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    Daniel M. Albert

  2. Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Frederick C. Blodi

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Much of the material presented here previously appeared in the “Notes” accompanying the facsimile edition of Monteath's translation of Beer's Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten published by Gryphon Editions in 1985. This is reprinted with the permission of the publisher.

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Albert, D.M., Blodi, F.C. Georg Joseph Beer: A review of his life and contributions. Doc Ophthalmol 68, 79–103 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153591

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