Jules Gonin

Jules Gonin
Born(1870-08-10)10 August 1870
Lausanne, Switzerland[1]
DiedMay,[1][2] 1935
Lausanne, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology

Jules Gonin (10 August 1870 – May 1935) was a professor of ophthalmology in Lausanne who pioneered the procedure of ignipuncture, the first successful surgery for the treatment of retinal detachments.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Wolfensberger, TJ (December 2003). "Jules Gonin. Pioneer of retinal detachment surgery". Indian J Ophthalmol. 51 (4): 303–8. PMID 14750617.
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  3. ^ Wolfensberger, Thomas J. "Jules Gonin. Pioneer of retinal detachment surgery". History. Club Jules Gonin. Retrieved 20 November 2013.