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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;69(6):1366-1367.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1076_21.

Allvar Gullstrand: Prize and Prejudice

Mrittika Sen  1 , Santosh G Honavar  1
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Editorial

Allvar Gullstrand: Prize and Prejudice

Mrittika Sen et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun.
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Allvar Gullstrand (1862-1930)
Figure 1
Figure 1
Gullstrand's schematic eye. There were six cardinal planes, two focal planes in front of the eye (F) and in the retina (F’), two principal planes in the middle of the anterior chamber (H and H’) and two nodal planes (N and N’) just in front of the posterior pole of the lens. (From Ehinger B, Grzybowski A. Allvar Gullstrand (1862–1930)–the gentleman with the lamp. Acta ophthalmologica. 2011 Dec;89(8):701-8)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Gullstrand's first slit lamp (From Ehinger B, Grzybowski A. Allvar Gullstrand (1862–1930)–the gentleman with the lamp. Acta ophthalmologica. 2011 Dec;89(8):701-8)
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