Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor
Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor (The Herzog Carl Theodor Eye Clinic) is a specialist clinic for ophthalmology in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest eye clinics in Bavaria. The building, which predates the establishment of the clinic, is a listed building. History In 1895, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria founded an eye clinic in Munich. The ophthalmologist and brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria had acquired the residential building at Nymphenburger Strasse 43 in Munich on the initiative of his wife Marie-José, who was born an Infanta of Portugal. This hospital was founded primarily for destitute eye patients and was known as the Charitable Institute for destitute eye patients. With its 56 beds,the Duke's eye clinic was the largest such institution in Munich and even surpassed the Munich University Hospital. Marie-José, the duke's second wife, supported Carl Theodor in his medical work. She assisted him with his op ...
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