Otto Haab

Otto Haab ( born April 19, 1850 in Wülflingen, Canton Zurich, † 17 October 1931 in Zurich ) was a Swiss ophthalmologist.

Haab received his doctorate after studying medicine in Zurich in 1875. Since 1874 he was an assistant at Carl Joseph Eberth in pathological anatomy. In 1877 he became an assistant to Johann Friedrich Horner. In 1879 he habilitated for ophthalmology in Zurich.

In 1886 he was the successor of Horner at the University of Zurich.

Works

  • Pathological anatomy of the eye. In: Ziegler's textbook of pathological anatomy.
  • Brain identifica- reflex of the pupil.
  • Atlas and essentials of ophthalmoscopy and ophthalmoscopic diagnosis. Munich 1895. 5th edition 1908.
  • Atlas of the external diseases of the eye along with floor plan of their pathology and therapy. Munich 1899. 4th edition 1910.
  • Atlas and essentials of the doctrine of the eye surgeries. Munich 1904. 2nd edition 1920 ..
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