page_title: Georg Joseph Beer
hierarchical_section_title: Georg Joseph Beer
caption_attribution_description: English: Georg Joseph Beer, Austrian ophthalmologist
context_page_description: Georg Joseph Beer was an Austrian ophthalmologist. He is credited with introducing a flap operation for treatment of cataracts, as well as popularizing the instrument used to perform the surgery.
context_section_description: 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).
caption: Georg Joseph Beer (1763–1821)
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