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'''Émile Jules Marie Joseph François''' (24 May 1907, [[Gingelom]] – 13 August 1984, [[Zermatt]]) was a Belgian ophthalmologist.<ref>{{cite book|author=Goes, Frank Joseph|title=The Eye in History|chapter=Jules François|year=2013|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers|pages=11–12|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0oL8xDJ0VEC&pg=PA11}}</ref>
'''Émile Jules Marie Joseph François''' (24 May 1907, in [[Gingelom]] – 13 August 1984, in [[Zermatt]]) was a Belgian ophthalmologist.<ref>{{cite book|author=Goes, Frank Joseph|title=The Eye in History|chapter=Jules François|year=2013|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers|pages=11–12|isbn=9789350902745|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0oL8xDJ0VEC&pg=PA11}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
François received his medical degree at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Louvain]] in 1930 and specialized in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. He went into private practice in ophthalmology in [[Charleroi]]. He remained active there as a scientific researcher and in 1942 became a professor at [[Ghent University]] and the director of Ghent University's eye clinic.
François received his medical degree at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Louvain]] in 1930 and specialized in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. He went into private practice in ophthalmology in [[Charleroi]]. He remained active there as a scientific researcher and in 1942 became a professor at [[Ghent University]] and the director of Ghent University's eye clinic.


Early in his career he studied general ophthalmology, [[glaucoma]], [[conjunctivitis]], [[fever therapy]], [[cataract]] and [[biochemistry]]. In the later part of his career he focused mainly on genetic studies, but retained his interest in general ophthalmology and surgery for eye diseases arising from [[diabetes]].
François and his collaborators did important research on the anatomy of the central retinal artery and the central optic nerve artery.<ref>François, J., & Neetens, A. (1963). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC505742/ Central retinal artery and central optic nerve artery.] The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 47(1), 21–30.</ref> With Guy Verriest and Alfred De Rouck, Jules François did pioneering work in [[electrooculography]].<ref>François, J., Verriest, G., & De Rouck, A. (1955). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1324564/ Modification of the amplitude of the human electro-oculogram by light and dark adaptation.] The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 39(7), 398–408.</ref> Early in his career he studied general ophthalmology, [[glaucoma]], [[conjunctivitis]], [[fever therapy]], [[cataract]] and [[biochemistry]]. In the later part of his career he focused mainly on genetic studies, but retained his interest in general ophthalmology and surgery for eye diseases arising from [[diabetes]].


François was the author or co-author of about 1,870 peer-reviewed articles<ref>Deutman, August. "Emile Jules Francois (1907–1984)." Archives of Ophthalmology 102, no. 10 (1984): 1555–1556. {{doi|10.1001/archopht.1984.01040031271034}}</ref> and thirty-four books or book chapters in scientific texts. Some were standard works, such as ''L’hérédité en ophtalmologie'', ''Les cataractes congénitales'' and (as co-author with Adolphe Franceschetti and Jean Babel) ''Les hérédo-degénéréscences choriorétiniennes''. He also an editorial board member of more than 30 medical journals. His reputation attracted eye specialists from more than 30 countries to do their training at Ghent University.
François was the author or co-author of about 1,870 peer-reviewed articles<ref>Deutman, August. "Emile Jules Francois (1907–1984)." Archives of Ophthalmology 102, no. 10 (1984): 1555–1556. {{doi|10.1001/archopht.1984.01040031271034}}</ref> and thirty-four books or book chapters in scientific texts. Some were standard works, such as ''L’hérédité en ophtalmologie'', ''Les cataractes congénitales'' and (as co-author with [[Adolphe Franceschetti]] and Jean Babel) ''Les hérédo-degénéréscences choriorétiniennes''. He also an editorial board member of more than 30 medical journals. His reputation attracted eye specialists from more than 30 countries to do their training at Ghent University.


He was the president and honorary president of International Council of Ophthalmology, the European Ophthalmological Society, and the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis and was elected a member of several national academies. He was made an honorary doctor in about twenty universities and was a guest of honor at over eighty national and international meetings.
He was the president and honorary president of International Council of Ophthalmology, the European Ophthalmological Society, and the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis and was elected a member of several national academies. He was made an honorary doctor in about twenty universities and was a guest of honor at over eighty national and international meetings.
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* Donders Medal
* Donders Medal
* Waardenburg Medal
* Waardenburg Medal
* Albrecht von Graefe Medal
* {{ill|Graefe Medal|de|Graefe-Medaille}} (1975)
* Chibret Medal
* Chibret Medal
* Duke-Elder Medal
* Duke-Elder Medal
* ASCRS Hall of Fame (2005)<ref>[http://www.ascrs.org/honorees/jules-françois-md-phd Jules François, MD, PhD — American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ascrs.org]</ref>
* Ophthamalogy Hall of Fame (2005)<ref>[http://www.ascrs.org/honorees/jules-françois-md-phd Jules François, MD, PhD] — [[American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery]], ascrs.org</ref>
* Jules François Foundation (established to maintain the Jules François Library)<ref>[http://www.ophthalmologia.be/page.php?edi_id=109 Library Jules François]</ref>
* Jules François Foundation (established to maintain the Jules François Library)<ref>[http://www.ophthalmologia.be/page.php?edi_id=109 Library Jules François]</ref>
* Prix Jules François (awarded every 4 years to recognize achievement by an ophthalmologist under the age of 40)
* Prix Jules François (awarded every 4 years to recognize achievement by an ophthalmologist under the age of 40)


