Born on 22 July 1875 the only child of Ernest Wirgman and Mary Williams his wife, he was educated at Harrow and University College Hospital, where he served as ophthalmic house surgeon. He was clinical assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, and practised throughout his career

Eric John Arnott was an ophthalmologist and a pioneer of modern cataract surgery. He was born on 12 June 1929 in Sunningdale. His father, Sir Robert John Arnott, was chairman of Arnott Trust, Dublin, and director of *The Irish Times*. His mother was Emita Emelia James. He attended St Peter's Court P

Peter Fenton, known to his colleagues as 'PF', was a consultant ophthalmologist in Portsmouth. He was born in Cranleigh, Surrey, the son of Edward Norman Fenton, a wing commander in the RAF, and Joan Wilfrida Fenton née Brown. He was educated at Radley, and then went on to read medicine at St Thomas

Sir Patrick Holmes Sellors was one of the most prominent ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom during the latter part of the 20th century. Appointed to the consultant staff of St George's Hospital, London, at the early age of 31, the majority of his NHS sessions he enjoyed at the Croydon eye unit,

Born at Tranmere, Cheshire, on 25 February 1865, the eldest son and second of the four children of Richard Sherwood, barrister and deemster of the Isle of Man, who assumed the name of Herbert in 1876. He was educated at Liverpool and at the Leeds Medical School, and took the English Conjoint qualifi

Born at Dalston, London, on 13 September 1860, the fourth son and sixth surviving child of George Hewkley, a member of the Stock Exchange, and Mary Dore his wife. He was educated at the City of London School and took his medical training at the London Hospital, Durham University, and Brussels. Hewkl

George Denis Elphick was senior resident and chief clinical assistant at Moorfields Eye Hospital, house surgeon to the eye department at St George's Hospital and consultant ophthalmologist to the Leicester Royal Infirmary. His last post was as consultant ophthalmologist to the Ministry of Pensions.

Andrew Elkington was a consultant ophthalmologist in Southampton and one of the founders of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He was born on 12 December 1935 in Newport, Shropshire, into a medical family; his ancestors had been doctors since the eighteenth century. His father, George Ernest Elk

Robert Hamilton Baird was an ophthalmologist in Belfast. He was born in Belfast on 19 September 1915. His father, William Baird, was a district inspector with the Royal Irish Constabulary and his mother was Mary McAdam. He was educated in Belfast, at the Methodist College, from 1929 to 1934, and the

Roger Pearce was a consultant ophthalmologist at Watford General Hospital. He was born in Pinner, Middlesex, on 23 December 1943, the son of Leonard John Pearce, the director of a firm of gunsmiths, and Millicent Maud. He was educated at University College School, Hampstead, where he was captain of

John Douglas Chalmers Anderson, known as ‘Jock’, was an ophthalmologist who spent much of his career working in Afghanistan. He was born in Redbourne, Lincolnshire, on 21 August 1924, the second of three sons of William Larmour Anderson, a general practitioner, and Eileen Pearl née Chambers. He was

Michael Walsh qualified in Perth in 1964 and after junior posts was RMO at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Princess Margaret hospitals, where he specialised in ophthalmology. He went to England as a registrar at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle on Tyne, followed by posts in Leeds and Bradford