Category Eponym
Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936)

Charles Chaddock

Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign

Józef Dietl (1804–1878) 680

Józef Dietl

Józef Dietl (1804–1878) was a Polish physician, politician, professor and rector. Eponym: Dietl's crisis ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)

Edmond Landolt (1846-1926) 680

Edmond Landolt

Edmund Landolt (1846–1926): Swiss-French ophthalmologist who created the Landolt C optotype, advanced strabismus surgery, and retinal anatomy studies

Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819-1892) 680

Ernst Brücke

Ernst von Brücke (1819–1892) described the eye’s red reflex, paving the way for Helmholtz’s ophthalmoscope and modern retinal examination

William Cumming (1822-1855) 680

William Cumming

William Cumming (1822–1855), Moorfields surgeon who first observed the living eye’s luminous reflex, paving the way for Helmholtz’s ophthalmoscope.

Eduard Jaeger Ritter von Jaxtthal (1818-1884) 680

Eduard Jaeger

Eduard Jaeger (1818–1884), Austrian ophthalmologist; introduced Jaeger Test-Types, advanced ophthalmoscopy, and first described diabetic retinopathy

Louise Littig Sloan (1898-1982) 680

Louise Sloan

Louise L. Sloan (1898–1982) developed Sloan optotypes (LogMAR), pioneering colour vision screening, perimetry, and low-vision rehabilitation

Barlow Syndrome 680

Barlow syndrome

Barlow syndrome (primary billowing mitral leaflet syndrome (BMLS)). Auscultatory findings of late systolic murmur with non-ejection ('mid-late') systolic click

John Brereton Barlow (1924-2008) 680

John Barlow

John Brereton Barlow (1924-2008) was a South African cardiologist. Barlow described mitral valve prolapse (eponymously known as Barlow’s syndrome) in 1963