Roy Dalgleish was a consultant surgeon at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1929 and studied medicine at the University of Witswatersrand, qualifying MB BCh in 1952. After junior posts in Johannesburg, he went to the UK for further postgraduate studies and clinical and research work. As well as holding his consultant post, he was a senior lecturer in ophthalmology at the University of Manchester. He published several papers outlining original research work in his specialty. Following his retirement, he maintained his ties with South Africa and, with his wife, spent six months of each year there at their coastal home. This pattern continued for over 20 years. His hobbies included breeding pedigree cattle in north Wales. Roy Dalgleish died from acute myeloid leukaemia on 13 December 2014. He was survived by Vivienne, his wife of 52 years, their four children and their grandchildren.