1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazetteharvardgazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/harvardgazette/Charles L. Schepens — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hpUP3YSWQZ"><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/11/charles-l-schepens/">Charles L. Schepens</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/11/charles-l-schepens/embed/#?secret=hpUP3YSWQZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Charles L. Schepens” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="hpUP3YSWQZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Charles L. Schepens, long considered one of the giants of 20th Century ophthalmology and the unquestioned leader in retinal detachment surgery, died March 28th, 2006 at the age of 94 in Boston, MA.