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Arch Ophthalmol. 2003;121:19.

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Jules Gonin, 1870-1935, of Lausanne, Switzerland, is known as the father of retinal detachment surgery because he revolutionized the procedure by developing the practice of looking for the retinal break and closing it.

After Gonin's death, the Gonin Medal was established in his memory by the International Council of Ophthalmology and the University of Lausanne as the supreme prize in international ophthalmology. It is awarded every 4 years to the person, who in the opinion of the International Council of Ophthalmology, has done the most for the specialty of ophthalmology.

The medal is 39 mm in diameter and struck in gold. The obverse, Figure 1, depicts the bust of Jules Gonin facing right. The reverse, Figure 2, depicts 2 hands over an eye surrounded by the Latin inscription, Deo juvante miseris reddidit lucem. This translates to, "With the help of God, he restores light to the afflicted."

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