Specialist in ophthalmology, specialising in ophthalmic surgery
Swiss Visio Siloah
Worbstrasse 316
3073 Gümligen
Fellowship in strabismus surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Holland
Resident at the University Eye Clinics in Zurich and Bern
International PhD programme in Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience Zurich
MD/PhD programme at the Institute for Brain Research Zurich
Medical studies in Zurich and Lausanne
Professional qualifications / degrees
2017 - Associate professorship, University of Bern
2017 - Specialist title "Ophthalmic Surgery"
2014 - Habilitation, University of Bern
2008 - Specialist FMH & F.E.B.O. for ophthalmology,
2005 - Doctorate (Dr sc.nat.), University of Zurich
Dissertation title: "Neurotransmission in the Injured Brain"
2003 - Diploma in Neurobiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich
2001 - Doctorate in Medicine, University of Zurich
Dissertation title: "Therapeutic Strategies in Retinitis Pigmentosa: light at te End of the Tunnel"
Co-owner and ophthalmologist, ONOVIS eye practice, Berne
Head of Orthoptics, University Clinic for Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern
Senior Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern
Fellow in Neuroophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Canada
Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern
Resident, University Hospital Zurich
PhD student, Institute for Brain Research, Zurich
Belachew, Nebiyat F., Severin Baschung, William Almiri, Ruben Encinas, Johannes Kaesmacher, Tomas Dobrocky, Christoph J. Schankin, et al. "Casper Versus Precise Stent for the Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension." Clinical Neuroradiology, May 18, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-021-01024-2.
Morrison, Miranda, Hassen Kerkeni, Athanasia Korda, Simone Räss, Marco D. Caversaccio, Mathias Abegg, Erich Schneider, and Georgios Mantokoudis. "Automated Alternate Cover Test for 'HINTS' Assessment: A Validation Study." European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, July 23, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06998-w.
Petroulia, Valentina Daphne, Dominik Brügger, Robert Hoepner, Rino Vicini, Anna Winklehner, Mathias Abegg, and Franca Wagner. "MRI Signs Helpful in the Differentiation of Patients with Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy and Optic Neuritis." The British Journal of Ophthalmology, July 19, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319537.
Bruegger, D., and M. Abegg. "Prediction of Cortical Theta Oscillations in Humans for Phase-Locked Visual Stimulation." Journal of Neuroscience Methods 361 (September 1, 2021): 109288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109288.
Kucur, Şerife Seda, Sebastian Häckel, Jan Stapelfeldt, Jeannine Odermatt, Milko E. Iliev, Mathias Abegg, Raphael Sznitman, and Rene Höhn. "Comparative Study Between the SORS and Dynamic Strategy Visual Field Testing Methods on Glaucomatous and Healthy Subjects." Translational Vision Science & Technology 9, no. 13 (December 2, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.13.3.
Veselaj, Krenar, Nicole Kamber, Myriam Briner, Christoph Friedli, Lara Diem, Kirsten Guse, Andrei Miclea, et al. "Evaluation of Diagnostic Criteria and Red Flags of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Encephalomyelitis in a Clinical Routine Cohort." CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, October 13, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.13461.
Kucur, Şerife Seda, Pablo Márquez-Neila, Mathias Abegg, and Raphael Sznitman. "Patient-Attentive Sequential Strategy for Perimetry-Based Visual Field Acquisition". Medical Image Analysis 54 (2019): 179-92.
Mühlemann, Fabian, Hilary Grabe, Anthony Fok, Franca Wagner, Dominik Brügger, Claire A. Sheldon, and Mathias Abegg. "Homonymous Hemiatrophy of Ganglion Cell Layer from Retrochiasmal Lesions in the Visual Pathway." Neurology 94, no. 3 (21 2020): e323-29.
Vicini, Rino, Dominik Brügger, Mathias Abegg, Anke Salmen, and Hilary Michelle Grabe. "Differences in Morphology and Visual Function of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody and Multiple Sclerosis Associated Optic Neuritis." Journal of Neurology, August 12, 2020.
Abegg M, Ebneter A and Dysli M. Reply. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), February 25, 2019.
Dysli M, Ebneter A, Menke M, Zinkernagel M, Wolf S, Grabe H and Abegg M. Patients with Epiretinal Membranes Display Retrograde Maculopathy after Surgical Peeling of the Internal Limiting Membrane Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), August 29, 2018.
Feil M, Abegg Meinrad and Abegg Mathias. "Timing of Concurrent Visual Stimuli Determines Modulation of Saccadic Amplitude." Journal of Vision 18, no. 11 (October 1, 2018): 8.
Mekabaty A, Gralla J, Meier N, Abegg M, Raabe A and Mordasini P. Sinus Stenting of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Swiss Medical Forum 18, no. 1 (2018): 26-28.
