Jose Barraquer

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José Ignacio Barraquer (January 24, 1916; Barcelona, Spain – February 13, 1998; Bogotá, Colombia) was an ophthalmologist known to many as "the father of modern refractive surgery". Barraquer invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed the surgical procedures of keratomileusis and keratophakia.[1] [2]

Barraquer was the son of Ignacio Barraquer, an ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery.[3] In 1953, Dr. Barraquer emigrated from the family home in Spain to Colombia where, in 1965, he founded the Barraquer Institute of America. [4]

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  1. ^ American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  2. ^ PubMed Central
  3. ^ Who Named It
  4. ^ Istituto Laser Microchirurgia Oculare

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