William Cumming

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William Cumming was a 19th century ophthalmologist who noted the principle later used in the ophthalmoscope [1]. The observation had also been made by others such as Johannes Evangelista Purkinje.

References

  1. Cumming W. On a luminous appearance of the human eye. Med Chir Trans. 1846;29:283-296.
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