Charles Schepens
Charles Louis Schepens (March 13, 1912 – March 28, 2006) was a Belgian and American ophthalmologist, regarded by many in the profession as "the father of modern retinal surgery", and member of the French Resistance. == Early life: medical training and member of the French Resistance == Schepens was born in Mouscron, Belgium, in 1912; his father was a physician.