Uveal melanoma historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

Uveal melanoma was first discovered by two Scottish surgeons, Allan Burns (1781–1813) and James Wardrop (1782–1869). Allan Burns described the first patients with uveal melanoma, Mrs Scot who had painless blindness in one eye and an opacity behind the lens.

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.

[Kivelä2018-1] 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.

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