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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*Uveitis is an ancient disease. | *Uveitis is an ancient disease. | ||
*Uveitis was first discovered by Hippocrates, a Greek physician, and was well known to other major medical physicians, such as Galen and Aëtius of Amida.<ref name=UveitisHist1> Foster CS, Vitale AT. Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis. JP Medical Ltd; 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=vZxqM6cuQI4C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=hippocrates+uveitis&source=bl&ots=xx1OQjRvqA&sig=pMnw0pkRrVrfVJICFWWJT1c_XLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt--2LtYrPAhXBFR4KHa8XDXMQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=hippocrates%20uveitis&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | *Uveitis was first discovered by [[Hippocrates]], a Greek physician, and was well known to other major medical physicians, such as Galen and Aëtius of Amida.<ref name=UveitisHist1> Foster CS, Vitale AT. Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis. JP Medical Ltd; 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=vZxqM6cuQI4C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=hippocrates+uveitis&source=bl&ots=xx1OQjRvqA&sig=pMnw0pkRrVrfVJICFWWJT1c_XLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt--2LtYrPAhXBFR4KHa8XDXMQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=hippocrates%20uveitis&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | ||
*In 1806, Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist, described a uveitis case study and the treatment of the disease for the first time in modern literature.<ref name=UveitisHist2> Scarpa A. Practical Observations on the Principal Diseases of the Eye https://books.google.com/books?id=ueFHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=practical+observations+on+the+principal+diseases+of+the+eye&source=bl&ots=Xx1CrOTLYc&sig=VX3jr4qS_RZ9GupOaVubHBQ1kFY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp4NTot4rPAhUE8x4KHbheAYgQ6AEIPTAH#v=onepage&q=practical%20observations%20on%20the%20principal%20diseases%20of%20the%20eye&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | *In 1806, Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist, described a uveitis case study and the treatment of the disease for the first time in modern literature.<ref name=UveitisHist2> Scarpa A. Practical Observations on the Principal Diseases of the Eye https://books.google.com/books?id=ueFHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=practical+observations+on+the+principal+diseases+of+the+eye&source=bl&ots=Xx1CrOTLYc&sig=VX3jr4qS_RZ9GupOaVubHBQ1kFY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp4NTot4rPAhUE8x4KHbheAYgQ6AEIPTAH#v=onepage&q=practical%20observations%20on%20the%20principal%20diseases%20of%20the%20eye&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | ||
*In 1830, William Mackenzie, a Scottish physician, described uveitis for the first time in English medical literature.<ref name=UveitisHist1> Foster CS, Vitale AT. Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis. JP Medical Ltd; 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=vZxqM6cuQI4C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=hippocrates+uveitis&source=bl&ots=xx1OQjRvqA&sig=pMnw0pkRrVrfVJICFWWJT1c_XLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt--2LtYrPAhXBFR4KHa8XDXMQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=hippocrates%20uveitis&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref><ref name=UveitisHist3> Mackenzie W. Practical Treatise of the Diseases of the Eye https://archive.org/details/practical00mack Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | *In 1830, William Mackenzie, a Scottish physician, described uveitis for the first time in English medical literature.<ref name=UveitisHist1> Foster CS, Vitale AT. Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis. JP Medical Ltd; 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=vZxqM6cuQI4C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=hippocrates+uveitis&source=bl&ots=xx1OQjRvqA&sig=pMnw0pkRrVrfVJICFWWJT1c_XLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt--2LtYrPAhXBFR4KHa8XDXMQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=hippocrates%20uveitis&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref><ref name=UveitisHist3> Mackenzie W. Practical Treatise of the Diseases of the Eye https://archive.org/details/practical00mack Accessed on September 12, 2016 </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
Uveitis was first discovered by Hippocrates, a Greek physician, and was well known to other major medical physicians, such as Galen and Aëtius of Amida. In 1952, corticosteroids were used to treat uveitis for the first time.[1]
Historical Perspective
- Uveitis is an ancient disease.
- Uveitis was first discovered by Hippocrates, a Greek physician, and was well known to other major medical physicians, such as Galen and Aëtius of Amida.[1]
- In 1806, Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist, described a uveitis case study and the treatment of the disease for the first time in modern literature.[2]
- In 1830, William Mackenzie, a Scottish physician, described uveitis for the first time in English medical literature.[1][3]
- In 1952, corticosteroids were used to treat uveitis for the first time.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Foster CS, Vitale AT. Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis. JP Medical Ltd; 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=vZxqM6cuQI4C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=hippocrates+uveitis&source=bl&ots=xx1OQjRvqA&sig=pMnw0pkRrVrfVJICFWWJT1c_XLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt--2LtYrPAhXBFR4KHa8XDXMQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=hippocrates%20uveitis&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016
- ↑ Scarpa A. Practical Observations on the Principal Diseases of the Eye https://books.google.com/books?id=ueFHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=practical+observations+on+the+principal+diseases+of+the+eye&source=bl&ots=Xx1CrOTLYc&sig=VX3jr4qS_RZ9GupOaVubHBQ1kFY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp4NTot4rPAhUE8x4KHbheAYgQ6AEIPTAH#v=onepage&q=practical%20observations%20on%20the%20principal%20diseases%20of%20the%20eye&f=false Accessed on September 12, 2016
- ↑ Mackenzie W. Practical Treatise of the Diseases of the Eye https://archive.org/details/practical00mack Accessed on September 12, 2016