[Józef Talko (1838-1907)--the ophthalmology pioneer in Lublin]

Józef Talko (1838-1907), a Polish military ophthalmologist. He studied medicine at St. Vladimir University in Kiev, where in 1861 he was awarded with the Doctor of Medicine title. In 1871 he became the head of the Department of Ophthalmology in Lublin, and since 1876 he worked as an ophthalmologist in Warsaw Military District. J6zef Talko wrote over 200 research papers published in Polish, Russian, German and French, where he addressed such issues as neuro-ophthalmology, diagnosis and treatment of cataract, developmental disorders of the eye, retinal detachment, and infectious eye diseases in soldiers. He was also interested in the history of ophthalmology.