TY - JOUR KW - Norway KW - Leprosy of the eye KW - leprosy KW - Identification Mycobacterium leprae KW - History of ophthalmology KW - Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912) KW - Causative agent AU - Grzybowski A AU - Kluxen G AU - Półtorak K AB - 2012 marks the 100th year of death of Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912), who discovered Mycobacterium leprae, but also gave the first systematic scientific work on the leprosy of the eye. The article reviews his life and scientific achievements with special regard to eye and ophthalmology. BT - Acta ophthalmologica C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710612?dopt=Abstract CN - GRZYBOWSKI 2013 DA - 2013 May 25 DO - 10.1111/aos.12159 J2 - Acta Ophthalmol LA - eng N2 - 2012 marks the 100th year of death of Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912), who discovered Mycobacterium leprae, but also gave the first systematic scientific work on the leprosy of the eye. The article reviews his life and scientific achievements with special regard to eye and ophthalmology. PY - 2013 T2 - Acta ophthalmologica TI - Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912) - 100 years anniversary tribute. SN - 1755-3768 ER -