Geminiano de Ocampo
Filipino ophthalmologist
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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.
BornSeptember 16, 1907
DiedSeptember 2, 1987 (aged 79)
SpouseAmparo Leaño
Geminiano T. de Ocampo | |
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 Official portrait, National Academy of Science and Technology | |
| Born | September 16, 1907 |
| Died | September 2, 1987 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines College of Medicine |
| Spouse | Amparo Leaño |
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| Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines (1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ophthalmology |
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.
