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*Uveal melanoma was first discovered by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns (1781–1813) and James Wardrop (1782–1869).<ref name="Kivelä2018">{{cite journal|last1=Kivelä|first1=Tero T.|title=The first description of the complete natural history of uveal melanoma by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns and James Wardrop|journal=Acta Ophthalmologica|volume=96|issue=2|year=2018|pages=203–214|issn=1755375X|doi=10.1111/aos.13535}}</ref> | *Uveal melanoma was first discovered by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns (1781–1813) and James Wardrop (1782–1869).<ref name="Kivelä2018">{{cite journal|last1=Kivelä|first1=Tero T.|title=The first description of the complete natural history of uveal melanoma by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns and James Wardrop|journal=Acta Ophthalmologica|volume=96|issue=2|year=2018|pages=203–214|issn=1755375X|doi=10.1111/aos.13535}}</ref> | ||
*Allan Burns described the first patients with uveal melanoma, Mrs Scot who had painless blindness in one eye and an opacity behind the lens. | *Allan Burns described the first patients with uveal melanoma, Mrs Scot who had painless blindness in one eye and an opacity behind the lens. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Uveal melanoma was first discovered by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns (1781–1813) and James Wardrop (1782–1869).[1]
- Allan Burns described the first patients with uveal melanoma, Mrs Scot who had painless blindness in one eye and an opacity behind the lens.
References
- ↑ Kivelä, Tero T. (2018). "The first description of the complete natural history of uveal melanoma by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns and James Wardrop". Acta Ophthalmologica. 96 (2): 203–214. doi:10.1111/aos.13535. ISSN 1755-375X.