Business address

Section of Neurobiology of the Eye
Institute for Ophthalmic Research
Centre for Ophthalmology,
University of Tübingen
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 7
D-72076 Tübingen,
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)7071 29-87424
Fax: +49 (0)7071 29-5196
E-mail: marita.feldkaemper[at]uni-tuebingen.de

Ad hoc reviewer for several scientific journals (Journal of Comparative Physiology, PlosOne, Molecular Vision, Experimental Eye Research, Graefe´s Archive for Clinical and Experimental, Optometry  and Visual Science Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Vision Research, Journal of Proteome Research).

• Member of the ARVO Committee 2011-2013
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft

1. Mathis U, Feldkaemper MP, Schaeffel F (2021). Effects of Single and Repeated Intravitreal Applications of Atropine on Choroidal Thickness in Alert Chickens. Ophthalmic Res 64, 664-674.
2. Bus C, Zizmare L, Feldkaemper M, et al. (2020) Human Dopaminergic Neurons Lacking PINK1 Exhibit Disrupted Dopamine Metabolism Related to Vitamin B6 Co-Factors. iScience 23, 101797.
3. Gisbert S, Feldkaemper M, Wahl S, Schaeffel F (2020). Interactions of cone abundancies, opsin expression, and environmental lighting with emmetropization in chickens. Exp Eye Res 200, 108205. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108205.
4. Mathis U, Feldkaemper M, Wang M, Schaeffel F (2020). Studies on retinal mechanisms possibly related to myopia inhibition by atropine in the chicken. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 258, 319-333.
5. Liu H, Schaeffel F, Trier K, Feldkaemper M (2020). Effects of 7-Methylxanthine on Deprivation Myopia and Retinal Dopamine Release in Chickens. Ophthalmic Res. 63, 347-357.
6. Swiatczak B, Feldkaemper M, Schraermeyer U, Schaeffel F (2019). Demyelination and shrinkage of axons in the retinal nerve fiber layer in chickens developing deprivation myopia. Exp Eye Res. 188: 107783.
7. Swiatczak B, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2019). Changes in fundus reflectivity during myopia development in chickens. Biomed Opt Express. 10, 1822-1840
8. Wang M, Schaeffel F, Jiang B, Feldkaemper M (2018). Effects of Light of Different Spectral Composition on Refractive Development and Retinal Dopamine in Chicks. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 59, 4413-4424.
9. Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper M (2016). Myopia and Outdoor Exposures. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 57:4790.
10. Schultheiss M, Schnichels S, Hermann T, Hurst J, Feldkaemper M, Arango-Gonzalez B, Ueffing M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Zeck G, Spitzer MS (2016). Hypothermia Protects and Prolongs the Tolerance Time of Retinal Ganglion Cells against Ischemia. PLoS One. 11:e0148616.
11. Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper M (2015) Animal models in myopia research. Clin Exp Optom 98, 507-17.
12. Lan W, Yang Z, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2016). Changes in dopamine and ZENK during suppression of myopia in chicks by intense illuminance. Exp Eye Res. 145, 118-124.
13. Lan W, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2014). Intermittent episodes of bright light suppress myopia in the chicken more than continuous bright light. PLoS One. 9:e110906.
14. Lan W, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2013). Bright light induces choroidal thickening in chickens. Optom Vis Sci. 90:1199-206.
15. Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2013). An updated view on the role of dopamine in myopia. Exp Eye Res. 114,106-19.
16. Penha AM, Burkhardt E, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2012). Effects of intravitreal insulin and insulin signaling cascade inhibitors on emmetropization in the chick. Mol Vis 18, 2608-2622.
17. Penha AM, Burkhardt E, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2012). Ultrasonography and optical low-coherence interferometry compared in the chicken eye. OptomVis Sci 89, 916-921.
18. Penha AM, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper M (2011). Insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin receptor, and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor expression in the chick eye and their regulation with imposed myopic or hyperopic defocus. Mol Vis 17, 1436-1448.
19. Mutti DO, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper M (2011). 13th International Conference on Myopia. Optom Vis Sci 88, 362-364.
20. Chen YP, Hocking PM, Wang L, Povazay B, Prashar A, To CH, Erichsen JT, Feldkaemper M, Hofer B, Drexler W, et al. (2011). Selective breeding for susceptibility to myopia reveals a gene-environment interaction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52, 4003-4011.
