Palla Ákos szerk.: Az Országos Orvostörténeti Könyvtár közleményei 15-16. (Budapest, 1959)

Dr. Biró Imre: A magyar szemészet fejlődése a XIX. században

this time in consequence of the work of Helmholtz, Graefe, Donders, Arlt, Desmarres, Bowman. At this time Ignatius Hirschler (1823-1891) - who studied in Vienna and Paris - was considered as the first ophthalmologist of the country, who started in 1864 the journal: ,,Ophthalmology", which exist in our days also, and which he writes and edits quite alone. Lippay was put on the retired list in 1874 and hereafter William Schulek ophthalmologistprofessor in Kolozsvár, the ex- assistant of Arlt, became an invitation for the professorship (1874-1904) with the name and work of whom the immense development of the Hungarian ophthalmology, the organization of a new clinic, the establishing of an ophthalmological library in four languages, the creation of a modern ophthalmological fashion and literature associates. The work of Schulek and his scholars - the professors Joseph Imre senior, Stephen Csapody senior, Emile Grósz, Leslie Blaskovics, Cornelius Scholtz, just as well as the Work of the professors Siklósy (father and son), William Goldzieher and Adolphus Szily - raised the Hungarian ophthalmology to a European level.