Abstract
Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson (1837-1909).
Highlights
Robertson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837
He lectured on the topic of ‘‘The therapeutical contributions of ophthalmology to general medicine’’ [8] at his inauguration as President of the Ophthalmological Society. According to his obituary he ‘‘preferred the tongue to the pen as a medium’’ [7]. He published more than 50 medical papers and communications on neuroophthalmology, anatomy and physiology of eye, treatment of cataract and on the etiology of glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and albuminuretic retinopathy
[3] Argyll Robertson reported the ocular effects of the Calabar bean (Physostigma venenosum) which is the seed of a leguminous plant found in Calabar, in the eastern region of Nigeria
Summary
Robertson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837. He received his early education in Edinburgh where he began his medical studies. He took the Licenciate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 1886, he was elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and possessing a courteous manner and a fluency in both French and German, he was asked to preside over ophthalmic congresses held in Lucerne and Utrecht.
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