The Gonin Medal is an international award given to one ophthalmologist every four years by the

International Council of Ophthalmology The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is an international organisation that represents professional associations of Ophthalmology, ophthalmologists. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The Board of Trustees is the executive b ...

. The award is named in honor of Swiss ophthalmologist

Jules Gonin 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. Early life Jules grew in a family with cult ...

. It has been said to represent "the highest achievement in ophthalmology."

Recipients

Source: ''Retina Research Foundation'' *2022 Stanley Chang *2018: Jean-Jacques De Laey *2014: Alice McPherson *2010: Alan C. Bird *2006:

Alfred Sommer Alfred (Al) Sommer (born October 2, 1942) is an American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research on vitamin A in the 1970s and 1980s revealed that dosing even mildly vitamin A defici ...

*2002: Gottfried Naumann *1998:

Robert Machemer Robert Machemer (16 March 1933 in Münster – 23 December 2009 in Durham, North Carolina) was a German-American ophthalmologist, ophthalmic surgeon, and inventor. He is sometimes called the "father of modern retinal surgery." Helmut Machemer, Ro ...

*1994: Harold L. Ridley *1990: Barrie R. Jones *1986: Akira Nakajima *1982: Alfred Edward Maumenee *1978: Norman Henry Ashton *1974: David G. Cogan *1970:

Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath Gerhard Rudolph Edmund Meyer-Schwickerath (10 July 1920 – 20 January 1992) was a German ophthalmologist, university lecturer and researcher. He is known as the father of light coagulation which was the predecessor to many eye surgeries. Early ...

*1966: Jules François *1962:

Hans Goldmann Hans Goldmann (20 November 1899 in Komotau, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 19 November 1991 in Bern) was an Austrian-Swiss ophthalmologist and inventor. Biography Goldmann completed his Gymnasium education in Komotau (now known as ...

*1958: Alan Woods *1954:

Stewart Duke-Elder Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder (22 April 1898 – 27 March 1978) was a Scottish ophthalmologist, a dominant force in his field for more than a quarter of a century. Life Duke-Elder was born in the manse in Tealing near Dundee. His fath ...

*1950: Hermenegildo Arruga *1945: Paul Bailliart *1941:

Alfred Vogt Alfred Vogt (31 October 1879 – 10 December 1943) was a Swiss ophthalmologist, known for his development of techniques for retinoscopy and the surgical management of retinal detachment. Alfred Vogt received his doctorate from the University o ...

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{{reflist Ophthalmology Medicine awards Awards established in 1937 1937 establishments in Switzerland

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