Hubert Sattler (9 September 1844 – 15 November 1928) was an Austrian-German

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

born in

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

. His father, also named Hubert Sattler (1817–1904), and grandfather,

Johann Michael Sattler Johann Michael Sattler (28 September 1786, Herzogenburg – 28 September 1847, Mattsee) was an Austrian portrait painting, portrait and landscape painter, best known for his large-scale panoramas. Life and work He began his studies in 1804, ...

(1786–1847), were both

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a cohe ...

s. He studied medicine at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

, where he later served as an assistant to ophthalmologist

Carl Ferdinand von Arlt Carl Ferdinand Ritter von Arlt (18 April 1812 – 7 March 1887) was an Austrian ophthalmologist born in Ober-Graupen, a village near Teplitz (Teplice) in Bohemia. He earned his doctorate in Prague in 1839, and later became a professor of opht ...

(1812–1887). In 1877, he attained the chair of ophthalmology at the

University of Giessen University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world. It is named afte ...

, two years later relocating to the

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. In 1886, he was named director of the eye clinic at

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, and in 1891 succeeded

Ernst Adolf Coccius Ernst Adolf Coccius (19 September 182524 November 1890) was a German ophthalmologist who was a native of Knauthain, which today is part of the city of Leipzig. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Prague and Paris, and earned his degree in 1848 with ...

(1825–1890) at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Electo ...

, where he served as director of the ophthalmological clinic for the remainder of his life. Sattler distinguished himself in his

histological Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissue (biology), tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at large ...

and

histopathological Histopathology (compound of three Greek language, Greek words: 'tissue', 'suffering', and ''-logy, -logia'' 'study of') is the light microscope, microscopic examination of Tissue (biology), tissue in order to study the manifestations of dis ...

research of the eye, in particular his work involving the

choroid The choroid, also known as the choroidea or choroid coat, is a part of the uvea, the vascular layer of the eye. It contains connective tissues, and lies between the retina and the sclera. The human choroid is thickest at the far extreme rear o ...

and

conjunctiva In the anatomy of the eye, the conjunctiva (: conjunctivae) is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye). It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium with gobl ...

. He published works on

trachoma Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium '' Chlamydia trachomatis''. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea ...

, operative treatment of

myopia Myopia, also known as near-sightedness and short-sightedness, is an eye condition where light from distant objects focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina. As a result, distant objects appear blurry, while close objects appear normal. ...

, pulsating

exophthalmos Exophthalmos (also called exophthalmus, exophthalmia, proptosis, or exorbitism) is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit. Exophthalmos can be either bilateral (as is often seen in Graves' disease) or unilateral (as is often seen in ...

Basedow's disease Graves' disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow's disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. It frequently results in and is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. It also often results in an enlarged thyroid. ...

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...

and inflammatory conditions involving the

optic nerve In neuroanatomy, the optic nerve, also known as the second cranial nerve, cranial nerve II, or simply CN II, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual system, visual information from the retina to the brain. In humans, the optic nerve i ...

. His treatise on Basedow's disease was included in the Graefe/ Saemisch ''Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde''.

Selected written works

* ''Ueber die sogenannten Cylindrome und deren Stellung im onkologischen Systeme''. (1874) * ''Die Basedowsche Krankheit''. (1909); English translation, ''Basedow's disease''. (1952) * ''Beschreibung eines augenspiegels zur untersuchung der netzhaut im lebended auge''. (1910)
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References

Dom on the pathology and treatment of myopia.
(biography) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sattler, Hubert Physicians from Salzburg German ophthalmologists 1844 births 1928 deaths Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the University of Giessen Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg