Abstract

NERI-VELA, Rolando. The nineteenth century mexican ophthalmology: The beginnings. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2013, vol.56, n.3, pp.60-64. ISSN 2448-4865.

During the XVIII century were created the first chairs in ophthalmology in Europe. In Mexico there was an attempt to establish a chair in opthalmology in 1834, but it failed, until years later new study sylabus were elaborated; since then, the first ophthalmologists surged in Mexico.

Keywords : Ophthalmology; Mexico; nineteenth century.

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