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Queratoplastia refractiva.
Publication Details
Est. e Inf. Oftal. Inst. Barraquer, 2-10. Bogota, Colombia, 1949 CE.
Barraquer was the first to sculpt corneal stromal tissue to change corneal curvature. He developed a procedure which he called "keratomileusis," (sculpting of the cornea). This involved ressecting a disc of anterior corneal tissue, which was then frozen in liquid nitrogen, placed on a modified watchmaker's lathe and milled to change corneal curvature. See also Barraquer, "Autokeratoplasty, with optical carving for the correction of myopia (Karatomileusis)," An. Med. Espec. 51 (1965) 66-82.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #7134 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9301 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | queratoplastia-refractiva- |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Bogota, Colombia