Ernst Adolf Coccius was a German ophthalmologist who was a native of Knauthain, which today is part of the city of Leipzig. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Prague and Paris, and earned his degree in 1848. Afterwards he became an assistant at the Leipzig Eye Clinic, and in 1867 became director of the clinic, a position he held until his death in 1890. In 1853, Coccius provided the first description of retinal breaks of the eye, and subsequently made the association to retinal detachment.

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  • Ernst Adolf Coccius was a German ophthalmologist who was a native of Knauthain, which today is part of the city of Leipzig. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Prague and Paris, and earned his degree in 1848. Afterwards he became an assistant at the Leipzig Eye Clinic, and in 1867 became director of the clinic, a position he held until his death in 1890. In 1853, Coccius provided the first description of retinal breaks of the eye, and subsequently made the association to retinal detachment. He also created an ophthalmoscope that was a modification of the device invented by Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894).
  • Ernst Adolf Coccius war ein deutscher Augenarzt.
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  • Ernst Adolf Coccius was a German ophthalmologist who was a native of Knauthain, which today is part of the city of Leipzig. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Prague and Paris, and earned his degree in 1848. Afterwards he became an assistant at the Leipzig Eye Clinic, and in 1867 became director of the clinic, a position he held until his death in 1890. In 1853, Coccius provided the first description of retinal breaks of the eye, and subsequently made the association to retinal detachment.
  • Ernst Adolf Coccius war ein deutscher Augenarzt.
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  • Ernst Adolf Coccius
  • Ernst Adolf Coccius
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