title: [Ophthalmology in Puerto Rico---historical notes].
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Oftalmológica Puertorriqueña Catedrático Auxiliar (Ad Honorem) Departamento de Oftalmología.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yordan Rivera
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011647:Puerto Rico