Charles Deval

Charles Deval (December 6, 1806 - April 9, 1862) was a French opthalmologist who was born in Constantinople, and who was the son of draughtsman Constantin Deval (1767-1816). He practiced medicine in Paris, where he studied under Frédéric Jules Sichel (1802-1868).

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Deval is mostly remembered for his written works on ophthalmic medicine, particularly the 1844 Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire, which was only the second French work devoted exclusively to eye surgery. This book was important because it helped introduce German and Austrian ophthalmic practices into French medicine. Prior to this publication, descriptions regarding methods of ophthalmological surgery practiced in these countries were not yet available in the French language. This book was a result of Deval's studies in Vienna with Friedrich Jäger von Jaxtthal (1784-1871) and Anton von Rosas (1791-1855). Included in his treatise were explanations of medical innovations developed by German surgeons Louis Stromeyer (1804-1876) and Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1792–1847).

Another important written work by Deval was the 1862 Traité théorique et pratique des maladies des yeux, which was a treatise on diseases of the eye, and a culmination of his experiences working with over 20,000 cases in ophthalmic medicine.

Selected writings

• Deux années à Constantinople et en Morée (1825-1826)
• Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire (1844)
• Traité de l'amaurose ou de la goutte-sereine (1851)
• Traité théorique et pratique des maladies des yeux (1862)

References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the French Wikipedia.
• ILAB Online Catalogues; Description of "Traité de Chirurgie Oculaire".