Jean Marie Charles Abadie
Jean Marie Charles Abadie | |
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 Jean Marie Charles Abadie | |
| Born | 25 March 1842 |
| Died | 29 June 1932 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | French ophthalmologist |
Jean Marie Charles Abadie (25 March 1842 – 29 June 1932) was a French ophthalmologist who was a native of Saint-Gaudens.
He became a hospital intern in 1868 and a medical doctor in 1870. He practiced medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris.[1] In 1881 he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.[2]
Abadie was involved in developing treatments for glaucoma and trachoma, and discovered a diagnostic sign for exophthalmic goiter known as "Abadie's sign". He also introduced the practice of injecting alcohol into the Gasserian ganglion as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.[1]
Published works
- Spasmes des muscles de l'oeuil – Spasms of the eye muscles.
- Traité des maladies des yeux; Paris, 1876/1877 – On maladies of the eyes.
- Leçons de clinique ophthalmologique; Paris, 1881 – Lessons on clinical ophthalmology.
- Nouveau traitement de l'ophthalmie sympathique; Paris, 1890 – New treatment for sympathetic ophthalmia.
Also, he contributed numerous articles to the journals "Annales d’oculistique" and "Archives d’ophthalmologie".[3]
References
- ^ a b Who Named It
- ^ Charles Abadie (1842-1932) at data.bnf.fr
- ^ Jean Marie Charles Abadie - bibliography at Who Named It
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