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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1986 Jul;189(1):64-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1050756.
Eduard Zirm (1863-1944) was the first ophthalmologist to perform a successful keratoplasty, in 1905. He submitted his report on the operation for publication in the "Graefe Archiv für Ophthalmologie" on July 9, 1906. The report appeared that same year. A brief historical survey is given here.
