John Zachariah Laurence

John Zachariah Laurence

John Zachariah Laurence (1829-18 July 1870) was an English ophthalmologist who practiced medicine in London. He was the founder of the South London Ophthalmic Hospital in 1857, which later became known as the Royal Eye Clinic.

In 1864 he became founder and editor of the Ophthalmic Review, the first English journal devoted to ophthalmology. In 1866 he described a syndrome of retinitis pigmentosa, loss of vision progressing to blindness, mental retardation, stunted stature and hypogonadism. This disease would become known as the Laurence-Moon syndrome, named along with his colleague Robert Charles Moon. Also, Laurence is credited for promoting the use of the ophthalmoscope in England.

Bibliography

* "The Sensibility of the Eye to Colour". 1861.
* "Handbook of Ophthalmic Surgery for the Use of Practitioners"; Written with Robert C. Moon. London, Robert Hardwicke, January 1, 1866.

External Source

* [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/3084.html Who Named It? John Z Laurence]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Laurence — is an English male given name and surname. A female given name with identical spelling exists in French.In all cases it is derived from the Roman given name, Laurentius, which can mean either from Laurentum or wreathed/crowned with laurel .Given… …   Wikipedia

  • Laurence — ist eine der englischen Varianten des lateinischen Namens Laurentius und als solcher der Familienname folgender Personen: Ashley Laurence (* 1966), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Chris Laurence (* 1949), britischer Jazzbassist Frederick Andrew… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Laurence-Moon syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30072 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|87|8|q|80 ICD9 = ICD9|759.89 ICDO = OMIM = 245800 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007849 Laurence Moon syndrome is a rare hereditary condition… …   Wikipedia

  • Laurence-Moon syndrome — Lau·rence Moon syndrome (lawґrəns m nґ) [John Zachariah Laurence, British ophthalmologist, 1830–1874; Robert C. Moon, American ophthalmologist, 1844–1914] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Laurence — John Zachariah, British ophthalmologist, 1830–1874. See L. Moon syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome — Lau·rence Moon Biedl syndrome lȯr ən(t)s mün bēd əl , lär n an inherited disorder affecting esp. males and characterized by obesity, mental retardation, the presence of extra fingers or toes, subnormal development of the genital organs, and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Laurence Dudley Stamp — Born 9 March 1898(1898 03 09) Catford Died 8 August 1966(1966 08 08) …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur Biedl — (1869 1933) was an Hungarian pathologist who was trained at the University of Vienna and practised medicine in Vienna and Prague.In 1910, Biedl published an important textbook on endocrinology called Internal Secretions which was a comprehensive… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Charles Moon — (1844 1914) was an ophthalmologist who practiced medicine in England and the United States. He was son of William Moon (1818 1894), inventor of Moon type, an embossed alphabet for the blind.Robert Moon s career choice in ophthalmology was… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste de zoologistes — Attention, il n est pas d usage en zoologie d utiliser d abréviation pour les noms des auteurs (contrairement aux usages de la botanique, voir ici). Cette liste ne constitue pas une liste officielle. Nous attirons l attention du lecteur sur son… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”