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Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908)
Leonardo Gigli
  • Mike Cadogan
  • May 7, 2025

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

  • EquipmentNeurosurgeryObstetrics Gynaecology
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Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
  • James Miers and Chris Partyka
  • September 18, 2025

Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain

  • ProcedureResuscitation
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Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
  • James Miers and Chris Partyka
  • September 18, 2025

Emergency Procedure: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain

  • ProcedureResuscitation
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Neuroimaging Cases 009
  • Michael Gibbs MD
  • May 5, 2025

Neurocysticercosis. Third edition in our Neuroimaging case study series with guest editors Drs. Michael Leonard and David Weinrib

  • NeurologyNeurosurgeryRadiology
Edmond Landolt (1846-1926) 680
Edmond Landolt
  • Mike Cadogan
  • August 11, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819-1892) 680
Ernst Brücke
  • Mike Cadogan
  • August 13, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1818-1889) 680
Franciscus Donders
  • Mike Cadogan
  • September 29, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmologyPsychiatry
William Cumming (1822-1855) 680
William Cumming
  • Mike Cadogan
  • August 14, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
Heinrich Georg Küchler (1811-1873) 680
Heinrich Küchler
  • Mike Cadogan
  • September 29, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
Eduard Jaeger Ritter von Jaxtthal (1818-1884) 680
Eduard Jaeger
  • Mike Cadogan
  • August 6, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
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History of the Ophthalmoscope
  • Mike Cadogan
  • August 13, 2025

From ancient “cat’s‑eye” reflections to AI‑assisted retinal imaging: the story of the ophthalmoscope from Helmholtz’s 1851 Augenspiegel to digital, confocal and smartphone‑based system

  • Eponymictionary
Louise Littig Sloan (1898-1982) 680
Louise Sloan
  • Laura Gilliland and Mike Cadogan
  • September 25, 2025

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

  • EponymOphthalmology
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