Roberto Sampaolesi Bouzón, Argentine ophthalmologist (Caleufu, La Pampa Province 08 September 1925 – Buenos Aires 08 November 2015)

Described new signs such as Sampaolesi wave line or sign

2 New signs which are specific for the so-called syndrome of “capsular exfoliation of the crystalline”. Ann. Ocul. 192:839-48, 1959

New gonioscopic sign in congentital glaucoma of late onset. Arch. Oftalmol. Bs. Aires 37:161-5, 1962 & Bibli. Ophthalmol 74:106-23, 1968

With J.M. Muñoz. Simple method for the determination of protein in aqueous humor. Doc. Ophthalmol. Proc. Ser. 11:106-12, 1957

Showed diurnal intraocular pressure curve as best method to evaluate intraocular pressure (1961)

Proposed that trabeculotomy combined with echometry was the surgical procedure of choice in refractory congenital glaucomas (1972)

Showed that most reliable mode to check  glaucoma in newborn and infants was the measurement of length of the globe using echometry as long as intraocular pressure had to be measured under general anesthesia with all its sources for errors (1973)

With J. Zarate & O. Croxatto described the clinical picture of the chamber angle in capsular glaucoma (1988)

With J.R. Sampaolesi developed Buenos Aires staging system (BASS) which classifies optic nerve damage in five phases (1995)