Christiane I. Falkner-Radler, MD
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Biography
CHRISTIANE ISOLDE FALKNER-RADLER, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, University of Vienna
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, Weill Cornell University
Karl Landsteiner Institute for Retinal Research and Imaging, Senior Attending Ophthalmologist,
Department of Ophthalmology,
Vienna Healthcare Group, Clinic Landstraße
Juchgasse 25, 1030 Vienna
Tel: +43-1-711654607
Mobil: +43-676-4739028
E-Mail:christiane.falkner-radler@gesundheitsverbund.at
christiane.falkner@chello.at
Personal Data
Born: 17th September 1973, Klagenfurt, Austria (nee Falkner)
Father: Herwig Falkner; civil engineer
Mother: Isolde Falkner, nee Brandstätter; ret. government official
Martial Status: married since August 2006 to Dr. Christof Radler
School Education
Elementary School: 1979 to 1983, VS Klagenfurt
High School: 1983 to 1991 Ingeborg-Bachmann Gymnasium, Klagenfurt
University: 1991bis 2000 Medical School, University of Vienna, graduated on the 15th of June 2000.
Clinical Electives at University and Clinical Rotations
9. October – 17. October 2014: “Volunteer Observership” at the Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous and Retina (Chair: Donald J. D’ Amico, M.D.), New York-Prespyterian Hospital, New York, United States.
Since January 2014: “Healthcare Management- Master of Science (MSc)”, at the Donau University in Krems Austria
November 2011 – January 2014: “Healthcare Management- Academic Expert“, at the Donau University in Krems, Austria
28. August – 6. September 2013: “Volunteer Observership” at the Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous and Retina (Chair: Donald J. D’ Amico, M.D.), New York-Prespyterian Hopsital, New York, United States.
08. – 12. October 2012: “Volunteer Observership” at the Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous and Retina (Chair: Donald J. D’ Amico, M.D.), New York-Prespyterian Hopsital, New York, United States.
Since December 2011 „Associate professor of Ophthalmology“, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna.
Since November 2011 “Healthcaremanagment“ MSc (Hospital Management) at the Donau University in Krems, Austria
Since October 2011 Section Editor for Europe of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Online Resource for Global Ophthalmology (ORGO)
2009-2011 SOE-Leadership development programme “EuLDP”, 2nd class.
September 2010 - Juni 2011 “Hospital Management” at the Donau University in Krems, Austria
01. – 22. September 2010: “Volunteer Observership” at the Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous and Retina (Chair: Donald J. D’ Amico, M.D.), New York-Prespyterian Hopsital, New York, United States.
03. August – 25. September 2009: “Volunteer Observership” at the Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous and Retina (Chair: Donald J. D’ Amico, M.D.), New York-Prespyterian Hopsital, New York, United States.
Full time attending at the Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic,
(Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Binder) since 1st October 2008.
Full board certification since 1st October 2008.
Board exams for Ophthalmology and Optometry of the Austrian Medical
Association passed on the 21th September 2007.
01. May 2008 - 30.September 2008: Resident at the Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic,
(Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Binder).
01. March 2008 - 30. April 2008: Resident at the Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Maria Deutinger)
01. August 2003 – 29. February 2008: Resident at the Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Binder).
01. May 2003-31. July.2003: Internship at the Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Binder)
02. December 2002 - 30. April 2003: Resident at the department of internal medicine, 3rd medical unit including nephrology and haemodialysis, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (Chair: Prim. Univ.Prof. Dr. Helmut Graf).
01. October 2002 - 30. November 2002: Resident at the department of internal medicine, 2nd medical unit, General Hospital Klagenfurt (Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Grimm).
01. July 2002 - 30. September 2002: Resident at the department of trauma centre, Klosterneuburg, Rehabilitation centre Weißer Hof (Chair: Prim. Dr. Karl Schrei).
