He studied medicine at several universities including the University of Greifswald. In 1896 he attained the chair of ophthalmology at Greifswald, a position earlier held by his father, Rudolf Schirmer (1831-1896). Later he was a professor of ophthalmology at the Universities of Kiel and Strasbourg, and in 1909 emigrated to New York, where he worked at several locations including the Herman Knapp Memorial Eye Hospital.
otto, schirmer, december, 1864, greifswald, 1918, german, ophthalmologist, from, greifswald, born, 1864, december, 1864died6, 1918, 1918, aged, studied, medicine, several, universities, including, university, greifswald, 1896, attained, chair, ophthalmology, g. Otto Schirmer 13 December 1864 in Greifswald 6 May 1918 was a German ophthalmologist from Greifswald Otto SchirmerBornOtto Schirmer 1864 12 13 13 December 1864Died6 May 1918 1918 05 06 aged 53 He studied medicine at several universities including the University of Greifswald In 1896 he attained the chair of ophthalmology at Greifswald a position earlier held by his father Rudolf Schirmer 1831 1896 Later he was a professor of ophthalmology at the Universities of Kiel and Strasbourg and in 1909 emigrated to New York where he worked at several locations including the Herman Knapp Memorial Eye Hospital Schirmer conducted histological and biochemical studies of cataract and also provided a comprehensive description on the pathology of sympathetic ophthalmia He did a detailed study of rosacea keratitis and performed extensive research on the physiology and microanatomy of the eye s lacrimal apparatus His work with sympathetic ophthalmia and the lacrimal system were published in the second edition of the Graefe Saemisch textbook of ophthalmology Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde Schirmer is remembered today for the eponymous Schirmer test a method used to measure the eye s lacrimal secretion with absorbent paper Selected writings editDie postdiphtheritischen Erkrankungen des Auges 1896 Post diphtheria diseases of the eyes Die Impferkrankungen des Auges 1900 Mikroskopische Anatomie und Physiologie der Thranenorgane 1904 Microscopic anatomy and physiology of the lacrimal duct Sympathische Augenerkrankung 1905 Sympathetic eye disease 1 References edit WorldCat Identities publications External links editOphthalmology Hall of Fame biography of Otto Schirmer Essay about Shirmer Testing nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German person in the field of medicine is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Schirmer amp oldid 1173577759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
