William Ellery Briggs: Pioneer of west coast ophthalmology

Mark J. Mannis

doi:10.1016/0039-6257(90)90029-U

William Ellery Briggs: Pioneer of west coast ophthalmology

Mark J. Mannis

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William Ellery Briggs was California's preeminent ophthalmologist for more than fifty years. A student of Ernst Fuchs, he was a clinician, scholar, and innovator who transplanted the best of European ophthalmology to the Western United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	305-308
Number of pages	4
Journal	Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6257(90)90029-U
State	Published - 1990

Keywords

Briggs, William Ellery
electromagnet
foreign body
history

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Ophthalmology

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