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Hermann Snellen

Dutch ophthamologist, Utrecht 1834 - 1908, born in Zeist/Utrecht, died in Utrecht

Snellen wrote extensive works in his specialist area of ophthamology: on astigmatism, glaucoma, inflammations, diseases of the retina and conjunctiva, and other eye complaints. He invented ophthalmetry, a system for examining eyesight , and devoted great attention to the calculation of spectacle lenses.

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