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Forschungsinstitut fuer Augenheilkunde
INSTITUTE FOR OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FÜR AUGENHEILKUNDE
Christina Schwarz

Christina Schwarz

PhD
Group Leader "High-Resolution Functional Imaging and Testing"
 

Business address

Institute for Ophthalmic Research
University of Tübingen
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 7
D-72076 Tübingen,
Germany

Phone: +49 7071 29-84727
E-mail: c.schwarz@uni-tuebingen.de

Academic Education

12/2013PhD, Vision Science, University of Murcia, Spain
9/2007Diploma, Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany
7/2007MSc, Medical Physics (Radiotherapy & Biomedical Optics), Heidelberg University, Germany

Professional Experience

Since 1/2019Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, NY, USA
Since 2/2018Research Group Leader, High-Resolution Retinal Imaging & Testing, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen
1/2014-1/2018Postdoctoral Research Associate, Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, NY, USA
1/2008-12/2013PhD Student, Vision Science with Adaptive Optics, Laboratorio de Optica, University of Murcia, Spain
4/2012-7/2012Visiting Scholar, Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, NY, USA
5/2008Visiting Scholar, Physiological Optics and Aberrometry, Photonics4Life, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
10/2006-2/2007Master Student, Biomedical and Adaptive Optics, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, UK
4/2006-6/2007Diploma Student, Biomedical and Adaptive Optics, Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany

Professional Activities and Functions

Invited Presentations

8/2020tbd, VPO, Cambridge, UK
6/2020“Ultrashort pulse lasers applied to vision”, ICLO, Sankt Petersburg, Russia
11/2018“Watching photoreceptors at work – Two-photon ophthalmoscopy in the living eye”, LAOP, Lima, Peru
3/2018“Towards safe two-photon adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in people”, AOIM XI, Murcia, Spain

Academic Awards

11/2018International Travel Grant, DAAD, Germany
11/2018Best Photo in Vision Research and Ophthalmology, 5th place
5/2017Poster Prize, Neuroscience Retreat, University of Rochester, NY, USA
11/2016Best Photo in Vision Research and Ophthalmology, 10th place
5/2014International Travel Grant, ARVO, Orlando, FL, USA
4/2012-7/2012Study Abroad Scholarship, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain
5/2008Summer Research Scholarship, Red Óptica, Spain
1/2008-2/2008Summer Research Scholarship, Red Óptica, Spain
2/2007Study Abroad Scholarship, School of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany
10/2006-1/2007Study Abroad Scholarship, Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Academic Teaching and Services

Since 2019Leadership Committee: The Optical Society of America, Technical Group Vision
2019Guest Editor: Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Feature Issue: Visual and Physiological Optics
2018Grant Reviewer: The Optical Society of America, Special Program Grants
Since 2012Reviewer: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Vision (Outstanding Reviewer 2014), Biomedical Optics Express, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Optics and Laser Technology, Optics Express, Optics Letters, Chinese Optics Letters, Eye and Vision, Optics and Laser Technology

Past and Current Funding

exp. 2/2020ERC 2019 Starting Grant TrackCycle.2P
2/2018-1/2020Research Fellowship “Recruitment of excellent Junior Researchers”, University of Tübingen, Germany
9/2008-8/2012Research Staff Training Scholarship at the University of Murcia,
Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (BES-2008-006071)

Memberships

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,
  • The Optical Society of America,
  • European Optical Society,
  • Sociedad Española de Óptica

