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Abstract #23758 Published in IGR 11-2
Harry Moss Traquair (1875-1954), Scottish ophthalmologist and perimetrist
Grzybowski AActa Ophthalmologica 2009; 87: 455-449
Harry Moss Traquair (1875-1954) was an Edinburgh Ophthalmologist, who was especially involved in the studies of perimetry and neuro-ophthalmology. In his monumental work, An Introduction to Clinical Perimetry, which for years was the standard textbook of perimetry, he included the description of the visual field as "an island of vision or hill of vision surrounded by a sea of blindness". His name continues to be recalled in the use of the term "Traquair Junctional Scotoma". In this history of Ophthalmology research, Traquair's life and work, including his major achievements, are discussed.
Department of History of Medicine, Karol Marcinkowski University Medical School, ul. Bukowska 70, Poznań, Poland. grzyb@am.poznan.pl