1.0Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologiahttps://www.rbojournal.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8O4RImRph3"><a href="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/citations-in-scientific-papers/">Citations in scientific papers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/citations-in-scientific-papers/embed/#?secret=8O4RImRph3" width="600" height="338" title="“Citations in scientific papers” — Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia" data-secret="8O4RImRph3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.rbojournal.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> The biggest challenge of science is to add something new and practical to knowledge. On the other hand, one of the most common mistakes, responsible for the delay of the same science, is the lack of knowledge of what has been studied and published in literature. In general, in medicine, and particularly in ophthalmology, the technological, medical and surgical advances for the benefit of patients are unquestionable. Early diagnosis of glaucoma and of many retinal diseases has progressed remarkably due [...]