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Gerhard (Gerd) Rudolph Edmund Meyer-Schwickerath
German ophthalmologist, born 1920.
Associated eponyms:
Fraser's syndrome
An association of cryptophthalmos with a wide range of abnormalities, consisting mostly of orofacial defects, urogenital malformations, syndactyly, decreased number of digits and bilateral or unilateral renal dysplasia.
Meyer-Schwickerath and Weyers syndrome
A syndrome marked mainly by ocular abnormalities, craniofacial dysmorphism, dental defects, hand and foot malformations, various skeletal defects, and mildly delayed mental development.
Meyer-Schwickerath coagulator
A device that concentrates the sun's light to a small focal point to create retinal lesions. Used to treat retinal disease.
Biography:
Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath worked in the eye clinic in Hessen. In 1946 he became interested in the problem after examining a number of patients who had sustained retinal damage in association with the solar eclipse of July 10, 1945. This led to his development of the photocoagulator to treat retinal disease. The photocoagulator is a device that concentrates the sun's light to a small focal point to create retinal lesions
Bibliography:
- Selma Meyer:
Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath.
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie. Volume 17, Berlin 1994, pp. 372-373/384-385.
- Ludwig E. Feinendegen:
Nachruf auf Gerd Meyer-Schwickerath.
In: Rhein.-Westfäl. Akademie d. Wiss., Düsseldorf: Jahrbuch 1992 (1993), pp. 57-58.
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