Associate Professor
Beatrix Feigl
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Biography
Dr Beatrix Feigl MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology. She completed a Doctor of Medicine at the Medical University Graz, Austria, and specialised in ophthalmology. Her PhD studies were conducted at QUT. Dr Feigl is an internationally recognised expert in the study of melanopsin expressing retinal ganglion cells in eye (macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetes) and neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson's disease). She implements morphological, pupillometric, psychophysical, neuroretinal and genetic techniques for understanding visual and nonvisual (circadian and sleep) functions including during the progression of disease and with treatment.Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Keywords
age-related macular degeneration, retina, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, melanopsin, pupillometry, circadian rhythm, photoreceptors, electroretinogram, optical coherence tomography, psychophysics
Research field
Ophthalmology and Optometry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Ophthalmologist (Other)
- M.D. (Other)
Professional memberships and associations
Honorary Senior Scientist in the Queensland Eye Institute (QEI) Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Member of the Austrian Society of Ophthalmology Member of the German Society of Ophthalmology
Publications
- Feigl, B., Dumpala, S., Kerr, G. & Zele, A. (2020). Melanopsin Cell Dysfunction Is Involved in Sleep Disruption in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 10(4), 1467–1476. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206828
- Dumpala, S., Zele, A. & Feigl, B. (2019). Outer retinal structure and function deficits contribute to circadian disruption in patients with type 2 diabetes. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 60(6), 1870–1878. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129035
- Joyce, D., Feigl, B., Kerr, G., Roeder, L. & Zele, A. (2018). Melanopsin-mediated pupil function is impaired in Parkinson's disease. Scientific Reports, 8, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223825
- Maynard, M., Zele, A., Kwan3, A. & Feigl, B. (2017). Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell function, sleep efficiency and depression in advanced age-related macular degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 58(2), 990–996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103852
- Adhikari, P., Zele, A., Thomas, R. & Feigl, B. (2016). Quadrant field pupillometry detects melanopsin dysfunction in glaucoma suspects and early glaucoma. Scientific Reports, 6, 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99614
- Maynard, M., Zele, A. & Feigl, B. (2015). Melanopsin-mediated post-illumination pupil response in early age-related macular degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 56(11), 6906–6913. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/90217
- Feigl, B. & Zele, A. (2014). Melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in retinal disease. Optometry and Vision Science, 91(8), 894–903. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/74907
- Feigl, B., Morris, P., Brown, B. & Zele, A. (2012). Relationship among CFH and ARMS2 genotypes, macular pigment optical density, and neuroretinal function in persons without age-related macular degeneration. Archives of Ophthalmology, 130(11), 1402–1409. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54760
- Feigl, B., Mattes, D., Thomas, R. & Zele, A. (2011). Intrinsically photosensitive (Melanopsin) retinal ganglion cell function in glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 52(7), 4362–4367. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52332
- Feigl, B., (2009). Age-related maculopathy - linking aetiology and pathophysiological changes to the ischaemia hypothesis. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 28(1), 63–86. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30209
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Beatrix, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Keynote lecture at the biannual meeting of the International Color Vision Society in Riga/Latvia
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Invited Speaker at the symposium on melanopsin at the Annual Meeting of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Invited Speaker and Panel member at the International Pupil colloquium.
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Associate Editor of Acta Ophthalmologica (Q1 journal)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Honorary Senior Scientist in the Queensland Eye Institute
Selected research projects
- Title
- Melanopsin Function in Humans
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP170100274
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Title
- The rules governing combined rod and cone photoreceptor signalling in visual pathways
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP140100333
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Visual Processing; Retina; Psychophysics
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.