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Georg Joseph Beer | |
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![]() Georg Joseph Beer (1763–1821) | |
Born | |
Died | 11 April 1821 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Austrian |
Education | University of Vienna (M.D., 1786) |
Known for | Beer's operation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ophthalmology |
Institutions | University of Vienna |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph Barth |
Doctoral students | Philipp Franz von Walther William Mackenzie |
Georg Joseph Beer (23 December 1763 – 11 April 1821) was an Austrian ophthalmologist. He is credited with introducing a flap operation for treatment of cataracts (Beer's operation), as well as popularizing the instrument used to perform the surgery (Beer's knife).[1][2]