The first successful full-thickness corneal transplant: a commentary on Eduard Zirm's landmark paper of 1906

Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct;90(10):1222-3. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.101527.

Authors

W J Armitage¹, A B Tullo, D F P Larkin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Science, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, UK. w.j.armitage@bristol.ac.uk

Abstract

The first successful full‐thickness corneal transplant was performed in 1905

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Burns, Chemical / history
Burns, Chemical / surgery
Corneal Transplantation / history*
Corneal Transplantation / methods
Eye Burns / chemically induced
Eye Burns / history
Eye Burns / surgery
Germany
History, 20th Century
Humans
Prognosis