Harold Francis Falls (November 25, 1909 in Winchester, Indiana – May 27, 2006 in Brighton, Michigan) was an American

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...

and geneticist. He helped found one of the first genetics clinic in US. The

Nettleship-Falls syndrome Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) is the most common type of ocular albinism, with a prevalence rate of 1:50,000. It is an inheritable classical Mendelian type X-linked recessive disorder wherein the retinal pigment epithelium lacks pigment while hair ...

, the most common type of

ocular albinism Ocular albinism is a form of albinism which, in contrast to oculocutaneous albinism, presents primarily in the eyes. There are multiple forms of ocular albinism, which are clinically similar.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ' ...

, is named after him and English ophthalmologist

Edward Nettleship Edward Nettleship Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS Fellow of the Chemical Society, FCS (3 March 1845 – 30 October 1913) was an English ophthalmologist. He was a native of Kettering. After finishing his medical studies at King's College London, ...

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Who Named It?, Harold Francis Falls

University of Michigan Obituary
American ophthalmologists 1909 births 2006 deaths People from Winchester, Indiana University of Michigan faculty University of Michigan Medical School alumni {{US-physician-stub