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Louis J. Girard

Louis J. Girard

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Louis J. Girard helped to popularize contact lens fitting as a medical procedure. He was co-author with Whitney J. Sampson, MD and Joseph W. Soper of a text, Contact lenses, published in 1968.[1]

Dr. Girard was Professor of Ophthalmology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.[1] He served as chair of the department from 1958 to 1970.[2]

Dr. Girard is a graduate of Rice University and wrote the Rice Fight Song for the Rice Owls in 1940. In 1985, he received the university's Distinguished Alumni Award.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Hellemans, Alexander; Bryan Bunch (1988). The Timetables of Science. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 367. ISBN 0-671-62130-0.
  2. [2]
    "Our History - Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology". Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. [3]
    "Association of Rice Alumni - Honors & Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-07-02.


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