Abstract
This paper provides a historical perspective on Ordinarius Professor Joseph Igersheimer. While in forced exile from Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1939, he was the architect of modern ophthalmology in Turkey. Earlier he was a pioneer in addressing the impact of syphilis on eyesight. He was first to use arsphenamine for the treatment of syphilis of the eye and was first to operate on retinal detachment by closing off the holes. In 1939, he joined the Ophthalmology faculty at Tufts University Medical School and became a major contributor to America's ophtalmology. By the time of his retirement over 2000 American Ophthalmologists had listened to his lectures.
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