Emil Paul Ernst Olaf Friedrich Krückmann (14 May 1865, in Neukloster – 23 June 1944, in

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) was a German

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. He studied medicine at several German universities, receiving his doctorate from the

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in 1890. From 1891 to 1894 he was an assistant at the university eye clinic in

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and in 1896 he obtained his

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for ophthalmology. In 1901 he became an associate professor at the

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, and he later served as a full professor at the universities of

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(1907–12) and

(1912-38). In 1916 he co-founded the (German Institute for the Blind). Today, the ''Emil-Krückmann-Bücherei'' (a library for the blind) in

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commemorates his name.

Selected writings

* ''Ueber Fremdkörpertuberculose und Fremd-körperriesenzellen'', 1894 – On tuberculous foreign bodies and foreign

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s. * ''Ueber die Sensibilität der Hornhaut'', 1895 – On the sensitivity of the

cornea The cornea is the transparency (optics), transparent front part of the eyeball which covers the Iris (anatomy), iris, pupil, and Anterior chamber of eyeball, anterior chamber. Along with the anterior chamber and Lens (anatomy), lens, the cornea ...

. * ''Ueber eine Meningoencephalocele des Augapfels'', 1898 – On a meningoencephalocele of the eyeball. * ''Eine weitere Mittheilung zur Pathogenese der sogenannten Stauungspapille'', 1898 – Pathogenesis of the so-called

papilledema Papilledema or papilloedema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. Unilateral presentation is extremely rare. In ...

. * ''Physiologisches über die Pigmentepithelzellen der Retina'', 1899 – The physiology involving pigment epithelial cells of the retina. * ''Die Syphilis der Regenbogenhaut: nach Beobachtungen aus der Sattler’schen Augenklinik'', 1906 – Syphilis of the iris: according to observations at Hubert Sattler's ophthalmological clinic. * ''Die Erkrankungen des Uvealtractus und des Glaskörpers'', 1908 – Diseases of the uveal tract and

vitreous humor The vitreous body (''vitreous'' meaning "glass-like"; , ) is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball (the vitreous chamber) in humans and other vertebrates. It is often referred to as the vitreous humo ...

. * ''Über Schießbrillen'' (with Berthold von Kern), 1914. * ''Über Kriegsblindenfürsorge'', Leipzig, 1915 – War-related blindness. * ''Grundriss der Augenheilkunde für Studierende und praktische Ärzte'' (second edition, 1929) – Outline of ophthalmology.WorlCat Search
published works

References

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