Prof. Dr. Bernhard M. Spiess

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Current research projects

Project leader	Project title
Pot	Assessment of the depth of corneal stromal cell death associated with ex vivo UVA/Riboflavin crosslinking of corneal collagen in rabbit and equine eyes
	Epidemiology of canine pigmentary keratitis
	Cytology of the equine conjunctiva and cornea
Spiess	Epidemiology of canine lens luxation
	Feline hypertensive retinopathy. A retrospektive clinical study of cases presented to the opthalmology service between 2000 and 2012
Spiess Pot	The construction and morphologic validation of a corneal epithelial and stromal construct as an alternative in vitro model system for studies on anterior corneal wound healing

Completed research projects

Project leader	Project title
Hässig	Transportation of slaughter calves in Switzerland
Hafezi	Corneal collagen crosslinking in corneal melting in dogs and cats
Nelson	In vivo biocompatibility and steerability of magnetic biomedical microrobots in the posterior segment of rabbit eyes
Pospischil Spiess	Free living amoeba and Chlamydia in animals: a dangerous symbiosis?
Pot	Retrospective study comparing ocular ultrasound results and tentative diagnoses with histopathologic results obtained after evisceration, enucleation and exenteration procedures
	Determination of UV-A/Riboflavin corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) induced penetration depth in ex vivo rabbit and equine eyes using fluorescent biomarkers
Richter	The clinical outcome of vitrectomy in equine recurrent uveitis
	Parachlamydia acanthamoeba in domestic cats with and without corneal diseas
	Activity of feline interferon-omega after ocular or oral administration in cats as indicated by Mx protein expression in conjunctival and white blood cells
	Pre-treatment with feline interferon-omega and the course of subsequent infection with feline herpesvirus in cats
	Effects of feline interferon omega in cats with keratokonjunctivitis
	Outcome of phacoemulsification in diabetic dogs following perioperative ocular treatment with steroids or non-steroids
	effects of interferon on corneal wound healing in corneal organ culture
Richter Ackermann	Effects of conjunctival vaccination with a recombinant glycoprotein G-deficient FeHV-1 in FeHV-1 carrier cats
Spiess	The prevalence and role of Equine Herpes virus (EHV) 2 and 5 in keratitis in the horse
	Epidemiology of feline glaucoma
	Incidence of inherited eye diseases in selected canine breeds in Switzerland between 1990 and 2002
	Guidelines for clinical electroretinography in the dog.
	Corneal esthesiometry in dogs, cats and horses
	Prevalence and characterization of nuclear cataracts in slaughter calves in Switzerland
	Effects of topical administration of 1% brinzolamide on intraocular pressure in clinically normal horses
	Collie Eye Anomaly in Switzerland
	Dacryocystitis in Rabits: 28 Cases (2003-2007)
	Inherited eye diseases in the retriever breeds in Switzerland
	Long-term results after pars plana vitrectomy in horses with recurrent uveitis
	Evaluation of a rebound tonometer in clinically normal cat eyes
	Inherited eye diseases in the Entlebucher Mountaindog 1999-2008
	The epidemiology of canine glaucoma
	Multiple congenital ocular abnormalities (MCOA) in Rocky Mountain Horses and Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses in Europ
Voelter-Ratson	Evaluation of the conjunctival fungal flora and its susceptibility to antifungal agents in healthy horses in Switzerland