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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

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.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#7134
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9301
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLqueratoplastia-refractiva-

Geographic Context

Publication place: Bogota, Colombia