The research on trachoma and international networks in Argentina (end of XIX Century to 1930’s)
Keywords:
trachoma, history, Argentina, international contactsAbstract
We analyze the connections between scientists and physicians in relation to the
development and therapeutics of trachoma in Argentina, contagious eye infection,
considered a dangerous social disease worldwide. This question is especially linked to
the contexts of knowledge construction at the international level and to the colonial
domination of the European powers. These contacts have been studied since the
late nineteenth century, when the disease began to be detected in Argentina until
the 1930s, when the participation of Argentine doctors in different ophthalmological
associations related to trachoma would indicate a local concern to join international
circles. We review manuals and journals published in Argentina and national and
international congress proceedings, as well as The British Journal of Ophthalmology and
the Revue Internationale du Trachome.