Tadeusz Krwawicz Explained

Tadeusz Krwawicz
Birth Date:	15 January 1910
Birth Place:	Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:	Lublin, Poland
Citizenship:	Austria-Hungary, Poland
Nationality:	Polish
Fields:	Ophthalmology
Workplaces:	Jan Kazimierz University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Medical University of Lublin
Alma Mater:	Jan Kazimierz University
Known For:	Cryothermic cataract extraction technique

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]

External links

A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin.

Notes and References

1. A . Skłodowska, J. Szaflik. "Tadeusz Krwawicz - Distinguished Ophthalmologist and Polish Scientist (1910-1988)". Okulistyka. 4/2007. p. 9. .
2. A. Wróbel. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1988). PAN Lublin.
3. A. C. B. Moleteno et al. "The 'Wits' Cryophake - a new principle in cryophake design". S.A. Medical Journal. 16 November 1968. p. 1201.
4. S. P. Amoils. "A cryothermic cataract extraction technique". S. A. Medical Journal. 10 September 1966. p. 797.
5. T. Gwilym Davies. "Intracapsular cataract extraction using low temperature". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 49, 137. 1965. p. 137.
6. G. Gorin. History of Ophthalmology. Publish or Perish Inc. 1982. p. 474.
7. http://www.icoph.org/news/news_detail/120/ICO-Board-Announces-2012-Award-Recipients.html ICO Board Announces 2012 Award Recipients