Born on 7 March 1871 at Scythlin, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, third child and only son of Benjamin Evans, yeoman farmer, and his wife, *née* Phillips. He was educated at St David's College School, Lampeter, at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, and at Edinburgh University, where he graduated with honours in 1892. After serving as house surgeon to the Carmarthenshire Infirmary he became resident surgical officer at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital; later he was appointed ophthalmic surgeon to the hospital, retiring in 1934 as consulting surgeon. He was also for many years consulting surgeon to the Birmingham General Dispensary, to the Royal Institution for the Blind at Edgbaston, to the Hallam Hospital at West Bromwich, and to the Bromsgrove Hospital. He was for twenty-five years lecturer in ophthalmology at Birmingham University, and Middlemore lecturer in 1899, 1907, 1911 and 1926. During the war of 1914-18 he served as ophthalmic surgeon at the 1st and 2nd Birmingham War Hospitals. Evans was secretary of the section of ophthalmology at the British Medical Association's Birmingham meeting in 1911, and vice-president of the section at the London centenary meeting in 1932. He was a vice- president of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom, and had been president of the Midland Ophthalmological Society and of the Midland Medical Society. He was a foundation member of the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress and served on its council for nineteen years. He practised at 41 Newhall Street, Birmingham, living at 79 Farquhar Road, Edgbaston. Evans married on 3 September 1902 Leta C Edwards, daughter of T C Edwards, principal of University College, Aberystwyth. She survived him with two sons: Thomas Charles Jameson Evans, MRCS, and Lewis Philip Jameson Evans, FRCS. He died on 13 August 1941 at Froneithyn, Aberdovey, where Mrs Evans died on 20 April 1943. Evans was much interested in pathology, and was an outstanding ophthalmoscopist. He was a popular, cheerful man, fond of outdoor games. Publications:- Eye affections in connection with blood and vascular diseases (Middlemore lecture, 1899). *Bgham med Rev*. 1900, 47, 78. Rhinology in relation to eye diseases. *Ibid*. 1901, 49, 156. The eye symptoms of traumatic hysteria. *Ibid*. 1904, 50, 535. Prophylactic measures in ophthalmology. (Middlemore lecture, 1907.) *Ibid*. 1907, 62, 287. Visual efficiency of injured workmen. *Ibid*. 1910, 68, 127. Some manifestations of pituitary growths. *Brit med J*. 1911, 2, 1461. Toxic diseases of the eye: (Middlemore lecture, 1911.) *Bgham med Rev*. 1912, 72, 17. Phototraumatism. *Ibid*. 1913, 74, 205. Recent advances in ophthalmology. (Middlemore lecture, 1926.) *Ibid*. 1927, ns. 2, 45. Peripheral reflexes in disease. *Lancet*, 1933, 2, 1474.