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

  1. S Walters, C Schwarz, R Sharma, W S Fischer, D A DiLoreto Jr, J Strazzeri, D Nelidova, B Roska, J J Hunter, D R Williams, W H Merigan, “Cellular-scale evaluation of induced photoreceptor degeneration in the living primate eye,” Biomed. Opt. Express 10 (1), 66-82 (2019)
  2. C Schwarz, R Sharma, S K Cheong, M Keller, D R Williams, J J Hunter, “Selective S cone damage and retinal remodeling following intense ultrashort pulse laser exposures in the infrared,” accepted for publication in Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 10/2018
  3. S Walters, C Schwarz, R Sharma, W S Fischer, D A DiLoreto Jr, J Strazerri, D Nelidova, B Roska, J J Hunter, D R Williams, W H Merigan, “Cellular-scale evaluation of induced photoreceptor degeneration in the living primate eye,” accepted for publication in Biomed. Opt. Express 10/2018
  4. R Sharma, C Schwarz, D R Williams, G Palczewska, K Palczewski, J J Hunter, “Formation and clearance of all-trans-retinol investigated using in vivo two-photon ophthalmoscopy,” Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 58 (1), 604-6013 (2017)
  5. E A Rossi, C Granger, R Sharma, Q Yang, K Saito, C Schwarz, S Walters, K Nozato, J Zhang, T Kawakami, W S Fischer, L Latchney, J J Hunter, M Chung, D R Williams, “Individual inner retinal neurons imaged in the living eye of monkey and human,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 201613445 (2017)
  6. C Schwarz, R Sharma, W S Fischer, M Chung, G Palczewska, K Palczewski, D R Williams, J J Hunter, “Safety assessment in macaques of light exposures for functional two-photon ophthalmoscopy in humans,” Biomed. Opt. Express, 7 (12), 5148-5169 (2016)
  7. E Chirre, P M Prieto, C Schwarz, P Artal, “Night myopia is reduced in binocular vision,” J Vis., 16 (8), 1-10 (2016)
  8. R Sharma, C Schwarz, D R Williams, G Palczewska, K Palczewski, J J Hunter, “In vivo two-photon fluorescence kinetics of primate rods and cones,” Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 57 (2), 647-657 (2016)
  9. C Schwarz, S Manzanera, and P Artal, “Binocular visual performance with aberration correction as a function of light level,” J Vis., 14 (6), 1-11 (2014)
  10. C Schwarz, S Manzanera, P M Prieto, E J Fernandez, and P Artal, “Comparison of binocular through-focus visual acuity with monovision and a small aperture inlay,” Biomed. Opt. Express, 5 (10), 3355-3366 (2014)
  11. C Schwarz, C Cánovas, S Manzanera, H A Weeber, P M Prieto, P A Piers, and P Artal “Binocular visual acuity for the correction of spherical aberration in monochromatic and polychromatic light,” J Vis., 14 (2), 1-11 (2014)
  12. E J Fernandez, C Schwarz, P M Prieto, S Manzanera, and P Artal, “Impact on stereo-acuity of two presbyopia correction approaches: monovision and small aperture inlay,” Biomed. Opt. Express, 4 (6), 822-830 (2013)
  13. P Artal, C Schwarz, C Canovas, A Mira-Agudelo, “The causes of night myopia revealed with an adaptive optics visual simulator,” PLoS ONE, 7 (7): e40239.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040239 (2012)
  14. C Schwarz, P M Prieto, E J Fernandez, and P Artal, "Binocular Adaptive Optics Vision Analyzer with Full Control over the Complex Pupil Functions," Opt. Lett., 36 (24), 4779-4781 (2011)
  15. J Tabernero, C Schwarz, E J Fernandez, and P Artal, "Binocular Visual Simulation of a Corneal Inlay to Increase Depth of Focus," Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 52, 5273-5277 (2011)
  16. E Acosta, J M Bueno, C Schwarz, and P Artal, "Relationship between wave aberrations and histological features in ex-vivo porcine crystalline lenses," J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (5), 55001-55004 (2010)
  17. J M Bueno, E Acosta, C Schwarz, and P Artal, "Wavefront measurements of phase plates combining a point-diffraction interferometer and a Hartmann-Shack sensor," Appl. Opt, 49, 450-456 (2010)

Book chapter

  1. C Schwarz, J J Hunter, “Femtosecond lasers in retinal imaging,” In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering – Encyclopedia of Modern Optics (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2017, Pages 85-96, ISBN 9780128035818, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.09778-2