Gräfe, Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst von
- Gräfe, Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst von
(22 may. 1828, Berlín, Prusia–20 jul. 1870, Berlín).
Oftalmólogo alemán. Mediante el uso del oftalmoscopio de
Hermann von Helmholtz,
ideó varias operaciones para trastornos oculares, entre ellas, la iridectomía (extirpación de parte del iris) para el glaucoma y la extracción del cristalino en las cataratas. Asoció la ceguera y los defectos visuales de algunas afecciones cerebrales con la inflamación del nervio óptico. El signo de Gräfe (diagnóstico para la enfermedad de Graves) es la incapacidad del párpado superior para seguir al globo ocular en la mirada hacia abajo. Sus escritos incluyen el
Manual of Comprehensive Ophthalmology [Manual integral de oftalmología] (7 vol., 1874–80). Se le considera el fundador de la oftalmología moderna.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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Gräfe, Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst von — born May 22, 1828, Berlin, Prussia died July 20, 1870, Berlin German ophthalmologist. Using Hermann von Helmholtz s ophthalmoscope, he developed several operations for eye disorders, including iridectomy (removal of part of the iris) for glaucoma … Universalium
Gräfe, Albrecht von — ▪ German eye surgeon in full Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Von Gräfe born May 22, 1828, Berlin, Prussia [Germany] died July 20, 1870, Berlin German eye surgeon, considered the founder of modern ophthalmology. Albrecht was the… … Universalium
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