02. April 2002 - 30. June 2002: Resident at the department of general surgery, Hospital Göttlicher Heiland (Chair: Prim. Dr. Viktor Grablowitz).
October 1999 - June 2002: Special elective at the Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic and staff member at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (Chair: Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Binder).
Memberships
Member of the Club Jules Gonin since 2011
European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) sine 2010
Corresponding Member in the Retina Society since 2010
International Member in the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) since
2010
ARVO-The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology since 2004
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) since 2007
Austrian Ophthalmological Society since 2002
Publications
First author:
Falkner-Radler CI, Smretschnig E, Graf A, Binder S. Outcome after silicone oil
Removal and simultaneous 360° endolaser treatment. Acta Ophthalmol.
2011;89(1):e46-51.
Falkner-Radler CI, Myung JS, Moussa S, Chan RVP, Smretschnig E, Kiss S,
Graf A, D’Amico DJ, Binder S. Trends in Primary Retinal Detachment Surgery:
Results of a Bicenter Study. Retina 2011; 31(5):928-36.
Falkner-Radler CI, Krebs I, Glittenberg C, Povazay B, Drexler W, Graf A, Binder
S. Human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantation: outcome after
autologous RPE-choroid sheet and RPE cell-suspension in a randomised clinical
study. Br J Ophthalmol 2010; 95(3):370-5.
Falkner-Radler CI, Glittenberg C, Hagen S, Benesch T, Binder S. Spectral-
Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Monitoring Epiretinal Membrane
Surgery; Ophthalmology 2010; 117(4):789-805.
Falkner-Radler CI, Benesch T, Binder S. Accuracy of Preoperative Biometry in
Vitrectomy Combined with Cataract Surgery for Patients with Epiretinal
Membranes and Macular Holes: Results of a Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial.
J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34(10):1754-1760.
Falkner-Radler CI, Binder S. Langzeitresultate nach mikrochirurgischer
skleraeindellender Ablatiochirurgie, Klinisches Monatsblatt für Augenheilkunde
2008; 225 (12):1055-1061.
Falkner-Radler CI, Glittenberg C, Binder S. Spectral Domain High-definition
Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients Undergoing Epiretinal Membrane
Surgery. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging 2008; 29:S50-S56.
Falkner-Radler CI, Benesch T, Binder S. Blue light-Filter intraocular lenses in
vitrectomy combined with cataract surgery: Results of a randomized controlled
clinical trial. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145(3):499-503.
Falkner CI, Leitich H, Frommlet F; Bauer P, Binder S. The end of submacular
surgery for age related macular degeneration: A meta–analysis. Graefe’s
Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2007; 245(4):490-501.
Falkner CI, Binder S, Leitich H: Systematischer Review der submakulären
Chirurgie bei altersabhängiger Makuladegeneration (AMD). Spektrum der
Augenheilkd 2003;17/1:15-20.
Falkner CI, Binder S, Kruger A. Outcome after silicone oil removal. Br J
Ophthalmol 2001;85(11):1324-1327.
Falkner CI, Binder S, Kruger A. Resultate nach Silikonölentfernung bei PVR-
Fällen. Spektrum der Augenheilkd 2001;15/3:101-106.
Falkner CI, Binder S. Mikrochirurgisch versorgte Netzhautablösungen. Spektrum
der Augenheilkd 2001;15/6:233-237.
Co-author:
Brunner S, Mora A, Fonseca J, Weber T, Falkner-Radler CI, Oeser R, Binder S.
Monitoring of Drusen and Geographic Atrophy Area Size after Cataract Surgery
Using the MD3RI Tool for Computer-Aided Contour Drawing. Ophthalmologica.
2012 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Binder S, Falkner-Radler CI; Hauger C, Matz H, Glittenberg C. „Feasibility of
intrasurgical spectral-domain-optical coherence tomography. Retina 2011;
31(7):1332-6.