21. Ashby RS, Feldkaemper MP (2010). Gene expression within the amacrine cell layer of chicks after myopic and hyperopic defocus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51, 3726-3735.
22. Feldkaemper MP, Neacsu I, Schaeffel F (2009). Insulin acts as a powerful stimulator of axial myopia in chicks. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50, 13-23.
23. Schippert R, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2009). Microarray analysis of retinal gene expression in Egr-1 knockout mice. Mol Vis 15, 2720-2739.
24. Schippert R, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2008). Microarray analysis of retinal gene expression in chicks during imposed myopic defocus. Mol Vis 14, 1589-1599.
25. Schippert R, Burkhardt E, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F. (2007). Relative axial myopia in Egr-1 (ZENK) knockout mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48, 11-17.
26. Brand C, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2007). A microarray analysis of retinal transcripts that are controlled by image contrast in mice. Mol Vis 13, 920-932.
27. Schippert R, Brand C, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper MP (2006). Changes in scleral MMP-2, TIMP-2 and TGFbeta-2 mRNA expression after imposed myopic and hyperopic defocus in chickens. Exp Eye Res 82, 710-719.
28. Bitzer M, Kovacs B, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2006). Effects of muscarinic antagonists on ZENK expression in the chicken retina. Exp Eye Res 82, 379-388.
29. Brand C, Burkhardt E, Schaeffel F, Choi JW, Feldkaemper MP (2005). Regulation of Egr-1, VIP, and Shh mRNA and Egr-1 protein in the mouse retina by light and image quality. Mol Vis 11, 309-320.
30. Feldkaemper MP, Burkhardt E, Schaeffel F (2004). Localization and regulation of glucagon receptors in the chick eye and preproglucagon and glucagon receptor expression in the mouse eye. Exp Eye Res 79, 321-329.
31. Simon P, Feldkaemper M, Bitzer M, Ohngemach S, Schaeffel F (2004). Early transcriptional changes of retinal and choroidal TGFbeta-2, RALDH-2, and ZENK following imposed positive and negative defocus in chickens. Mol Vis 10, 588-597.
32. Ohngemach S, Buck C, Simon P, Schaeffel F, Feldkaemper M (2004). Temporal changes of novel transcripts in the chicken retina following imposed defocus. Mol Vis 10, 1019-1027.
33. Buck C, Schaeffel F, Simon P, Feldkaemper M (2004). Effects of positive and negative lens treatment on retinal and choroidal glucagon and glucagon receptor mRNA levels in the chicken. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45, 402-409.
34. Schaeffel F, Simon P, Feldkaemper M, Ohngemach S, Williams RW (2003). Molecular biology of myopia. Clinical & experimental optometry  86, 295-307.
35. Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2003). Interactions of genes and environment in myopia. Dev Ophthalmol. 37:34-49.
36. Feldkaemper MP, Schaeffel F (2002). Evidence for a potential role of glucagon during eye growth regulation in chicks. Vis Neurosci 19, 755-766.
37. Zhu X, Feldkaemper MP, Winawer JA, Park T, Wallman J (2001). What ocular components underlie the inhibition of myopia or hyperopia by glucagon or by its antagonist? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42, 318.
38. Ohngemach S, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2001). Pineal control of the dopamine D2-receptor gene and dopamine release in the retina of the chicken and their possible relation to growth rhythms of the eye. J Pineal Res 31, 145-154.
39. Feldkaemper MP, Wang HY, Schaeffel F (2000). Changes in retinal and choroidal gene expression during development of refractive errors in chicks. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41, 1623-1628.
40. Bitzer M, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (2000). Visually induced changes in components of the retinoic acid system in fundal layers of the chick. Exp Eye Res 70, 97-106.
41. Feldkaemper M, Diether S, Kleine G, Schaeffel F (1999). Interactions of spatial and luminance information in the retina of chickens during myopia development. Exp Eye Res 68, 105-115.
42. Feldkaemper M, Wang HY, Schaeffel F (1999). Changes in retinal and choroidal gene expression during myopia and hyperopia development. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 40, 2396-2271.
43. Bitzer M, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F (1999). Identification of retinoic acid synthesizing enzymes in the chicken retina and their possible roles during myopia development. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 40, 4471-4274.