Which pairing correctly matches the inventor with the invention?

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Understanding this question is about matching the inventor to the instrument they created. Hermann von Helmholtz developed the ophthalmoscope, a handheld device that lets a clinician inspect the interior of the eye, including the retina and optic nerve. This tool revolutionized eye care by enabling direct visualization of eye health and related systemic conditions. The other pairings don’t fit: Manuel Garcia is famous for pioneering visualization of the larynx, leading to the laryngoscope; Willem Einthoven invented the electrocardiograph to record the heart’s electrical activity; Louis Pasteur is renowned for microbiology and pasteurization, not ophthalmic instruments. So the correct pairing is Helmholtz with the ophthalmoscope.