Mauthner, Ludwig#
b. Prague (Czech Republic), April 13, 1840, d. Vienna, Oct. 20, 1894, ophthalmologist. Major achievements in the field of ophthalmoscopy and refraction; 1894 Chairman of the 1st Optical University Department in Vienna; excellent surgeon. Introduced sclerotomy for the treatment of glaucoma. M's Membrane is named after him. Professor at the Universities of Innsbruck (1869) and Vienna (1877).
Publications#
Vortraege aus dem Gesamtgebiet der Augenheilkunde, 2 vols., 1878/1889; Diagnostik und Therapie der Augenmuskellaehmungen, 1893.Literature#
E. Fuchs, Wie ein Augenarzt die Welt sah, 1946; OeBL; NDB.