Allvar Gullstrand

 

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Allvar Gullstrand 

The  Only Ophthalmologist Who Has Won The Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize In Physiology/Medicine, 1911

Key Contributions 

Field	Contribution
Ophthalmology	Refined understanding of eye optics
Physics	Mathematical models of light refraction in the eye
Instruments	Influenced slit lamp design
Nobel Prize	1911 – for work on dioptrics of the eye

Instrument: Influenced Slit Lamp Microscopy Design 

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