Hagen S, Krebs I, Haas P, Glittenberg C, Falkner-Radler CI, Graf A, Ansari
Shahrezaei S, Binder S. Reproducibility and comparison of retinal thickness and
volume measurements in normal eyes determined with two different Cirrus OCT
scanning protocols. Retina 2011;31(1):41-47.
Glittenberg C, Krebs I, Falkner-Radler C, Zeiler F, Haas P, Hagen S, Binder S. Advantages of using a ray-traced, three-dimensional rendering system for spectral domain Cirrus HD-OCT to visualize subtle structures of the vitreoretinal interface. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2009;40:127-34.
Krebs I, Falkner-Radler C; Hagen S; Haas P; Brannath W; Lie S; Ansari-
Shahrezaei S; Binder S. Qualitiy of Threshold Algorithm in Age-related Macular
Degeneration: Stratus versus Cirrus OCT; Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009;
50(3):995-1000.
Glittenberg C, Krebs I, Falkner-Radler C, Zeiler F, Haas P, Hagen S,
Binder S. Advantages of Using a Ray-traced, Three-dimensional Rendering
System for Spectral Domain Cirrus HD-OCT to Visualize Subtle Structures of the
Vitreoretinal Interface. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging 2008; 39:S21-
S29.
Povazay B, Hermann B, Unterhuber A, Hofer B, Sattmann H, Zeiler F,Morgan JE,
Falkner-Radler C, Glittenberg C, Blinder S, Drexler W. Three-dimensional
optical coherence tomography at 1050 nm versus 800 nm in retinal pathologies:
Enhanced performance and choroidal penetration in cataract patients. J Biomed
Opt 2007;12(4):041211.
C. Glittenberg, B. Povaczay, B. Hermann, F. Zeiler, C. Falkner, W. Drexler, S.
Binder. Dreidimensionale Rekonstruktion von Schichtbildaufnahmen der
Netzhaut. Spektrum Augenheilkd 2007; 21:13.16.
Book chapters:
“Age-Related Changes of the Human Eye, Series: Aging Medicine by Carlo
Cavallotti, Springer Verlag:
Susanne Binder and Christiane Falkner-Radler: Chapter XII: Age related
changes in the Macula Lutea: I Types and future directions.
Christiane Falkner-Radler and Susanne Binder. Chapter XIII: Age related
changes in the Macula Lutea: II Idiopathic Macular Holes.
Christiane Falkner-Radler and Susanne Binder. Chapter XIV: Age related
changes in the Macula Lutea: Epiretinal Membranes.
“Macula” by Binder S.:Falkner CI, Binder S, Leitich H. Submacular Surgery for
Age - Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review.
Binder S, Glittenberg C, Falkner-Radler C, Krebs I. Influence of vitreous Traction
on AMD. Anomalous posterior vitreous detachment is associated with dry AMD,
and vitreomacular attachment with wet AMD. Retina Today 2009.
Interview:
„Das alternde Auge“ - Dr. Christiane I. Falkner-Radler sprach im Interview mit
Inge Smolek, Spektrum der Augenheilkde 2008 22/6: 393–395.
Abstracts:
Falkner-Radler CI, Wimpissinger B, Glittenberg C; Graf A, Binder S. Needle
Size in Intravitreal Injections-Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012 53: E-Abstract 884.
Glittenberg C, De Lamar P, Esmaeelpour M, Zeiler F, Falkner Radler CI, Binder
S. The Use of Triamcinolone as a Contrast Agent for Intrasurgical OCT.
Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012 53: E-Abstract 2095
Lie S, Falkner Radler CI, Hochwarter A, Smretschnig E, Binder S. The Course
of Lamellar Macular Holes assessed with Cirrus and Stratus OCT. Ophthalmol.
Vis. Sci. 2012 53: E-Abstract 5214
Falkner-Radler CI, Myung JS, Moussa S, Chan RVP, Smretschnig E, Kiss S,
Graf A, D’Amico DJ, Binder S. Trends in Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal
Detachment Surgery Based on a Bicenter Study. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011 52:
E-Abstract 6175.
