Isaac Hays

Isaac Hays
Isaac Hays c. 1850
BornJuly 5, 1796
DiedApril 12, 1879(1879-04-12) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Ophthalmologist, Editor
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Isaac Hays (July 5, 1796 – April 12, 1879) was an American ophthalmologist, medical ethicist, and naturalist. A founding member of the American Medical Association, and the first president of the Philadelphia Ophthalmological Society, Hays published the first study of non-congential colorblindness and the first case of astigmatism in America. He was editor or co-editor of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences for over 50 years.


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