Leonhard Koeppe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German ophthalmologist
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Place of Birth: Torgau, Saxony, Germany
About Leonhard Koeppe
- Leonhard Koeppe (20 November 1884 – 18 March 1969) was a German ophthalmologist born in Torgau, in the Prussian Province of Saxony.
- He studied medicine in Freiburg and Halle, earning his doctorate in 1911.
- In 1914 he became an assistant at the ophthalmology clinic in Halle, and in 1918 received his habilitation.
- In 1921 he became an associate professor at the University of Halle.
- From 1923 to 1925 he was a research associate for Bausch and Lomb in Rochester, New York, returning to Halle in 1926 to perform optical research.
- In 1930-31 he was a research professor of ophtalmo-microscopy at Iowa State University, and afterwards returned to the University of Halle as an instructor.
- Koeppe was a specialist involving the anatomy of the eye and its internal structure.
- He is credited with providing a description of small white nodules at the pupillary margins found in granulomatous uveitis.
- These structures are now referred to as "Koeppe nodules".
- His name is also associated with the "Koeppe lens", which is a type of goniolens specifically designed for office and operating room examinations, and is often used in laser therapy.
- Koeppe is also known for popularizing and making improvements to the slit lamp, an ophthalmic device that had been recently devised by Allvar Gullstrand (1862-1930).
- In addition, he travelled throughout Europe and North America giving lectures and demonstrating the usage of the slit lamp.
- In 1921 he was awarded with an honorary professorship from the University of Madrid.
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