!!!Jäger von Jaxtthal, Friedrich

Jaeger von Jaxtthal, Friedrich, b. Kirchberg an der Jaxt 
(Germany), Sept. 4, 1784, d. Vienna, Dec. 26, 1871, noted 
ophthalmologist and surgeon, father of Eduard  Jaeger von Jaxtthal; 
professor in Vienna, promoted lentectomy and linear section as 
standard operation technique for cataracts. Reorganised the public 
health service in Turkey.

!Literature
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