Brian Martin was a consultant ophthalmologist at Leeds General Infirmary from 1967 to 1994. He was born in Aberystwyth on 13 October 1934, the son of William Martin, an optician, and Alice Martin née Withers. He attended school locally and then studied medicine at Caius College, Cambridge and at Westminster Hospital, London, where he met his future wife, Greta Jessop. He held house officer posts at the Westminster and Whittington hospitals and then completed his basic surgical training at the London Hospital. He then studied ophthalmology at Moorfields prior to being appointed to his consultant post at Leeds. Together with his colleague Brian Harcourt, he set about building an eye department of high repute and he specialised in vitreoretinal surgery. The two Brians were joined in 1981 by Bruce Noble and from then on the reputation of the department grew ever stronger, both for its high standards of clinical care and training, with juniors from all over the Commonwealth benefitting from the growing expertise in Leeds. He was active in the formation of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, of which he became a vice president. Reflecting his Welsh upbringing, he was passionate about music and a great supporter of Opera North in Leeds. He enjoyed his garden, black labradors and was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather. He died on 22 April 2022 at the age of 87.