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Herbert Herbert
British ophthalmologist, 1865-1942.
Associated eponyms:
Herbert's operation
Displacement of a wedge-shaped flap of sclera for the formation of a filtering cicatrix in glaucoma.
Herbert's pits
Cavities in the cornea seen after the healing of a limbal follicle in trachoma.
Biography:
Herbert Herbert was an English ophthalmic surgeon who served in the India Medical Service with the rank of major.
We thank William Charles Caccamise Sr, MD, for information submitted. Caccamise is retired Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He was Founder (1951) and Eye Surgeon-in-Charge of the Kurji (Patna, Bihar, India) Holy Family Hospital Eye Clinic under the aegis of Mother Anna Dengel, MD and her Medical Mission Sisters.
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