Karl Stargardt
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Karl Bruno Stargardt was a German ophthalmologist born in Berlin
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In 1899 he earned his doctorate from the University of Kiel
, where he later became chief physician at the university eye clinic. Afterwards he worked in the eye clinic at Strasburg
, then becoming head of ophthalmology at Bonn
. In 1823 he succeeded Alfred Bielschowsky
(1871-1940) as chair of ophthalmology at the University of Marburg. Soon afterwards he developed nephritis
and cardiac complications, and died on April 2, 1927.
His name is associated with Stargardt disease, an hereditary eye disease that is one of the most common causes of childhood macular degeneration
.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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In 1899 he earned his doctorate from the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
, where he later became chief physician at the university eye clinic. Afterwards he worked in the eye clinic at Strasburg
Strasburg
-Places:*Strasbourg, a city in Alsace *Straßburg, Austria, in Carinthia*Strasburg, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania*the former name of Brodnica, became Polish after World War I*Strassburg, the German name for Aiud, Alba...
, then becoming head of ophthalmology at Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
. In 1823 he succeeded Alfred Bielschowsky
Alfred Bielschowsky
Alfred Bielschowsky was a German ophthalmologist. His specialty was physiology and pathology of the eye, particularly in regards to research of eye movement, space perception and diagnosis of oculomotor anomalies....
(1871-1940) as chair of ophthalmology at the University of Marburg. Soon afterwards he developed nephritis
Nephritis
Nephritis is inflammation of the nephrons in the kidneys. The word "nephritis" was imported from Latin, which took it from Greek: νεφρίτιδα. The word comes from the Greek νεφρός - nephro- meaning "of the kidney" and -itis meaning "inflammation"....
and cardiac complications, and died on April 2, 1927.
His name is associated with Stargardt disease, an hereditary eye disease that is one of the most common causes of childhood macular degeneration
Macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration is a medical condition which usually affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field because of damage to the retina. It occurs in “dry” and “wet” forms. It is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults...
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Written works
- Über Epithelzellveränderungen beim Trachom und andern Conjunctivalerkrankungen. (Concerning hereditary, progressive degeneration in the macular region of the eye); Albrecht von Graefe's Archiv für Ophthalmologie, 1909, 69, 525-542.
- Diagnostik der Farbensinnstörungen. (Diagnosis of color visionColor visionColor vision is the capacity of an organism or machine to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit...
problems); Berlin, 1912. - 'Über die Ursachen des Sehnervenschwundes bei der Tabes und der progressiven Paralyse. (About the causes of optic nerveOptic nerveThe optic nerve, also called cranial nerve 2, transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Derived from the embryonic retinal ganglion cell, a diverticulum located in the diencephalon, the optic nerve doesn't regenerate after transection.-Anatomy:The optic nerve is the second of...
atrophy in tabes and progressive paralysis); from Royal. Psychiatr. and Nerve Clinic in KielKielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
with medical advice- Prof. Dr. Ernst SiemerlingErnst SiemerlingErnst Siemerling was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in Müssow near Greifswald.In 1882 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Marburg...