Education
Humboldt University of Berlin.
Humboldt University of Berlin.
In 1858 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, afterwards serving as an assistant to Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) in Berlin, and to Alexander Pagenstecher (1828-1879) in Wiesbaden. Saemisch specialized in eye disorders, particularly diseases of the conjuctiva, sclera and cornea. He is credited for providing descriptions of vernal conjunctivitis and a type of corneal ulcer called "ulcus serpens corneae".
With Alfred Carl Graefe (1830-1899), a cousin of Albrecht von Graefe, he was co-editor of a multi-volume manual on ophthalmology titled Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde.
"Saemisch"s ulcer": a serpiginous corneal ulcer. Ulcus serpens corneae.
"Saemisch"s operation": An operation for hypopyon ulcer.
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.