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Input of Ksawery Gałęzowski (1832‐1907) to international ophthalmology
Author(s) -
GRZYBOWSKI A
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.2366.x
Subject(s) - ophthalmoscopy , ophthalmology , medicine , optometry , retinal detachment , glaucoma , library science , retinal , computer science
Purpose Gałęzowski was one of the most distinguished Polish ophthalmologists of the 19th century. He was the author of hundreds of articles and 12 books, on nearly every aspect of ophthalmology, including his major interests in ophthalmoscopy, retinal chromatoscopy, treatment of glaucoma, cataract and retinal detachment. Despite his many activities, a high professional position in his times and an important influence on the European ophthalmology, his private life and ophthalmic achievements have not yet been studied and analysed in detail. Methods The original works and articles written by Gałezowski in Russian, Polish and French (courtesy of Dr. A. Franceschetti) were translated, analysed and summarised. The published information about his life was supplemented with information collected form Polish medical libraries, including Jagiellonian Library and French libraries, among them Polish Institute in Paris, Polish Libarary in Paris, and National French Library. The information collected was additionally verified by the grandson of Ksawery, Nicolas Gałęzowski. Results His major interests were focused in ophthalmoscopy and retinal detachment. Due to his co‐operation with Jean‐Martin Charcot at the Salpetriere, he gained a great deal of experience with neurological diseases and he became the pioneer of the use of ophthalmoscopy in the diagnosis of central nervous system diseases (cerebroscopy). He founded the first French monthly ophthalmic journal “Journal d’ophtalmologie” in 1872. Conclusion Gałęzowski did many pioneer studies in different fields of ophthalmology and certainly he was a great practitioner and tutor. His studies in ophthalmoscopy, retinal detachment and glaucoma surgery belong to the best of the 19th century ophthalmology.