Eisler and his pocket.
OBJECTIVE
To identify the original description of the anatomical structure referred to as "Eisler's pocket."


METHODS
Historical review.


METHODS
Review of published reports.


RESULTS
Contemporary reports cite a 1963 textbook by an American author as the source of the term "Eisler's pocket." The original description by Eisler appears in a multivolume manual of ophthalmology published in Germany in 1930.


CONCLUSIONS
Paul Eisler was a skilled anatomist who contributed to the extensive body of scholarly work originating in Germany in the early 20th century.
Bartley
George B
GB
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA. gbartley@mayo.edu
Gerber
Thomas C
TC
D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*