Edwin Theodor Saemisch

Who was Edwin Theodor Saemisch?

Edwin Theodor Saemisch was a German ophthalmologist born in Luckau.

In 1858 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, afterwards serving as an assistant to Albrecht von Graefe in Berlin, and to Alexander Pagenstecher in Wiesbaden. In 1867 he became "professor extraordinary" at the University of Bonn, and in 1873 attained the title of "full professor".

Saemisch specialized in eye disorders, particularly diseases of the conjuctiva, sclera and cornea. He is credited for providing descriptions of vernal conjunctivitis and a type of corneal ulcer called "ulcus serpens corneae". He is known for his written works, especially a multi-volume manual on ophthalmology titled Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde. This work was co-authored with Alfred Carl Graefe, a cousin of Albrecht von Graefe.