 The eponymous "Wedl cells" are named after him, defined as dysplastic bladder-like fibers in the crystalline lens of the eye.The genus "Wedlia" (Cobbold 1860) is named after him, as are the species "Didymosulcus wedli" (Ariola, 1902), "Ascaris wedli" (Stossich, 1896) and "Paroneirodes wedli" (Pietschmann 1926).Wedl was the author of numerous books and articles, a few of which have been translated into English.