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'''Geminiano T. De Ocampo''' was a Filipino [[ophthalmologist]] known to some as the "Father of Modern Philippine Ophthalmology".[http://newsletter.up.edu.ph/2006jan00.htm][http://upmasa-online.org/newjournalContent.php?article_id=594&l=75]. He was the founder of the [[Philippine Eye Bank]].
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'''Geminiano T. de Ocampo''' was a Filipino [[ophthalmologist]] known to some as the "Father of Modern Philippine Ophthalmology".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsletter.up.edu.ph/2006jan00.htm |title=January 2006 Issue |access-date=2006-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819081158/http://newsletter.up.edu.ph/2006jan00.htm |archive-date=2006-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upmasa-online.org/newjournalContent.php?article_id=594&l=75|title=Loading...|website=upmasa-online.org}}</ref> He was the founder of the [[Philippine Eye Bank]]. He graduated [[valedictorian]] of his class at the [[Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School|Bulacan High School]] in 1926.
He graduated [[valedictorian]] of his class at the [[Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School|Bulacan High School]] in 1926.


He was the first Filipino to establish the first eye hospital in the Philippines, De Ocampo Eye Hospital (1952). He was also the first Filipino President of the Philippine Ophthalmological Society (1958). He was also the first Filipino to design a corneal dissector that was manufactured in the US.
He established the first eye hospital in the Philippines, De Ocampo Eye Hospital (1952) and the first Filipino President of the Philippine Ophthalmological Society (1958). He was the first Filipino to design a corneal dissector that was manufactured in the US. He received the [[Jose Rizal]] Medal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apaophth.org/award_past.php |title=Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) |work=apaophth.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904044837/http://www.apaophth.org/award_past.php |archivedate=2011-09-04 }}</ref> in Ophthalmology from the [[Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apaophth.org/|title=Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)|work=apaophth.org}}</ref> and was named [[National Scientist of the Philippines]] in 1982.

He received the [http://www.apaophth.org/award_past.php Jose Rizal Medal] in Ophthalmology from the [http://www.apaophth.org/ Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology] and was also named [[National Scientist of the Philippines]] in 1982.


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Latest revision as of 03:56, 24 October 2024

Geminiano T. de Ocampo
Official portrait, National Academy of Science and Technology
BornSeptember 16, 1907
Malolos, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
DiedSeptember 2, 1987(1987-09-02) (aged 79)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Medicine
SpouseAmparo Leaño
Parents
  • Juan de Ocampo (father)
  • Vicenta Tiongson de Ocampo (mother)
AwardsNational Scientist of the Philippines (1982)
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology

Geminiano T. de Ocampo was a Filipino ophthalmologist known to some as the "Father of Modern Philippine Ophthalmology".[1][2] He was the founder of the Philippine Eye Bank. He graduated valedictorian of his class at the Bulacan High School in 1926.

He established the first eye hospital in the Philippines, De Ocampo Eye Hospital (1952) and the first Filipino President of the Philippine Ophthalmological Society (1958). He was the first Filipino to design a corneal dissector that was manufactured in the US. He received the Jose Rizal Medal[3] in Ophthalmology from the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology[4] and was named National Scientist of the Philippines in 1982.

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  1. ^ "January 2006 Issue". Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
  2. ^ "Loading..." upmasa-online.org.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)". apaophth.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04.
  4. ^ "Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)". apaophth.org.
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