Comment on: Eponymous women in ophthalmology: syndromes with prominent eye manifestations named after female physicians

Correspondence:

We read with interest Van Tassel et al.’s “Eponymous women in ophthalmology: syndromes with prominent eye manifestations named after female physicians” [1]. The study of medical eponyms unearths many interesting stories: some are interesting trivia (did Adolf von Baeyer really name barbiturates for a Bavarian barmaid called Barbara? [2]), others are profoundly upsetting (Hans Eppinger’s investigation of concentration camp prisoners’ life expectancy with only salt water to drink [3]). The description of gender imbalance among medical eponyms is certainly a worthy addition to the field.

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