Tadeusz Krwawicz

Tadeusz Krwawicz
Born	(1910-01-15)15 January 1910 Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Died	17 August 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 78) Lublin, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Citizenship	Austria-Hungary, Poland
Alma mater	Jan Kazimierz University
Known for	Cryothermic cataract extraction technique
Scientific career
Fields	Ophthalmology
Institutions	Jan Kazimierz University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Medical University of Lublin

Tadeusz Krwawicz (15 January 1910 – 17 August 1988) was a Polish ophthalmologist. He pioneered the use of cryosurgery in ophthalmology.[1][2]

Career

He was the first to formulate a method of cataract extraction by cryoadhesion in 1961,[3][4][5] and to develop a cryogenic probe for removal of cataracts.[6]

The Tadeusz Krwawicz Gold Medal is awarded by the International Council of Ophthalmology Board every four years.[7]

References

1. A . Skłodowska, J. Szaflik. "Tadeusz Krwawicz - Distinguished Ophthalmologist and Polish Scientist (1910-1988)". Okulistyka. 4/2007. p. 9. Retrieved 2012-12-05..
2. (in Polish) A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
3. A. C. B. Moleteno et al. "The 'Wits' Cryophake - a new principle in cryophake design". S.A. Medical Journal. 16 November 1968. p. 1201.
4. S. P. Amoils. "A cryothermic cataract extraction technique". S. A. Medical Journal. 10 September 1966. p. 797.
5. T. Gwilym Davies. "Intracapsular cataract extraction using low temperature". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 49, 137. 1965. p. 137.
6. G. Gorin. History of Ophthalmology. Publish or Perish Inc. 1982. p. 474.
7. ICO Board Announces 2012 Award Recipients. August 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-05..

External links

(in Polish) A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin. Retrieved 2012-12-05.