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Oct 21, 2021 · William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde, made a significant contribution to ophthalmology and otology. Qualified as a surgeon. educated in statistics and showing sympathy for the Irish population, Wilde was appointed a Commissioner for the 1851 Census, which covered the time of the Irish Famine (1845–1852).
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He subsequently published a book on epidemic ophthalmia. Later still his versatility led to a book on aural surgery''. Wilde also contributed a scientific sanitary report on the city of Dublin4 and indeed in 1851 was appointed Census Commissioner in Ireland to organize the collection of medical data.
Mar 18, 2016 · Sir William Wilde pioneered the epidemiology of deafness. He set otology on a firm scientific basis by applying the principles established by Robert Graves and William Stokes of the Dublin School of Medicine of correlating clinical observation with post-mortem findings and utilising this information as a framework for therapeutic intervention.
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William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde, made a significant contribution to ophthalmology and otology. Qualied as a sur- fi. geon. educated in statistics and showing sympathy for the Irish population, Wilde was appointed a Commissioner for the 1851 Census, which covered the time of the Irish Famine (1845–1852).
He set otology on a firm scientific basis by applying the principles established by Robert Graves and William Stokes of the Dublin School of Medicine of correlating clinical observation with post-mortem findings and utilising this information as a framework for therapeutic intervention.
- M Walsh
- 2016
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He had studied ophthalmology in Cairo under the Frenchman Clot and then spent six months at Moorfield's where he was associated with William Farr and Sir James Clark. Wilde decided to specialize in ophthalmic and aural surgery. He devoted