Borruat F, Dysli M, Voide N, and Abegg M. Acetazolamide Reduces Retinal Inner Nuclear Layer Thickness in Microcystic Macular Edema Secondary to Optic Neuropathy. European Neurology, 2018, 150-53.
Brazerol J, Iliev ME, Höhn R, Fränkl S, Grabe H, Abegg M. Retrograde Maculopathy in Patients With Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. Feb 6 [Epub ahead of print] (2017).
Christen M and Abegg M. The effect of magnification and contrast on reading performance in different types of simulated low vision. Journal of Eye Movement Research, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 2, May 2017
Dysli M and Abegg M Nystagmus is not Limiting Reading Ability in Albinism PlosOne. Jul 8;11(7):e0158815 (2016).
Ebneter A, Jaggi D, Abegg M, Wolf S and Zinkernagel M Relationship between presumptive inner nuclear layer thickness and geographic atrophy progression in age-related macular degeneration Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Jul 1;57(9):OCT 299-306 (2016).
Bär S, Hauf M, Barton JJS, Abegg M. The neural network of saccadic foreknowledge. Experimental Brain Research. October 2015.
Häner NU, Dysli M, Abegg M, Zinkernagel MS. Enhanced-depth optical coherence tomography for imaging horizontal rectus muscles in Graves' orbitopathy. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. June 2015.
Dysli M, Vogel N, Abegg M. Reading performance is not affected by a prism induced increase of horizontal and vertical vergence demand. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2014;8.
Dysli C, Quellec G, Abegg M, et al. Quantitative analysis of fluorescence lifetime measurements of the macula using the fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscope in healthy subjects. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014;55(4):2106-2113.
Abegg M, Dysli M, Wolf S, Kowal J, Dufour P, Zinkernagel M. Microcystic macular edema: retrograde maculopathy caused by optic neuropathy. Ophthalmology. 2014;121(1):142-149. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.08.045.
Abegg M, Zinkernagel M, Wolf S. Microcystic macular degeneration from optic neuropathy. Brain. 2012;135(Pt 12):e225.
Rastgardani T, Lau V, Barton JJS, Abegg M. Trial history biases the spatial programming of antisaccades. Exp Brain Res. 2012;222(3):175-183.
Sheldon CA, Abegg M, Sekunova A, Barton JJS. The word-length effect in acquired alexia, and real and virtual hemianopia. Neuropsychologia. 2012;50(5):841-851.
Egli M, Goldblum D, Kipfer A, et al. Assessment of a new Goldmann applanation tonometer. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012;96(1):42-46.
Simpson SA, Abegg M, Barton JJS. Rapid adaptation of visual search in simulated hemianopia. Cereb Cortex. 2011;21(7):1593-1601.
Van der Stigchel S, Nijboer TCW, Bergsma DP, Abegg M, Barton JJS. Anomalous global effects induced by "blind" distractors in visual hemifield defects. Brain Cogn. 2010;74(1):66-73.
Abegg M, Lee H, Barton JJ. Systematic diagonal and vertical errors in antisaccades and memory-guided saccades. 2010 Journal of Eye Movement Research 2010 3,(3):5,1-10
Abegg M, Fleischhauer J, Landau K. Unilateral papilledema after trabeculectomy in a patient with intracranial hypertension. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2008;225(5):441-442.
Abegg MH. Rhythmic synaptic activity induced by mechanical injury of rat CA3 hippocampal area. J Neurotrauma. 2007;24(9):1536-1542.
Abegg M, Kurz-Levin M, Helbig H. Retinal detachment in patients with acute retinal necrosis: a case series. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2007;224(4):360-363.
Abegg MH, Savic N, Ehrengruber MU, McKinney RA, Gähwiler BH. Epileptiform activity in rat hippocampus strengthens excitatory synapses. J Physiol (Lond). 2004;554(Pt 2):439-448.
Schwyzer L, Mateos JM, Abegg M, et al. Physiological and morphological plasticity induced by chronic treatment with NT-3 or NT-4/5 in hippocampal slice cultures. Eur J Neurosci. 2002;16(10):1939-1948.
Hafezi F, Grimm C, Wenzel A, Abegg M, Yaniv M, Remé CE. Retinal photoreceptors are apoptosis-competent in the absence of JunD/AP-1. Cell Death Differ. 1999;6(10):934-936.
Book chapter
Abegg M. Retrograde maculopathy . In: Optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis (pp.151-159). Springer (2015).
Hafezi F, Abegg M, Remé Ch.E Light damage in the eye. An overview. edited by: C.Erb/ J.Flammer Risk factors for eye diseases. Verlag Hans Huber (1998).