Jose Barraquer

José Ignacio Barraquer Moner (24 January 1916 – 13 February 1998) was a Spanish ophthalmologist and inventor born in Barcelona who did most of his life's work in Bogotá, Colombia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barraquer and the second or maternal family name is Moner.
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José Barraquer

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Born
José Ignacio Barraquer Moner

(1916-01-24)24 January 1916
Barcelona, Spain
Died13 February 1998(1998-02-13) (aged 82)
Bogotá, Colombia

His original pioneering investigations on corneal transplants and correction of corneal refraction led him to be designated as “Father of modern Refractive Surgery”. His ophthalmological surgical techniques and inventions are now in routine use by the ophthalmic community.

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