The Nobel Prize in Physiology or The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1911Medicine 1911

Allvar GullstrandAllvar Gullstrand

Allvar GullstrandAllvar Gullstrand (5 June 1862, – 28 (5 June 1862, – 28 July 1930) was a Swedish July 1930) was a Swedish ophthalmologist. ophthalmologist.

Born at Landskrona, Sweden, Born at Landskrona, Sweden, Gullstrand was professor (1894–Gullstrand was professor (1894–1927) successively of eye therapy 1927) successively of eye therapy and of optics at the University of and of optics at the University of Uppsala . Uppsala .

He was entirely self-taught in the fields He was entirely self-taught in the fields covering his most important work covering his most important work (geometric and physiological optics). (geometric and physiological optics).

His methods of focal illumination, particularly His methods of focal illumination, particularly by means of the slit lamp (1911), have by means of the slit lamp (1911), have acquired the greatest importance to the acquired the greatest importance to the practical ophthalmologist. practical ophthalmologist.

His reflex-free ophthalmoscope (1911) is His reflex-free ophthalmoscope (1911) is also a valuable instrument to the also a valuable instrument to the ophthalmological diagnostician.ophthalmological diagnostician.

Gullstrand is noted also for his research Gullstrand is noted also for his research on astigmatism and for improving the on astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from for use after removal of a cataract from the eye. the eye.

He was elected a member of the Royal He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1905, Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1905, and served on the Academy's Prize and served on the Academy's Prize Committee for Physics. Committee for Physics.

While serving on the committee, he used While serving on the committee, he used his position to block Einstein from his position to block Einstein from receiving a Nobel Prize in Physics for his receiving a Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of relativity, which Allvar believed theory of relativity, which Allvar believed to be wrong. to be wrong.

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