Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Intra-ocular acrylic lenses.
Publication Details
Trans. ophthal. Soc. U.K., 71, 617-21. 1951 CE.
Ridley implanted the first intra-ocular lens on 19 November 1949. At the time of this first report the lens had remained in place for 17 months.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #5991 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7098 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | intraocular-acrylic-lenses |