Tadeusz Krwawicz
Born(1910-01-15)15 January 1910
Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Died17 August 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 78)
Lublin, Poland
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipAustria-Hungary, Poland
Alma materJan Kazimierz University
Known forCryothermic cataract extraction technique
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology
InstitutionsJan Kazimierz University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Medical University of Lublin

Tadeusz Krwawicz (15 January 1910 – 17 August 1988) was a Polish ophthalmologist. He pioneered the use of cryosurgery in ophthalmology.[1][2] He was the first to formulate a method of cataract extraction by cryoadhesion in 1961,[3][4][5] and to develop a cryogenic probe for removal of cataracts.[6]

The Tadeusz Krwawicz Gold Medal is awarded by the International Council of Ophthalmology Board every four years.[7]

References

  1. ↑ A . Skłodowska, J. Szaflik. "Tadeusz Krwawicz - Distinguished Ophthalmologist and Polish Scientist (1910-1988)". Okulistyka. 4/2007. p. 9. Retrieved 2012-12-05..
  2. ↑ (in Polish) A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  3. ↑ A. C. B. Moleteno et al. "The 'Wits' Cryophake - a new principle in cryophake design". S.A. Medical Journal. 16 November 1968. p. 1201.
  4. ↑ S. P. Amoils. "A cryothermic cataract extraction technique". S. A. Medical Journal. 10 September 1966. p. 797.
  5. ↑ T. Gwilym Davies. "Intracapsular cataract extraction using low temperature". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 49, 137. 1965. p. 137.
  6. ↑ G. Gorin. History of Ophthalmology. Publish or Perish Inc. 1982. p. 474.
  7. ↑ ICO Board Announces 2012 Award Recipients. August 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-05..

(in Polish) A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin. Retrieved 2012-12-05.


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