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Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(4):459.

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Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), renowned English ophthalmologist, was a surgeon at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital in London, forerunner to Moorfields Eye Hospital, from 1846 to 1876. He revolutionized the histology of the eye and discovered the anterior elastic lamina of the cornea (Bowman membrane). He described a number of new surgical procedures for ptosis, lacrimal disorders, and formation of an artificial pupil. He also invented his lacrimal probes, which are still in use.

The Bowman medal was commissioned by the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom. The obverse depicts the bust of Bowman at a three-quarter turn facing right. The reverse has an inscription within an inscription with space for the name of the awardee to be engraved. It was produced by the firm Spink and Son and engraved by the artist F. Kvacs around 1945.

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