Albrecht Von Graefe's Ophthalmic Educational Visit to William Wilde in Dublin in 1851

Aim There were little information in literature about Albrecht von Graefe's ophthalmological education in Ireland, which was in summer 1851. The aim of this work is to illustrate his stay with Sir William Wilde in Dublin. A brief review of the two giants of ophthalmology also was given. Methods Historical search of the data, and the biography of the corresponding ophthalmologists were recorded and analysed. Institutes for history of medicine as well as medicohistorians also were contacted. Results Graefe visited Sir William Wilde at the end of his 3-years European ophthalmic educational travels. He learned from him about treatment and examinations of the eye and the skills of various ophthalmic operations, and organization of work in his eye hospital. After that he founded the famous private Eye Clinic in Berlin, and became one of the greatest ophthalmologists of the 19th century. Conclusion Graefe's talent, hard work, high quality of education and later continuous contacts with his teachers contributed to modernization and internationalization of ophthalmology.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

Enthalten in:

Irish medical journal - 113(2020), 2 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ivanišević, M [VerfasserIn]
Von Graefe, Albrecht [Sonstige Person]
Wilde, William [Sonstige Person]

Themen:

Biography
Historical Article
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.01.2021

Date Revised 08.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30989512X