==Eponyms==
==Eponyms==
*Central cloudy dystrophy of François<ref>Lisch, W., Seitz, B., & Janecke, A. (2009). [http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-540-29676-8_3321 Central Cloudy Dystrophy of François]. In Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (pp. 300-300). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.</ref><ref>[http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlas/pages/Central-cloudy-dystrophy-of-Francois.html Central cloudy dystrophy of François, University of Iowa Health Care, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences]</ref> (See also [[corneal dystrophy]].)
*Central cloudy dystrophy of François<ref>Lisch, W., Seitz, B., & Janecke, A. (2009). [https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-540-29676-8_3321 Central Cloudy Dystrophy of François]. In Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (pp. 300-300). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.</ref><ref>[http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlas/pages/Central-cloudy-dystrophy-of-Francois.html Central cloudy dystrophy of François, University of Iowa Health Care, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences]</ref> (See also [[corneal dystrophy]].)
*[[Fleck corneal dystrophy|François-Neetens syndrome]]
*[[Fleck corneal dystrophy|François-Neetens dystrophy]]
*[[Fraser syndrome|Fraser-François syndrome]]
*[[Hallermann–Streiff syndrome|Hallermann–Streiff–François syndrome]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.laboratoires-thea.com/THEA-GROUP/Background/Paul-CHIBRET/file.indexdetails.file/menu_id.148/lang.2/ Paul Chibret and the Chibret Medal.]
* [https://archive.today/20150607095032/http://www.laboratoires-thea.com/THEA-GROUP/Background/Paul-CHIBRET/file.indexdetails.file/menu_id.148/lang.2/ Paul Chibret and the Chibret Medal.]
* [http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=419208 Duke-Elder Medal]
* [http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=419208 Duke-Elder Medal]

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Émile Jules Marie Joseph François (24 May 1907, in Gingelom – 13 August 1984, in Zermatt) was a Belgian ophthalmologist.[1]

Biography

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François received his medical degree at the Catholic University of Louvain in 1930 and specialized in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. He went into private practice in ophthalmology in Charleroi. He remained active there as a scientific researcher and in 1942 became a professor at Ghent University and the director of Ghent University's eye clinic.

François and his collaborators did important research on the anatomy of the central retinal artery and the central optic nerve artery.[2] With Guy Verriest and Alfred De Rouck, Jules François did pioneering work in electrooculography.[3] Early in his career he studied general ophthalmology, glaucoma, conjunctivitis, fever therapy, cataract and biochemistry. In the later part of his career he focused mainly on genetic studies, but retained his interest in general ophthalmology and surgery for eye diseases arising from diabetes.

François was the author or co-author of about 1,870 peer-reviewed articles[4] and thirty-four books or book chapters in scientific texts. Some were standard works, such as L’hérédité en ophtalmologie, Les cataractes congénitales and (as co-author with Adolphe Franceschetti and Jean Babel) Les hérédo-degénéréscences choriorétiniennes. He also an editorial board member of more than 30 medical journals. His reputation attracted eye specialists from more than 30 countries to do their training at Ghent University.

He was the president and honorary president of International Council of Ophthalmology, the European Ophthalmological Society, and the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis and was elected a member of several national academies. He was made an honorary doctor in about twenty universities and was a guest of honor at over eighty national and international meetings.

In 1983 he was included in the Belgian hereditary nobility with the title of baron. He chose as his motto Ex oculo lux.

He married and was the father of a daughter.

Awards and honors

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  • Gonin Medal (1966)
  • Donders Medal
  • Waardenburg Medal
  • Graefe Medal [de] (1975)
  • Chibret Medal
  • Duke-Elder Medal
  • Ophthamalogy Hall of Fame (2005)[5]
  • Jules François Foundation (established to maintain the Jules François Library)[6]
  • Prix Jules François (awarded every 4 years to recognize achievement by an ophthalmologist under the age of 40)

Eponyms

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Sources

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  • J. E. WINKELMAN, Award of the Donders Medal to Prof. J. François, in: Ophthalmologica, 1975.
  • Professor Jules François, in: Journal of Neurological Sciences, Amsterdam, 1984.
  • In Memoriam Baron Professor Jules François, in: British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1985.
  • W. JAEGER, Numismatic history of the von Graefe Medal of the German Ophthalmological Society, in: Klin Oczna, 1988.

References

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  1. ^ Goes, Frank Joseph (2013). "Jules François". The Eye in History. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9789350902745.
  2. ^ François, J., & Neetens, A. (1963). Central retinal artery and central optic nerve artery. The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 47(1), 21–30.
  3. ^ François, J., Verriest, G., & De Rouck, A. (1955). Modification of the amplitude of the human electro-oculogram by light and dark adaptation. The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 39(7), 398–408.
  4. ^ Deutman, August. "Emile Jules Francois (1907–1984)." Archives of Ophthalmology 102, no. 10 (1984): 1555–1556. doi:10.1001/archopht.1984.01040031271034
  5. ^ Jules François, MD, PhD — American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ascrs.org
  6. ^ Library Jules François
  7. ^ Lisch, W., Seitz, B., & Janecke, A. (2009). Central Cloudy Dystrophy of François. In Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (pp. 300-300). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  8. ^ Central cloudy dystrophy of François, University of Iowa Health Care, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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