Pierre-Félix Lagrange
| Pierre-Félix Lagrange | |
|---|---|
 Bust of Pierre-Félix Lagrange in Soumensac. | |
| Born |
22 January 1857 Soumensac, lot-et-Garonne, France |
| Died | 22 April 1928 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
| Occupation | Opthtalmologist |
| Relatives | Pierre Cathala (son-in-law) |
Pierre-Félix Lagrange (22 January 1857 – 22 April 1928) was a French ophthalmologist.
Early life
Pierre-Félix Lagrange was born on January 22, 1857 in Soumensac, département lot-et-Garonne, France. He studied medicine at the University of Bordeaux in Bordeaux.
Career
Lagrange was a professor with the faculty of medicine at Bordeaux. He was a specialist in the study and treatment of ophthalmic disorders, including eye tumors, strabismus, refraction anomalies and glaucoma. He is remembered for introducing a surgical technique that was a combination of an iridectomy and sclerectomy for treatment of glaucoma. This surgery was later referred to as a "sclerectoiridectomy" or "Lagrange's operation".
With Emile Valude (1857–1930), Lagrange was co-publisher of the Encyclopédie française d'ophtalmologie (1903–10).[1]
Death
He died on April 22, 1928. He was seventy-one years old.
Selected writings
- Etudes sur les tumeurs de l'oeil, de l'orbite et des annexes. Paris, G. Steinheil, 1893.
- Rapport sur le diagnostic et le traitement des tumeurs de l'orbite. Paris, 1903.
- Atlas d'ophtalmoscopie de guerre. 1918
References
- This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia.
- Pierre-Félix Lagrange @ Who Named It