Jean Marie Charles Abadie
Jean Marie Charles Abadie was a French ophthalmologist who was a native of Saint-Gaudens.
He became a hospital intern in 1868 and a medical doctor in 1870. He practiced medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. In 1881 he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.
Abadie was involved in developing treatments for glaucoma and trachoma, and discovered a diagnostic sign for exophthalmic goiter known as "Abadie's sign". He also introduced the practice of injecting alcohol into the Gasserian ganglion as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.
Biography
He obtained his doctorate in medicine in 1870 and practiced at the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris. He was particularly interested in the treatment of Trachoma and Glaucoma and was the first to perform alcoholization of Trigeminal ganglion as a treatment for Trigeminal neuralgia.He was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1981.
Published works
- Spasmes des muscles de l'oeuil - Spasms of the eye muscles.
- Traité des maladies des yeux; Paris, 1876/1877 - On maladies of the eyes.
- Leçons de clinique ophthalmologique; Paris, 1881 - Lessons on clinical ophthalmology.
- Nouveau traitement de l'ophthalmie sympathique; Paris, 1890 - New treatment for sympathetic ophthalmia.