University Eye Hospital, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 7, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;258(6):1141-1147. doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04642-7. Epub 2020 Mar 7.
Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) is the founder of this archive (1854) and the founder of modern ophthalmology. In 2020, the anniversary of his death will be observed for the 150th time. The "German Ophthalmological Society" (DOG), also a Graefe foundation (1857), has therefore proclaimed a "Graefe year." In Berlin, his hometown, several Graefe-monuments exist. Ophthalmology owes Albrecht von Graefe numerous first discoveries such as excavation of the optic disc in glaucoma (1855), iridectomy in glaucoma (1857), or central artery occlusion (1859). But his after-effects are not only based on his clinical and scientific merits but also on his extraordinary, fascinating personality, which can be characterized by his spirit of internationality, friendship, self-criticism, love of truth, and modesty. Graefe became a myth not only because of his early death but also because he had apart from great successes, to accept human misfortunes at the same time. Albrecht von Graefe can be regarded as the conscience of ophthalmology in Germany.
阿道夫·阿尔布雷希特·冯·格拉夫（1828-1870 年）是这个档案馆（1854 年）的创始人，也是现代眼科学的奠基人。2020 年，是他逝世 150 周年纪念。德国眼科协会（DOG），也是一个冯·格拉夫基金会（1857 年），因此宣布了一个“格拉夫年”。在他的故乡柏林，有几个冯·格拉夫纪念碑。眼科学欠阿道夫·阿尔布雷希特·冯·格拉夫许多第一发现，如青光眼视盘挖掘（1855 年），青光眼虹膜切除术（1857 年），或中央动脉阻塞（1859 年）。但他的影响不仅基于他的临床和科学成就，还基于他非凡的、迷人的个性，这可以用他的国际主义精神、友谊、自我批评、热爱真理和谦逊来描述。格拉夫不仅因为他英年早逝而成为一个神话，还因为他除了取得巨大成功之外，还同时承受着人类的不幸。阿道夫·阿尔布雷希特·冯·格拉夫可以被视为德国眼科学的良心。
