Tadeusz Krwawicz | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 August 1988 | (aged 78)
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] 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]
(in Polish) A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin. Retrieved 2012-12-05.