Ramon Castroviejo

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Ramón Castroviejo Briones
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Ramon Castroviejo in 1928
Born August 24, 1904
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Died January 2, 1987
Madrid, Spain
Profession Ophthalmologist
Research Corneal transplantation
Known for Improving corneal transplantation technique
Years active 1927-1975

Ramón Castroviejo Briones (1904-1987) was a famous Spanish and American eye surgeon remembered for his achievements in corneal transplantation.

Biography

Born in Logrono, Spain he received his medical education at the University of Madrid. He graduated in 1927 and worked at the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital and the Mayo Clinic before, in 1931, he came to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He became the director of Ophthalmology at St. Vincent's Hospital before he opened his own hospital when he bought the Hammond House. After his retirement he moved to Madrid where he died.

Achievements

While not being the first to successfully graft human cornea, he improved the technique of the operation in the 1930s and 1940s, prompting the worldwide adoption of corneal transplantation as a standard way to deal with severe corneal pathology. His keratoplasty technique remained standard until more efficient suture materials became available.[1]

Castroviejo designed the Castroviejo needle holder, an instrument used in eye and microsurgery.

See also

  • Vladimir Filatov - a Soviet contemporary of Castroviejo that was also a pioneer in corneal transplantation.

Books, articles by Castroviejo

References

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External links

ru:Кастровьехо Брионес, Рамон es:Ramón Castroviejo
  1. «RAMON CASTROVIEJO, md» by Arthur Gerard DeVoe; Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1987; 85: 6-8.