Franciscus Donders
Franciscus Donders (1818–1889), Dutch ophthalmologist and physiologist, pioneered refraction studies, eye movement laws, and mental chronometry
Category Ophthalmology
Heinrich Küchler
Heinrich Küchler (1811–1873): German ophthalmologist who pioneered early eye charts, advanced corneal surgery, and reformed medical and military health services
Herman Snellen
Herman Snellen (1834–1908): Dutch ophthalmologist who created the Snellen chart and standardized visual acuity testing, transforming eye care worldwide
Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
Horner Syndrome
Horner syndrome is associated with an interruption to the sympathetic nerve supply of the eye. It is characterized by the classic triad of miosis, partial ptosis, and anhidrosis +/- enophthalmos
Moritz Roth
Moritz Roth (1839–1914), Swiss pathologist of Roth Spots. Advanced anatomical teaching and wrote a seminal biography of Vesalius, shaping modern medical historiography
Johann Horner
Swiss ophthalmologist Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), eponym of Horner's syndrome, advanced ophthalmic surgery and neuroanatomical diagnostics
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
Henri Parinaud
Henri Parinaud (1844-1905) was a French ophthalmologist and neurologist. Parinaud Syndrome (1883) aka Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome
William John Adie
William John Adie (1886 – 1935) was an Australian neurologist. Best known for describing the tonically dilated pupil (Adie pupil) associated with absent deep tendon reflexes (Adie syndrome) and his description of narcolepsy