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Albrecht von Graefe

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Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Gräfe, often Anglicized to Graefe (22 May 182820 July 1870), was a Prussian pioneer of German ophthalmology. [1]

53 relations: Albrecht von Graefe (politician), Anatomy, Anglicisation, Ä, Berlin, Brain tumor, Brieskow-Finkenheerd, Carl Ferdinand von Arlt, Cataract, Cataract surgery, Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, Eyelid, Far-right politics, Franciscus Donders, Germany, Glaucoma, Graves' disease, Hallesches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn), Hearing loss, Humboldt University of Berlin, Iridectomy, Jerusalem Church (Berlin), Johann Friedrich Horner, Johannes Peter Müller, Julius Jacobson (ophthalmologist), Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, Kreuzberg, List of eponymously named medical signs, Logic, London, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Natural science, Neue Kirche, Berlin, Ophthalmology, Optic disc, Optic neuritis, Papilledema, Paris, Philosophy, Prague, Protestantism, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, Retinitis pigmentosa, Richard Liebreich, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Tuberculosis, Usher syndrome, Vienna, Virtual Laboratory, ..., Von Graefe knife, Von Graefe's sign, Whonamedit?. Expand index (3 more) »

Albrecht von Graefe (politician)

Albrecht von Gräfe, often Anglicized as Graefe (1 January 1868 – 18 April 1933), was a German landowner and right-wing politician active both during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic.

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Anatomy

Anatomy (Greek anatomē, “dissection”) is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.

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Anglicisation

Anglicisation (or anglicization, see English spelling differences), occasionally anglification, anglifying, englishing, refers to modifications made to foreign words, names and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce, or understand in English.

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Ä

Ä (lower case ä) is a character that represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter A with an umlaut mark or diaeresis.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Brieskow-Finkenheerd

Brieskow-Finkenheerd is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Carl Ferdinand von Arlt

Carl Ferdinand Ritter von Arlt (April 18, 1812 – March 7, 1887) was an Austrian ophthalmologist born in Ober-Graupen, a village near Teplitz (Teplice) in Bohemia.

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Cataract

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye which leads to a decrease in vision.

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Cataract surgery

Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye (also called "crystalline lens") that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract.

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Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia

Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), also known as progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO), is a type of eye disorder characterized by slowly progressive inability to move the eyes and eyebrows.

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Eyelid

An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects the human eye.

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Far-right politics

Far-right politics are politics further on the right of the left-right spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of more extreme nationalist, and nativist ideologies, as well as authoritarian tendencies.

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Franciscus Donders

Franciscus (Franz) Cornelius Donders FRS FRSE (27 May 1818 – 24 March 1889) was a Dutch ophthalmologist.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and vision loss.

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Graves' disease

Graves' disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid.

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Hallesches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

The underground station Hallesches Tor is part of the Berlin U-Bahn network at the intersection of the east-west bound U1/U3 and the north-south bound U6 in the central Kreuzberg quarter.

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Hearing loss

Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear.

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Humboldt University of Berlin

The Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin), is a university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.

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Iridectomy

An iridectomy, also known as a surgical iridectomy or corectomy, is the surgical removal of part of the iris.

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Jerusalem Church (Berlin)

Jerusalem Church (Jerusalemskirche, Jerusalemkirche or Jerusalemer Kirche) is one of the churches of the Evangelical Congregation in the Friedrichstadt (under this name since 2001), a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia.

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Johann Friedrich Horner

Johann Friedrich Horner (27 March 1831 – 20 December 1886) was an ophthalmologist based at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Johannes Peter Müller

Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.

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Julius Jacobson (ophthalmologist)

Julius Jacobson (18 August 1828 in Königsberg – 14 September 1889 in Cranz) was a German ophthalmologist, known for his efforts in establishing ophthalmology as an independent subject in Prussia, separate from surgery.

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Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe

Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, (8 March 1787 – 4 July 1840), was a German surgeon from Warsaw.

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Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg, a part of the combined Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte since 2001, is one of the best-known areas of Berlin, Germany.

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List of eponymously named medical signs

Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient.

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Logic

Logic (from the logikḗ), originally meaning "the word" or "what is spoken", but coming to mean "thought" or "reason", is a subject concerned with the most general laws of truth, and is now generally held to consist of the systematic study of the form of valid inference.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin was established in March 1994.

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Natural science

Natural science is a branch of science concerned with the description, prediction, and understanding of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation.

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Neue Kirche, Berlin

The Neue Kirche (New Church; colloquially Deutscher Dom, i.e., German Church), is located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from French Church of Friedrichstadt (French Church).

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery (both methods are used) that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit.

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Optic disc

The optic disc or optic nerve head is the point of exit for ganglion cell axons leaving the eye.

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Optic neuritis

Optic neuritis is a demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve.

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Papilledema

Papilledema (or papilloedema) is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Philosophy

Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

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Prague

Prague (Praha, Prag) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and also the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Province of Brandenburg

The Province of Brandenburg (Provinz Brandenburg) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1945, from 1871 within the German Reich.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia.

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Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision.

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Richard Liebreich

Richard Liebreich (30 June 1830 – 19 January 1917) was a German ophthalmologist and physiologist who was a native of Königsberg.

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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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Usher syndrome

Usher syndrome, also known as Hallgren syndrome, Usher-Hallgren syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa-dysacusis syndrome, or dystrophia retinae dysacusis syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in any one of at least 11 genes resulting in a combination of hearing loss and visual impairment.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Virtual Laboratory

The online project Virtual Laboratory.

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Von Graefe knife

The von Graefe knife was a tool used to make corneal incisions in cataract surgery.

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Von Graefe's sign

Von Graefe's sign is the lagging of the upper eyelid on downward rotation of the eye, indicating exophthalmic goiter (Graves' Disease).

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Whonamedit?

Whonamedit? is an English-language dictionary of medical eponyms and the people associated with their identification.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_von_Graefe

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