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Who really introduced pneumatic retinopexy for retinal detachment outpatient management?
Author(s) -
ASCASO F
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2013.4262.x
Subject(s) - retinal detachment , george (robot) , ophthalmology , medicine , retinal , optometry , art , art history
The history of Ophthalmology recognizes Dr. George F. Hilton as the first author to report a series of retinal detachments treated by pneumatic retinopexy (Ophthalmology 1986 May;93(5):626‐41). Nevetheless, one and a half years before, Dr. Alfredo Domínguez published in Spanish two papers about gas surgery used in the office to treat "conventional" cases of retinal detachment (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 1985;48:47‐54 and Studium Ophthalmologicum 1985, 2ºépoca;IV:11‐18). Our purpose is to give him his due and return his scientific priority.