vandesompele J, Weinberg RA (2010)
miR-9, a MYC/MYCN-activated microRNA, regulates E-cadherin and cancer metastasis
Nat Cell Biol, 12 (3), 247-56
DOI 10.1038/ncb2024, PubMed 20173740

Muth D, Ghazaryan S, Eckerle I, Beckett E, Pöhler C, Batzler J, Beisel C, Gogolin S, Fischer M, Henrich KO, Ehemann V, Gillespie P, Schwab M, Westermann F (2010)
Transcriptional repression of SKP2 is impaired in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma
Cancer Res, 70 (9), 3791-802
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-1245, PubMed 20424123

Publications 2009

Eckerle I, Muth D, Batzler J, Henrich KO, Lutz W, Fischer M, Witt O, Schwab M, Westermann F (2009)
Regulation of BIRC5 and its isoform BIRC5-2B in neuroblastoma
Cancer Lett, 285 (1), 99-107
DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.007, PubMed 19497660

Mestdagh P, Van Vlierberghe P, De Weer A, Muth D, Westermann F, Speleman F, Vandesompele J (2009)
A novel and universal method for microRNA RT-qPCR data normalization
Genome Biol, 10 (6), R64
DOI 10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-r64, PubMed 19531210

Publications 2008

Sagulenko V, Muth D, Sagulenko E, Paffhausen T, Schwab M, Westermann F (2008)
Cathepsin D protects human neuroblastoma cells from doxorubicin-induced cell death
Carcinogenesis, 29 (10), 1869-77
DOI 10.1093/carcin/bgn147, PubMed 18566016

Westermann F, Muth D, Benner A, Bauer T, Henrich KO, Oberthuer A, Brors B, Beissbarth T, Vandesompele J, Pattyn F, Hero B, König R, Fischer M, Schwab M (2008)
Distinct transcriptional MYCN/c-MYC activities are associated with spontaneous regression or malignant progression in neuroblastomas
Genome Biol, 9 (10), R150
DOI 10.1186/gb-2008-9-10-r150, PubMed 18851746