Zukunft durch Geschichte

<b><i>Gynaekeumenes</i></b>: A Nonrepresentative Selection of Notable Articles Published in the <b><i>Monatsschrift</i></b> and <b><i>Gynaecologia</i></b> from 1896 to 1969

“…The future, however, can be shaped; and it is shaped by the past and the present. These correlations are so trivial for us that we hardly ever think about them" [2]. This quote is from Rohrbach's article "Zukunft durch Geschichte" ("Future through History"), which is well worth reading.…”

“…This quote is from Rohrbach's article "Zukunft durch Geschichte" ("Future through History"), which is well worth reading. Rohrbach also names five examples and arguments to answer the questions from above: (1) understanding medical developments and discoveries through history; (2) learning from (a) medical and (b) societal errors or mistakes of the past; (3) rediscovering historical concepts; and (4) remembering historical events. In the sense of a "projection from the retrospective" it will remain (5) "… the task of history to encourage and spread confidence on our way into the future, but also to warn us about impending errors" [2].…”

Albrecht von Graefe in the present, the past, and the future

“…Due to his timeless valuable convictions, Albrecht von Graefe can be regarded as the conscience of ophthalmology in Germany. He still is an essential part of present ophthalmology, of its history, and thus in a sense, of the ophthalmological future [24]. He is present materially as well as ideologically in many respects and will most likely remain so.…”

Leserbrief zu P. Keye und J. Lübke: Das primäre Offenwinkelglaukom

“…"Alt" heißt niemals "überholt" oder gar "grundsätzlich falsch". Wir sollten den "Glaukomblick" wieder über die Papille hinaus weiten, auch in die Vergangenheit hinein [11].…”