At the studio of Luna, Rizal spent many happy hours. Weckert’s clinic, he relaxed visiting the home of Pardo de Taveras and the studio of his friend, Juan Luna. Louis de Weckert, leading French ophthalmologist. On October, 1885, Rizal was living in Paris, where he sojourned for about four months. He gave editor Corominas an article on the Carolines Question for publication. He stayed for a week, during which time he befriended Senor Eusebio Corominas, editor of the newspaper La Publicidad and made a crayon sketch of Don Miguel Morayta, owner of La Publicidad and a statesman. On his way to Paris, he stopped at Barcelona to visit his friend, Maximo Viola, a medical student and a member of a rich family of San Miguel, Bulacan.

IN GAY PARIS (1885-1886) Rizal then was 24 years old and already a physician, decided to go to Paris in order to acquire more knowledge in ophthalmology. His merits as a scientist were recognized by the eminent scientist of Europe. In Berlin, capital of the unified Germany, he met and befriended several top scientists, Dr. He also continued his travels and observations of European life and customs in Paris, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin.

He served as assistant to the famous oculists of Europe. He chose this branch because he wanted to cure his mother’s eyes. Paris to Berlin, 1885-87 Rizal went to Paris and Germany to specialize in ophthalmology.

Dr feodor jagor and jose rizal