Christopher T. Leffler

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. His book on the history of ophthalmology can be found here: kugler.pub/editors/christopher-t-leffler/

Content by Christopher T. Leffler:

Subspecialties Refractive

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 23

11/22/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, David Spalton, Andrzej Grzybowski, Stephen G. Schwartz | 3 min read

Harold Ridley and the First Intraocular Lens

Subspecialties Refractive

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 22

10/28/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Stephen G. Schwartz, Mirataollah Salabati, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

Two myths about crystalline lens anatomy: one medieval and one modern

Subspecialties Cataract

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 21

09/26/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

What can congenital cataract surgeries from the 18th century teach us today?

Subspecialties Comprehensive

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 20

06/27/2024 | Stephen G. Schwartz, Christopher T. Leffler, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

“Chevalier” John Taylor: Charlatan or Successful Oculist of His Time?

Subspecialties Comprehensive

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 19

06/13/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

Did an American Hoax initiate the era of strabismus surgery?

Subspecialties Cataract

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 18

05/20/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Charles E. Letocha, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

Aspiration of cataract in Philadelphia in 1815

Business & Profession Glaucoma

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 17

04/04/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

The History of Glaucoma, Part 2: Paradigm Shifts Since the Development of the Ophthalmoscope

Business & Profession Glaucoma

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 16

03/11/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 3 min read

The History of Glaucoma, Part 1: “Glaucoma” before the invention of the ophthalmoscope

Business & Profession Cataract

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 15

02/07/2024 | Christopher T. Leffler, B. Frits Hogewind, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski | 4 min read

The first documented planned primary cataract extraction by Jacques Daviel in 1750

Business & Profession Other

The Ophthalmologist’s Time Machine: Chapter 14

01/09/2024 | Stephen G. Schwartz, Christopher T. Leffler, Andrzej Grzybowski | 4 min read

(Almost) One-Eyed Warriors – Chuck Yeager