Edwin Theodor Saemisch [SEP] place of death
Edwin Theodor Saemisch
Edwin Theodor Saemisch (30 September 1833, Luckau – 29 September 1909, Bonn) was a German ophthalmologist born in Luckau.
In 1858 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, afterwards serving as an assistant to Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) in Berlin, and to Alexander Pagenstecher (1828-1879) in Wiesbaden. In 1867 he became an associate professor at the University of Bonn, and in 1873 attained the title of "full professor".
Saemisch specialized in
following his death.
Pagenstecher made several contributions in ophthalmology, and was internationally known for his treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. He is remembered for introducing a surgical practice known as intracapsular cataract extraction, and in 1862 he introduced yellow "Präcipitatsalbe" (precipitate salve) as an eye ointment. Pagenstecher died on December 31, 1879, from injuries sustained in a freak hunting accident.
Written Works.
- "Klinische Beobachtungen aus der Augenheilanstalt in Wiesbaden" (with Edwin Theodor Saemisch and Arnold Pagenstecher). 1861/62