Author: GRAEFE, A. Von (Ed.), Archiv
Title: Archiv für Ophthalmologie.
Description: Berlin, P. Jeanrenaud, a.o., 1855. Vol. I/II, 4 parts in 2. W. 13 pls. (1 fold., 4 col.). Contemp.printed brds., half cloth spines. Pres. copies inscribed by F.C.Donders, signed on the wrappers. The two vols. contain: GRAEFE, Fr. W. E.. A. Von, Notiz über die Behandlung der Mydriasis. Vol. I, 1. Abt., pp. 315 - 319. [G&M 5871] 2) IDEM, Vorläufige Notiz über das Wesen des Glaucoms. Idem, pp. 371 - 382. [G&M 5872] 3) H.L.F. Von Helmholtz, Ueber die Accomodation des Auges. Idem, 2. Abt., pp. 1 - 74. [G&M 1509] 4) R.LIEBREICH, Seitliche Beleuchtung und mikroskopische Untersuchung am lebenden Auge. Idem, pp. 351 - 356. [G&M 5877: 'Liebreich introduced lateral illumination in microscopic investigation of the living eye.']. Albert, e.a. Source Book, p. 127: 'Graefe, Albrecht von, 1828 - 1870, one of the greatest of eye surgeons, was born in Berlin, the son of Carl Ferdinand von Graefe, ... studied under Arlt in Prague, Sichel end Desmarres in Paris, Jaegers in Vienna, and Bowman and Critchett in London. ... in 1854 he founded the "Archiv für Ophthalmologie", in which appeared many of his own papers. Von Graefe made use of the ophthalmoscope to diagnose the effects of cerebral disease on the optic nerves; made important discoveries relating to glaucoma, including the discovery in 1857 of the curative effect of iridectomy; improved operations for the correction of strabismus; and invented the modified linear extraction of cataract.':

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