Szemészet, 2009 (146. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2009-12-01 / 4. szám
146. évfolyam (2009) 175 cedure was the first introduction of campimetry, which eventually gained worldwide use. By campimetry Bjerrum demonstrated the very small glaucomatous scotomas later called the scotoma of Bjerrum in recognition of its discovered. During his tenure as professor beginning in 1896 Bjerrum directed the still private clinic on Harbour Street. Although he possessed limited ability as a teacher, he impressed his students with his clinical honesty and the integrity of his scientific work. In his personal dealings and in his clinical and scientific work he displayed an impressive logic and intelligence, but never lost his modesty. His never failing responsibility formed a fashion for the coming generation of Danish ophthalmologists. In 1910 when aged 59 years Bjerrum retired but continued to reside in Copenhagen. As previously mentioned, his origin from Scheleswig remained important to him all of his life and resulted in a substantial national feeling that made him feel it a duty and honour to publish his scientific works in Danish to avoid confusion with alien research. The scientific community fully realized that this was a Danish paper. His national attitude also led to one of his final decisions. The termination of the first World War and the collapse of the German Empire brought to the fore the matter of the occupied southern border districts in the postwar peace conference. In 1920, referendum was initiated to give the inhabitants of Schleswig the opportunity to choose their future homeland. The electorate was those born in the district. Already a sick and old man, Bjerrum went from Copenhagen to his native village to give his vote, and in this way he contributed tot he homecoming of Schleswig to the Danish kingdom. Jannik Petersen Bjerrum died the same year. A Bjerrum-díj kitüntetettjei napjainkig Danish Ophthalmological Society Lectures in the honour of Professor Jannik Bjerrum were introduced at the General Meeting on 19 March, 1966 by Professor Holger Ehlers, who proposed that a Bjerrum lecture be given every year to those individuals or societies who with their activities and results significantly contributed to world ophthalmology. Today's event is the Bjerrum lecture no. 45. 1. Bertelsen, Torstein I (Bergen) 1965. 2. Oksala, Arvo (Abo). 1966. 3. Michaelson, Isaac C. (Jerusalem) 1967. 4. Krakau T. (Lund) 1968. 5. Ashton, Norman (London) 1969. 6. Klein D. (Geneva) 1970. 7. Dohlman C. (Boston) 1971. 8. Balazs, Endre A. (Boston) 1972. 9. Sheie HG. (Philadelphia) 1973. 10. Bőké, Wilhelm (Kiel) 1974. 11. Klöti, Rudolf (Zürich) 1975. 12. Andersen, S. Ry (Kobenhavn) 1976. 13. Mackensen G. (Freiburg) 1977. 14. Noorden, Gunther V. (Houston) 1978. 15. Anseth A. (Oslo) and Hedbys B. (Göteborg) 1979. 16. Bird, Allan C. (London) 1980. 17. Warburg, Mette (Kobenhavn) 1981. 18. Foulds, Wallace (Glasgow) 1982. 19. Meyer-Schwickerath, G. (Essen) 1983. 20. Thiel H.J. (Tübingen) 1984. 21. Machemer, Robert (Durham, USA) 1986. 22. Fyodorov, S.N. (Moskva) 1987. 23. Schepens, Charles L. (Boston) 1988. 24. Edmund, Jens (Kobenhavn) 1989. A Bjerrum-érem Társasági hírek