S Binder, CI Falkner-Radler , C Hauger, H Matz, C Glittenberg.Clinical
Applications of Intrasurgical SD-Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmol.
Vis. Sci. 2011 52: E-Abstract 268.
S Binder, C Glittenberg, C Hauger, H Matz, CI Falkner-Radler. The value
of an intrasurgical sd-optical coherence oomography. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011
52: E-Abstract 1325.
C.I. Falkner-Radler, C. Glittenberg, S. Hagen, S. Binder. „Spectral-domain
optical coherence tomography in epiretinal membrane surgery. Ophthalmol. Vis.
Sci. 2010 51: E-Abstract 2555.
S Binder, CI Falkner-Radler, C Hauger, H Matz, C Glittenberg. Clinical
applications of intrasurgical sd-optical coherence tomgraphy. Ophthalmol. Vis.
Sci. 2010 51: E-Abstract 268.
C. I. Falkner-Radler and S. Binder. Primary Vitrectomy Combined With 360° Endolaser or Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (V.E.E. Study): Intermediate Results. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009 50: E-Abstract 2064.
S. Binder, C. Glittenberg, C. I. Falkner-Radler and I. Krebs. 3-D SD- OCT for Higher Precision in the Evaluation of Vitreoretinal Adhesions in Exudative AMD. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009 50: E-Abstract 5245.
C. G. Glittenberg, C. Falkner, F. Zeiler, S. Hagen, H. Paulina, I. Krebs, and S.
Binder. A Raytraced Three Dimensional Display System for Visualizing Subtle
Structures of the Vitreo-Retinal Interface Using Data From the Cirrus-HD
OCT.Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008 49: E-Abstract 1836.
C. I. Falkner-Radler, C. Glittenberg, P. Haas, and S. Binder. Cirrus HD-OCT for
Evaluation of Epiretinal Membranes. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008 49: E-
Abstract 4685.
C. I. Falkner-Radler, C. Glittenberg, B. Povazay, W. Drexler, and S. Binder.
Correlation of UHR OCT With Standard-Resolution OCT and Visual Outcome
After Autologous RPE Transplantation in AMD. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
2007 48: E-Abstract 5083.
B. Povazay, B. Hermann, A. Unterhuber, H. Sattmann, F. Zeiler, J. E. Morgan, C.
Falkner-Radler, C. Glittenberg, S. Binder, and W. Drexler. Three-Dimensional
High Speed OCT at 1050 nm vs. 800 nm: Enhanced Penetration Into Choroidal
Tissue and Through Cataracts. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48: E-Abstract
4264.
C. G. Glittenberg, B. Povazay, B. Hermann, Z. Florian, C. Falkner, S. Harald, W.
Drexler, and S. Binder. A Quantitative Analysis System for UHR-OCT. Invest.
Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48: E-Abstract 2760.
S. Binder, C. I. Falkner-Radler, C. Glittenberg, B. Povazay, W. Drexler, and I.
Krebs. Autologous Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE)-Choroid Sheet
Transplantation versus Autologous RPE Cell-Suspension Transplantation in
Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - Clinical Results.
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48: E-Abstract 6027.
C.I. Falkner and S. Binder. UV–Filter IOL versus Yellow Blue Light–Filter IOL in
Combined Cataract Surgery With Vitrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Clinical
Trial. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006 47: E-Abstract 1484.
C.I. Falkner, S. Binder, H. Leitich, F. Frommlet, and P. Bauer. Removal of
Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization versus Macular Translocation for Age–
Related Macular Degeneration: A Meta–Analysis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
2005 46: E-Abstract 197.
Brunner, I. Krebs, U. Stolba, C.I. Falkner, S. Binder, and P. Bauer. Cataract
Surgery in Nonexsudative Age–Related Macular –First Results of a Prospective,
Randomized, Multicenter Trial (ECAM–1). Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005 46:
E-Abstract 195.
