Edwin Theodor Saemisch (30 September 1833,

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– 29 September 1909,

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) was a German ophthalmologist born in

. In 1858 he received his medical doctorate from the

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, afterwards serving as an assistant to

Albrecht von Graefe Albrecht von Graefe may refer to: * Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist) (1828-1870), Prussian opthalmologist * Albrecht von Graefe (politician) Albrecht von Graefe (1 January 1868 – 18 April 1933) was a German landowner and right-wing ...

(1828-1870) in

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, and to Alexander Pagenstecher (1828-1879) in

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. In 1867 he became an associate professor at the

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, and in 1873 attained the title of "full professor". Saemisch specialized in eye disorders, particularly diseases of the

conjunctiva The conjunctiva is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye). It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium with goblet cells, stratified columnar epithelium ...

, sclera and

cornea The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Along with the anterior chamber and lens, the cornea refracts light, accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical ...

. He is credited for providing descriptions of

vernal conjunctivitis Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC, also Spring catarrh, Vernal catarrh or Warm weather conjunctivitis) is a recurrent, bilateral, and self-limiting type of conjunctivitis (pink eye) having a periodic seasonal incidence. Vernal keratopathy Corneal ...

and a type of

corneal ulcer Corneal ulcer is an inflammatory or, more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the corneal stroma. It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and the a ...

called "''ulcus serpens corneae''". With Alfred Carl Graefe (1830-1899), a cousin of Albrecht von Graefe, he was co-editor of a multi-volume manual on ophthalmology titled ''Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde''.

Associated eponyms

* "Saemisch's ulcer": a serpiginous

; ''ulcus serpens corneae''. * "Saemisch's operation": An operation for

hypopyon Hypopyon is a medical condition involving inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber of the eye. It is an exudate rich in white blood cells, seen in the anterior chamber, usually accompanied by redness of the conjunctiva and the underlying epis ...

ulcer.

Written works

* ''Klinische Beobachtungen aus der Augenheilanstalt in Wiesbaden''. With

Arnold Pagenstecher Arnold Andreas Friedrich Pagenstecher (25 December 1837, Dillenburg – 11 June 1913, Wiesbaden) was a German doctor and entomologist. He was especially interested in Lepidoptera, especially Papilionidae. He wrote ''Die geographische Verbreitung ...

(1837-1913) and Alexander Pagenstecher. two booklets, Wiesbaden, 1861-1862. * ''Beiträge zur normalen und pathologischen Anatomie des Auges'', Leipzig, 1862. * ''Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde'' (by Edwin Theodor Saemisch and Alfred Carl Graefe). ** First edition, (17 volumes) from 1874 to 1889. ** Second edition, (15 volumes in 41) 1899-1918. ** Third edition, from 1912. * ''Das Ulcus corneae serpens und seine Therapie; eine klinische Studie''. Bonn, 1870.Edwin Theodor Saemisch - bibliography
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saemisch, Edwin Theodor 1833 births 1909 deaths People from Luckau People from the Province of Brandenburg German ophthalmologists Academic staff of the University of Bonn