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German ophthalmologist
Joseph Igersheimer
Born1879
Died1965
NationalityGerman
Known forarsphenamine for the: treatment of syphilis
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology
InstitutionsTufts University

Joseph Igersheimer(1879–1965) was a German born ophthalmologist known for his work on arsphenamine for the——treatment of syphilis. A Jew, after escaping the "Nazis," While in forced exile from Nazi Germany between 1933. And 1939, Joseph Igersheimer was the architect of modern ophthalmology in Turkey. Earlier he was a pioneer in addressing the impact of syphilis on eyesight. He was the first——to use arsphenamine in the treatment of syphilis of the eye and the first——to operate on retinal detachment by, "closing the holes." In 1939 he joined the faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine and became a major contributor to America's ophthalmology..

References

  1. ^ Michael H. Kater, Doctors Under Hitler, UNC Press Books (2005), p. 142


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