Charles Deval (December 6, 1806 – April 9, 1862) was a French

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born in

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, He was the son of

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Constantin Deval (1767–1816). He studied medicine in

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, receiving his doctorate in 1834. For a few years he studied with

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, and in 1839, he started his own practice. Deval is largely remembered for his written works on ophthalmic medicine, in particular, the 1844 "''Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire''", which was only the second French work devoted exclusively to

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. This book was important because it helped introduce German and Austrian ophthalmic practices into French medicine. Prior to this publication, descriptions regarding methods of ophthalmological surgery practiced in these countries were not yet available in the French language. This book was a result of Deval's studies in

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with

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(1784–1871) and

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(1791–1855). Included in his treatise were explanations of medical innovations developed by German surgeons Louis Stromeyer (1804–1876) and

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Another important written work by Deval was the 1862 "''Traité théorique et pratique des maladies des yeux''", which was a treatise on

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, and a culmination of his experiences working with over 20,000 cases in ophthalmic medicine. (Note: Deval's treatise is not to be confused with Louis-Auguste Desmarres' 1847 "''Traité théorique et pratique des maladies des yeux''").The Bernard Becker Collection in Ophthalmology
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Selected writings

* ''Deux années à Constantinople et en Morée (1825-1826)'' (1828) – Two years in Constantinople and

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, 1825-26. * ''Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire'' (1844) – Treatise on ocular surgery. * ''Traité de l'amaurose ou de la goutte-sereine'' (1851) – Treatise on

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. * ''Traité théorique et pratique des maladies des yeux'' (1862) – Theoretical and practical treatise on maladies of the eye.

References

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''. * Louis du Chalard & Antoine Gautier, ''Une carrière atypique : de l'orientalisme à l'ophtalmologie : le docteur Charles Deval (1806 - 1862)'', in Orients, Bulletin de l'association des anciens élèves et amis des langues orientales, juin 2009, p. 43-63.
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description of "Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire". {{DEFAULTSORT:Deval, Charles French ophthalmologists 1806 births 1862 deaths Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to France