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Theodor Leber, German ophthalmologist (died 1917)

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Theodor Leber

German ophthalmologist (1840–1917)

Theodor Karl Gustav von Leber was a German ophthalmologist from Karlsruhe.
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Ophthalmology

Field of medicine treating eye disorders

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders.
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February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…
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