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March 2002
Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:346.
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Allvar Gullstrand, 1862-1930, was professor of ophthalmology at Uppsala,
Sweden, and inventor of the slitlamp microscope. For his contributions to
the physiology and function of the human eye, he received the Nobel Prize
for Medicine in 1911. This silver medal was struck by Erik Lindberg in 1935
for the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. The obverse (Figure 1) depicts Gullstrand's bust facing right. It is surrounded
by an inscription. The reverse (Figure 2)
is a cross in the sky surrounded by clouds. Arcana Oculorum
Videntibus Oculis Perspexit is the inscription on the reverse. This
translates to, "He was the secrets of the eye with his vision."
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Figure 1.
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Figure 2.
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Courtesy of: Jay M. Galst, MD, 30 E 60th St,
New York, NY 10022.
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