120 years since the first corneal transplant: Olomouc placed Czechia in the history of medicine

Name: 120 years since the first corneal transplant: Olomouc placed Czechia in the history of medicine
Uploaded: 2025-12-12T10:01:08+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: In December 1905, Austrian ophthalmologist Eduard Konrad Zirm performed in Olomouc the first successful corneal transplant in the world. Czech medicine thus became a pioneer in a field that continues to develop even in the modern era – for example thanks to unique methods used in Ostrava. At the beginning of the 20th century, blindness

Photo: Oční klinika Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

In December 1905, Austrian ophthalmologist Eduard Konrad Zirm performed in Olomouc the first successful corneal transplant in the world. Czech medicine thus became a pioneer in a field that continues to develop even in the modern era – for example thanks to unique methods used in Ostrava.

At the beginning of the 20th century, blindness caused by corneal damage was practically untreatable.

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Author: Vít Pohanka