Jäger is remembered for his work involving eye operations, and for his research of ophthalmic disorders. He was an early practitioner of the ophthalmoscope, and was among the first to use ophthalmoscopy to determine refractive error in the eye. Also, he is credited with providing the first description of retinal appearances associated with diabetes.[1]
Beiträge zur Pathologie des Auges (Contributions to the pathology of the eye); Wien: Staatsdruckerei, 1855.
Ergebnisse der Untersuchung des menschlichen Auges mit dem Augenspiegel (Results of the investigation of the human eye with the ophthalmoscope); Wien: Staatsdr. 1855.
Ophthalmoskopischer Hand-Atlas (Ophthalmoscopic hand atlas); Wien, Hofdruckerei 1869.
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^Journal of the American College of Cardiology The Eye as an Indicator of Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients
^H. Snellen, Probebuchstaben zur Bestimmung der Sehschärfe, Utrecht 1862.
eduard, jäger, jaxtthal, june, 1818, vienna, july, 1884, vienna, austrian, ophthalmologist, native, vienna, professor, university, vienna, oculist, friedrich, jäger, jaxtthal, 1784, 1871, grandson, georg, joseph, beer, 1763, 1821, 1818, 1884, jäger, remembered. Eduard Jager von Jaxtthal 25 June 1818 Vienna 5 July 1884 Vienna was an Austrian ophthalmologist who was a native of Vienna He was a professor at the University of Vienna and was son to oculist Friedrich Jager von Jaxtthal 1784 1871 and grandson to Georg Joseph Beer 1763 1821 Eduard Jager von Jaxtthal 1818 1884 Jager is remembered for his work involving eye operations and for his research of ophthalmic disorders He was an early practitioner of the ophthalmoscope and was among the first to use ophthalmoscopy to determine refractive error in the eye Also he is credited with providing the first description of retinal appearances associated with diabetes 1 In the 1850s Jager made improvements to eye chart test types that were earlier developed by Heinrich Kuchler 1811 1873 In 1862 Dutch ophthalmologist Hermann Snellen introduced the popular Snellen chart for testing visual acuity 2 Contents 1 Selected writings 2 References 3 External links 4 See alsoSelected writings EditBeitrage zur Pathologie des Auges Contributions to the pathology of the eye Wien Staatsdruckerei 1855 Ergebnisse der Untersuchung des menschlichen Auges mit dem Augenspiegel Results of the investigation of the human eye with the ophthalmoscope Wien Staatsdr 1855 Ophthalmoskopischer Hand Atlas Ophthalmoscopic hand atlas Wien Hofdruckerei 1869 References Edit Journal of the American College of Cardiology The Eye as an Indicator of Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients H Snellen Probebuchstaben zur Bestimmung der Sehscharfe Utrecht 1862 External links EditBiographical information Aeiou Encyclopedia The Bernard Becker Collection in OphthalmologySee also EditJager disambiguation nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to medicine in Austria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eduard Jager von Jaxtthal amp oldid 1139095247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
