Raul Rodríguez Barrios, Uruguayan neuro-ophthalmologist (Montevideo 02 September 1911 – Montevideo 05 August 2001)
Authored over 170 papers
Developed a suction or aspiration technique for congenital and juvenile cataract
Succión directa de las cataratas congenitas y juveniles (1956)
Created suction needle for extraction of congenital cataract (built by Swiss company Greis-Haber) known as Rodríguez Barrios needle
With María Julia Massera Lerena authored Fondo de Ojo (Fundus), praised by review Ophthalmology Highlights to be more complete textbook about this field in any language (1959)
With M.D. Bottinelli & J. Medoc described the syndrome of ocular depression and convergency (1959)
One of the first in the world to perform episcleral implantation and photocoagulation in the treatment of retinal detachment (1962)
With C. Solis Rodríguez. Carotid compression tonographic test. A new method to study the carotid circulation. Acta Neurol. Latinoam. 9:48, 1963
Gave warnings about direction for corneal transplants and the right selection of patients for grafting
Selection of Patients for grafting. The Cornea World Congress, Butterworths, Washington p.443-60, 1965
Presented reasons and techniques for labyrinth stimulation
With Maria Delia Bottinelli & Juan Medoc. The study of ocular motility in the comatose patient. J. Neurol. Sciences (1966)
With C. Solis Rodríguez & F. Zylberglajt. New diagnostic sign of intraocular and orbital tumors. Acta Neurol. Latinoam. 12(1):198-203, 1966
Developed a technique for treatment of post-ulcer corneal perforation
With E.Meerhoff 7 F. Zylberglajt. Tarso-conjuntivo-keratoplastia. Arq. Bras. Oftalm. 36:2-6, 1973
With R. Arana Iñiguez & J. San Julián. Nueva técnica para la extirpación del quisto hidatico cerebral
HONOURS
Gradle Lecture
Jackson Lecture, American Society of Ophthalmology
LINKS
http://www.smu.org.uy/dpmc/hmed/historia/articulos/rodriguez-barrios.pdf (in Spanish)