Erich Seidel
Erich Seidel (1882–1946), German ophthalmologist. Described Seidel scotoma (1914): sickle/arcuate blind-spot extension in early glaucoma.
Category Ophthalmology
Manuel Straub
Manuel Straub (1858–1916), Dutch ophthalmologist. Early human fluorescein corneal staining (1888) and landmark lens-induced uveitis work
Lester T. Jones
Lester T. Jones (1894/95–1983), Oregon ophthalmologist. Defined the lacrimal pump, created Jones fluorescein dye tests, and pioneered CDCR with the Jones tube.
Theodore Obrig
Theodore Ernst Obrig (1894–1967) pioneered cobalt-blue and fluorescein viewing (1938), transforming contact lens fitting and corneal surface assessment.
Ernst Pflüger
Ernst Pflüger (1846–1903), Swiss ophthalmologist. Early fluorescein cornea experiments (1882) and influential work on refraction, optotypes and colour vision testing
Friedrich Horner
Swiss ophthalmologist Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), eponym of Horner's syndrome, advanced ophthalmic surgery and neuroanatomical diagnostics
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
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
Gordon Holmes
Irish neurologist Sir Gordon Holmes (1876–1965), pioneer of cerebellar and visual pathway research, key wartime studies, and enduring neurological eponym
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.
Edmond Landolt
Edmund Landolt (1846–1926): Swiss-French ophthalmologist who created the Landolt C optotype, advanced strabismus surgery, and retinal anatomy studies
Ernst Brücke
Ernst von Brücke (1819–1892) described the eye’s red reflex, paving the way for Helmholtz’s ophthalmoscope and modern retinal examination