Arthur Groenouw (27 March 1862 – 1945) was a German
ophthalmologist
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born in Bosatz, a village near
Ratibor.
He studied medicine in
Breslau, and was an assistant to
physiologist
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Rudolf Heidenhain (1834–1897) and ophthalmologist
Wilhelm Uhthoff
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In 1877 earned his doctorate at the University of Berlin, and later became a professor of ophthalmology at the Universities of University of ...
(1853–1927). In 1892 he was habilitated for ophthalmology in Breslau, and in 1899 attained the title of professor.
In 1890 Groenouw described two different types of
corneal dystrophy, of which he wrote about in an article titled "''Knötchenförmige Hornhauttrübungen''" (noduli corneae). At the time, he believed that the two types were variations of the same disease. Later on, his findings on corneal dystrophy were classified as two separate syndromes:
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Groenouw Type I":
Granular type of corneal dystrophy. Characterized by discrete grey opacities scattered over the surface of the cornea.
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Groenouw Type II": Macular type of corneal dystrophy. Characterized by greyish white opaque granules with sharp borders, mostly in central part of
cornea.
References
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Who Named It
German ophthalmologists
Academic staff of the University of Breslau
University of Breslau alumni
1862 births
1945 deaths
People from Racibórz
People from the Province of Upper Silesia
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