Gonin Medal
The Gonin Medal is an international award given to one ophthalmologist every four years by the International Council of Ophthalmology. The award is named in honor of Swiss ophthalmologist Jules Gonin. It has been said to represent "the highest achievement in ophthalmology."
2014 Alice McPherson
2010 Alan C. Bird
2006 Alfred Sommer
2002 Gottfried Naumann
1998 Robert Machemer
1994 Harold L. Ridley
1990 Barrie R. Jones
1986 Akira Nakajima
1978 Norman Henry Ashton
1974 David G. Cogan
1970 Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath
1966 Jules François
1962 Hans Goldmann
1958 Alan Woods
1954 Stewart Duke-Elder
1950 Hermenegildo Arruga
1945 Paul Bailliart
1941 Alfred Vogt
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