About Robert Salus
Lived 1877 – 1961 (aged 83–84). Robert Salus was an Austrian ophthalmologist.
Robert Salus (18 September 1877 in Plzeň - 1961 in Milan) was an Austrian-Czechs ophthalmologist known for describing Salus's sign. He studied at the German University in Prague, gaining his M.D. in 1902. He was habilitated in ophthalmology in 1909 and became professor of ophthalmology in Prague in 1916. He described rubeosis iridis in 1928, and vascular changes in hypertension in 1939.
He was deported to Theresienstadt on July 8, 1943, and survived.
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Who was Robert Salus?
Austrian ophthalmologist
When was Robert Salus born?
Robert Salus was born on 18 September 1877 in Plzeň.
When did Robert Salus die?
Robert Salus died in 1961.
What was Robert Salus's occupation?
Robert Salus was an ophthalmologist.
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Robert Salus was Austrian.
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