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Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(7):926.

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Although Georg Prochaska (1749-1820) considered himself more of an anatomist than an ophthalmologist, he nevertheless achieved recognition as one of the better eye surgeons of his time, having performed no fewer than 3000 cataract operations. Born in Lipsitz (Moravia), he received his medical degree at the University of Vienna in 1776, where he returned in 1791 to serve as professor of anatomy, physiology, and ophthalmology after more than a decade in Prague as chair of anatomy.

In Czechoslovakia in 1949, a commemorative medal by Jan Tomas Fischer 70 mm in diameter was struck in bronze for the bicentennial of Prochaska's birth. The obverse depicts a clothed bust facing left surrounded by the words "GEORGIUS PROCHASKA MORAVUS 1749-1820." Within the curve at the lower right, it reads "FISCHER." The reverse is inscribed in 4 parallel lines: "ARTIS MEDICAE/ NOVAM LUCEM ET/ FACIEM ELEGANTIOREM/ DABAT." There is a floral design above and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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