Charles Schepens
Charles Louis Schepens (March 13, 1912 – March 28, 2006)
Early life: medical training and member of the French Resistance
Schepens was born in
After the fall of Belgium, Schepens escaped to France where he became active in the French Resistance smuggling documents and people over the Pyrenees to Spain during 1942 and 1943.[3] Schepens was twice captured by the Gestapo.[3] He worked under the alias of Jacques Perot, a lumber mill operator in the French Basque village of Mendive.[5] Aware that the Germans had learned of the operation, he escaped to England.[5]
Ophthalmologist, retinal specialist, and inventor
After the war, Schepens resumed his medical career at Moorfields.
In 1967, Schepens founded The Retina Society and was its first president from 1968 to 1969.[2]
Schepens invented the
Awards and recognition
In 1999, Schepens was chosen by the
His life's story has been told in Meg Ostrum's 2004 book, "The Surgeon and the Shepherd: Two Resistance Heroes in Vichy France".[9] In 2006, Schepens died of a stroke at the age of 94.[5]
In 2013, a biographical profile of Dr. Schepens was included in a bestselling book called Saving Sight: An eye surgeon's look at life behind the mask and the heroes who changed the way we see, by Andrew Lam (author), M.D.[10]
References
- ^ Thiery M (2008). "Charles Louis Schepens (1912–2006) en het criswick-schepenssyndroom". Tijdschrift boor Geneeskunde. 64 (7): 373.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "33rd Annual Meeting" (PDF). The Retina Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2003 Laureate Award Archived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on January 31, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
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- ^ New England Ophthalmological Society. "Charles L. Schepens, M.D." Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2006.
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- ^ HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0-8032-3573-1.
- ISBN 978-1-6172-0379-4
External links
- Joseph P. Kahn. "The escape artist: For this war hero, discretion was the better part of valor" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2006. Boston Globe. April 15, 2004.
- Schepens Eye Research Institute
- Schepens Retina Associates Foundation
- Schepens International Society Archived March 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- "Nahant Lions Club – Charles L. Schepens Award". Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
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