Louis de Wecker (1832-1906) and His Innovations in Ocular Surgery.
Louis de Wecker (1832-1906) was a famous French ophthalmologist and was considered one of the greatest ophthalmologists of his time with worldwide reputation. He introduced many innovative surgical techniques such as his method for iridotomy, "anterior sclerotomy," and the so-called "de Wecker's capsular advancement" for the treatment of strabismus. He also invented surgical instruments such as "de Wecker's pince-ciseaux" and "de Wecker's double advancement hook."
University of Athens, Athens, Greece konstlaios@gmail.com.
Konstantinos
K
Laios
University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Marilita M
MM
Moschos
Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France.
George
G
Androutsos
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anterior sclerotomy; de Wecker’s double advancement hook; de Wecker’s pince-ciseaux; iridotomy