Allvar Gullstrand
Allvar Gullstrand (
1862-
1930),
Swedish ophthalmologist. He was professor (1894ÃÂÃÂ1927) successively of
eye therapy and of optics at the
University of Uppsala. He applied the methods of physical mathematics to the study of optical images and of the refraction of light in the eye. For this work he received the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in
1911. He is noted also for his research on
astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from the eye.
See also: List of Swedish scientists
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