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Milestones
Department of Ophthalmology
- 1933
- First corneal transplant, Dr. Ramon Castroviejo
- 1935
- Discovery of Hyaluronic acid and its molecular structure, Dr. Karl Meyer
- 1936
- Microbiologic transmission of trachoma established, Dr. Philips Thygeson
- 1940
- New methods developed for the quantitative analysis of DNA sugars, Dr. Zacharias Dische
- 1947
- First retinoblastoma, pediatric, and adult ocular tumor clinics, Dr. Algernon B. Reese
- 1958
- Retina clinic established, Dr. Charles Campbell
- 1961
- First medical use of the ruby laser, Dr. Charles Campbell
- 1961
- First basic and clinical corneal research center established, Dr. A. Gerard DeVoe and Dr. Anthony Donn
- 1965
- Keratoprosthesis developed, Dr. Hernando Cardona
- 1966
- Development of System for preserving corneas until transplant, Dr. Saiichi Mishima
- 1968
- First argon laser developed, Dr. Francis L'Esperance, Jr.
- 1968
- Confocal microscopy first used to detect new structural features of the eye, Dr. David Maurice
- 1980
- First wide field specular microscope developed, Dr. Charles Koester
- 1983
- Development of Healon, a hyaluronic acid polymer that transformed cataract and corneal surgery, Dr. Endre Balazs
- 1983
- Pioneering excimer laser surgery, Dr. Stephen Trokel and Dr. Francis A. L'Esperance, Jr.
- 1994
- First human retinal cell transplants, Dr. Peter Gouras
- 1996
- Development of latanoprost (Xalatan™) for the treatment of glaucoma, Dr. Laszlo Bito
- 1996
- FDA approval of Perfluorocarbons for retinal surgery, Dr. Stanley Chang
- 2006
- Discovery of Factors H & B, significant genes contributing to age-related macular degeneration. Rando Allikmets, Ph.D. and AMD Study Group