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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]

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