| von Graefe's sign | <clinical sign> In Grave's disease, lag of the upper eyelid as it follows the rotation of the eyeball downward. Synonym: von Graefe's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Graefe, Albrecht von | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1828-1870. See: Graefe forceps, Graefe's knife, Graefe's operation, Graefe's sign, Graefe's spots, pseudo-Graefe's phenomenon, Graefe's sign, von Graefe's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Graefe's sign | <clinical sign> In Grave's disease, lag of the upper eyelid as it follows the rotation of the eyeball downward. Synonym: von Graefe's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Graefe sign | <clinical sign> A lid retraction phenomenon similar to Graefe's sign, but due to aberrant regeneration of fibres of the oculomotor nerve into the levator of the upper lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe forceps | A small thumb forceps with one horizontal row of six or eight delicate teeth across each tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe's knife | A narrow-bladed knife used in making a section of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe's operation | Removal of cataract by a limbal incision with capsulotomy and iridectomy. Both operations were landmarks in the field of ophthalmic surgery, iridectomy for glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe's spots | Small areas over the vertebrae or near the supraorbital foramen, pressure upon which causes relaxation of blepharofacial spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Graefe's phenomenon | Retraction of the upper eyelid on downward movement of the eyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alder, Albert von | <person> See: Alder's anomaly, Alder bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ammon, Friedrich von | <person> German ophthalmologist and pathologist, 1799-1861. See: Ammon's fissure, Ammon's prominence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Andernach, Johann von | <person> German physician, 1505-1574. See: Andernach's ossicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baer, Karl von | <person> German-Russian embryologist, 1792-1876. See: Baer's law, Baer's vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baeyer, Johann von | <person> German chemist and Nobel laureate, 1835-1917. See: Baeyer's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bamberger, Heinrich von | <person> Austrian physician, 1822-1888. See: Bamberger's albuminuria, Bamberger's disease, Bamberger's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Basedow, Karl von | <person> German physician, 1799-1854. See: Basedow's disease, Basedow's pseudoparaplegia, Jod-Basedow phenomenon, Basedow's goiter. (05 Mar 2000) |