Category LITFL
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)

Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908)

Leonardo Gigli

Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908) was an Italian surgeon and gynaecologist. Inventor of the Gigli saw for lateralised pubiotomy

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

Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1818-1889) 680

Franciscus Donders

Franciscus Donders (1818–1889), Dutch ophthalmologist and physiologist, pioneered refraction studies, eye movement laws, and mental chronometry

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.

Heinrich Georg Küchler (1811-1873) 680

Heinrich Küchler

Heinrich Küchler (1811–1873): German ophthalmologist who pioneered early eye charts, advanced corneal surgery, and reformed medical and military health services

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