Died April 22, 1928 | Occupation Opthtalmologist Name Pierre-Felix Lagrange | |
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Born January 22, 1857 Soumensac, lot-et-Garonne, France Relatives Pierre Cathala (son-in-law) | ||
Alma mater University of Bordeaux | ||
Pierre-Félix Lagrange (22 January 1857 – 22 April 1928) was a French ophthalmologist.
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Early life
Pierre-Félix Lagrange was born on January 22, 1857 in Soumensac, département lot-et-Garonne, France. He studied medicine at the University of Bordeaux in Bordeaux.
Career
Lagrange was a professor with the faculty of medicine at Bordeaux. He was a specialist in the study and treatment of ophthalmic disorders, including eye tumors, strabismus, refraction anomalies and glaucoma. He is remembered for introducing a surgical technique that was a combination of an iridectomy and sclerectomy for treatment of glaucoma. This surgery was later referred to as a "sclerectoiridectomy" or "Lagrange's operation".
With Emile Valude (1857–1930), Lagrange was co-publisher of the Encyclopédie française d'ophtalmologie (1903–10).
Death
He died on April 22, 1928. He was seventy-one years old.