Arlt, Ferdinand von#
b. Krupka, Czech Republic (then Ober-Graupen), April 18, 1812, d. Vienna, March 7, 1887, eye specialist, taught first in Prague, from 1858-1883 professor in Vienna, major reformer in the field of ophthalmology, first to discover the cause of short-sightedness.
Works#
Die Krankheiten des Auges, 3 vols., 1851; Die Kurzsichtigkeit, Entstehung und Ursachen, 1878.Literature#
OeBL.