{"id":914,"date":"2023-09-01T11:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prezbiopia.pl\/konferencja\/?page_id=914"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:17:48","slug":"wyklad-im-w-fukaly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prezbiopia.pl\/konferencja\/en\/wyklad-im-w-fukaly\/","title":{"rendered":"W. Fuka\u0142a Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wincenty Fuka\u0142a (1847-1895)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>

Pioneer of refractive surgery<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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Born into a Polish family in the town of Zhovkva in Galicia (today’s Ukraine)<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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Studied in Vienna where he specialised in ophthalmology under Prof. von Arlt<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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Performed the first refractive operation (clear-lens extraction in high myopia) in the history of ophthalmology (Fuka\u0142a operation) in 1887, and by the end of 1889 had treated 16 patients in this way<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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References:<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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  1. Schmidt D, Grzybowski A. Vincenz Fukala (1847-1911) and the early history of clear-lens operations in high myopia. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jan;27(1):41-6.<\/li>\n
  2. Schmidt D, Grzybowski A. Vincenz Fukala (1847-1911): versatile surgeon and early historian of ophthalmology. Surv Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov-Dec;56(6):550-6.<\/li>\n
  3. Schmidt D, Grzybowski A. Vincenz Fukala (1847-1911) and the early history of clear-lens surgery in high myopia. J Refract Surg. 2011 Sep;27(9):636-7.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    Wincenty Fuka\u0142a Lectures<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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    Rok 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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    Professor Rafael I. Barraquer<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    Professor of Ophthalmology at UAB and UIC, Medical Director of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre, and President of the Barraquer Institute.<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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    Holder of the Joaquin Barraquer Chair, Training Director of the MIR Ophthalmology Unit, and President of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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    Author of 7 books, 57 book chapters, and over 130 scientific articles, mainly on anterior segment diseases and surgery.<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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    Over 4,500 hours of teaching experience, having trained more than 100 ophthalmology residents.<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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    President of the 36th World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC2018) and member of more than 30 scientific societies.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>