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[Museum diagnosis]
1Academia Mexicana de Cirugía, Fundación Hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Ezequiel Montes, México, DF Mexico. drjaimelozano@gmail.com
Background:
In Mexico among physicians it is common to use the term "bus diagnosis" to mean one that can be done only by looking someone, thanks to knowledge, experience and a bit of imagination. Ophthalmologists are able to do specialty diagnosis in some pictures of famous painters, thus "museum diagnosis."
Methods:
An aesthetic and historical research conducted for years provided the material.
Results:
We present herein some examples of portraits made by Sharaku, Georg Groz, Il Bronzino, De la Tour, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Remedios Varo, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Ingres and others.
Conclusion:
The "museum diagnosis" enhances interest and aesthetic pleasure. Art could be useful as a tool for teaching clinical ophthalmology.
