The large eyes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. (On the occasion of the 250th Mozart anniversary year)

This article discusses the eyes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) which, based on portraits, can be said to have a certain noticeable feature--some degree of exophthalmos. In fact, even contemporary observers made particular mention of Mozart's eyes being large. Although cicatricial ectrop...

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Published in:International ophthalmology 2005-12, Vol.26 (6), p.201-206
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