Coordinator of prospective clinical trial:
„Kombinerte versus 2-zeitige Kataraktoperation und Vitrektomie bei Patienten mit
Erkrankungen des hinteren Augenabschnittes“ Bicenter Studie mit Weill Cornell
Medical College. C.I. Falkner-Radler, P.R.V. Chan.
[“Combined versus sequential cataract surgery and vitrectomy in patients with
vitreoretinal deseases.Bicenter study Rudolf Foundation Clinic and Weill Cornell
Medical Colllege]
“Nahtlose versus genähte 23-Gauge Vitrektomie” Votum der Ethikkomission der
Stadt, C.I. Falkner-Radler.
[Sutureless versus sutured 23-gauge vitrectomy, IRB approval by the ethics
committee of the City of Vienna.]
“Nadellumen bei der IVOM, eine randomisierte klinische Studie” Votum der
Ethikkomission der Stadt, C.I. Falkner-Radler.
[Needle Size in Intravitreal Injections - A Randomized Clinical Trial, IRB approval
by the ethics committee of the City of Vienna.]
“Akute Glaskörpersymptomatik und Beschaffenheit der hinteren
Galskörpergrenzmembran“ Bicenter Studie: Votum der Ethikkomission der Stadt
Wien, C.I. Falkner-Radler, Votum der Ethikkomission Weill Cornell Medical
College, P. R.V.Chan.
[Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment: The predictive value of the
posterior hyaloid face and symptomatology, IRB approval by the ethics committee
of the City of Vienna and the Weill Cornell Medical College.]
"Genauigkeit der Biometrie bei kombinierter Kleinschnittchirurgie im Vorder- und
Hintersegment: "Microincision"-Kataraktchirurgie und 23-Gauge Vitrektomie
versus "Smallincision"-Kataraktchirurgie und 23-Gauge Vitrektomie", Votum der
Ethikkomission der Stadt Wien, C.I. Falkner-Radler, K. Krepler, B. Neumaier-
Ammerer, S. Binder.
[Accuracy of biometry in combined small incision anterior and posterior segment
surgery: microinsion cataract surgery and 23 gauge vitrectomy versus
smallincision cataract surgery and 23 gauge vitrectomy, IRB approval by the
ethics committee of the City of Vienna.]
„Membranpeeling mit Trypan Blau versus Membranpeeling und Membrana
imitans interna Peeling mit Brillant Blau G bei Patienten mit Idiopathischen
epiretinalen Membranen“, zur Begutachtung bei der Ethikkomission der Stadt
Wien, C.I. Falkner-Radler, K.Krepler, S. Binder.
[Membrane Peeling with Trypan Blue versus Membrane Peeling and Membrana
limitans interna Peeling with Brillant Blue G for Patients with Idiopathic Epiretinal
Membranes. IRB approval by the ethics committee of the City of Vienna]
“Membranpeeling mit Brillant Blau G versus Membranpeeling mit Indocyanin
Grün bei Patienten mit Idiopathischem Makulaforamen.“ zur Begutachtung bei
der Ethikkomission der Stadt Wien, C.I. Falkner-Radler, K.Krepler, S. Binder.
[Membrane Peeling with Brillant Blue G versus Membrane Peeling with
Indocyanine Green for Patients with Idiopathic Macular Holes. IRB approval by
the ethics committee of the City of Vienna]
„Primäre Pars-plana-Vitrektomie : Cerclage versus 360°
Endolaserphtotokoagulation“: Eine randomisierte, kontrollierte, offene,
monozentrische, Parallelgruppen-Interventionsstudie, mit Votum der
Ethikkomission der Stadt Wien, C.I. Falkner-Radler, P. Bauer, S. Binder.
[The V.E.E. Study - Primary Vitrectomy Combined with 360° Endolaser or
Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A randomized,
controlled, monocenter, comparative interventional study. IRB approval by the
ethics committee of the City of Vienna]