Walter Bain was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor. He was born in Ayr and educated at Loretto, Jesus College, Cambridge and Guy's Hospital. He qualified in medicine in 1942 and, joining the navy as a surgeon lieutenant, saw action in the Mediterranean and Far East.

Charles Neville Banks was an ophthalmic surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Finchley, London, on 28 September 1938, one of two sons. His father was Arthur Leslie Banks, a professor at Cambridge University. His mother, Eileen Mary Barrett, was a housewife. He attended St Faith's School, Camb

The son of James Hartridge, of Yalding, Kent; educated at King's College Hospital, acted as Clinical Assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, then as Assistant Surgeon to the Central London Ophthalmic Hospital. Afterwards he became Surgeon and later Consulting Surgeon to the Westminster Op

The youngest son of the Rev Joseph Helm, Vicar of Worthing; educated at Marlborough College, then at St Catherine's College, Cambridge, where he took his BA degree as a Fellow Commoner in 1864. At the same time he became a pupil of Sir George Humphry, Surgeon to Addenbrooke's Hospital, for three yea

Born at Hambledon, Hampshire, and was educated at Brighton College and Guy's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. In 1871 he was appointed Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Central London Ophthalmic Hospital; in 1878 Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, becoming in 1883 Ophthalmic Surgeon and Le

Born at Portsmouth in 1867, the younger son of William Marshall, solicitor, Southsea. He studied at University College Hospital, where he was House Surgeon and Demonstrator of Anatomy. At the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, City Road (formerly Moorfields), he was House Surgeon, Clinical Assistant,

Born on January 22nd, 1797, and entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon January 19th, 1822, being promoted to Surgeon on November 18th, 1833. He was an oculist and superintendent of one of the HEIC's Eye Infirmaries. He is included by Lieut-Colonel Crawford in his list of twenty-nine members of

Born on October 3rd, 1880, the only son of William Lang, FRCS, Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital and to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields. Educated at Abbotsholme School in Derbyshire, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated BA with first class honour

Studied at Edinburgh, at University College Hospital, London, and in Paris. At the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, he was first House Surgeon in 1876 under Bowman and George Critchett, having as his colleague Marcus Gunn, then for sixteen years Clinical Assistant, when he was appointed Assist

Born at Exeter 28 December 1852, the fourth child and third son of Isaac Lang, corn and seed merchant, and Sarah Lindon Parnell, his wife. He was educated at the Moravian School, Lausanne, and entered the London Hospital on 1 October 1870. Here he was house surgeon, house physician, and demonstrator

Born in Paris, and educated at University College, London, being at one time House Surgeon at the Hospital. He was Surgeon to the Farringdon Dispensary, and afterwards to the Hospital for Paralysis and Epilepsy, to the St Marylebone Dispensary, and to the Surrey Ophthalmic Hospital; and was Ophthalm

Born at Highgate, and studied at the London Hospital, where he was successively Demonstrator of Anatomy, Assistant Surgeon in 1846, and Surgeon from 1861-1863. He is said to have been a good surgeon, showing boldness and capacity in big operations. From 1843-1877 he was attached to the Royal London