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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
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William Stewart Duke-Elder was born on 22 April 1898 at Tealing, near Dundee, the son of a Scottish minister. Before proceeding to St Andrew's University as a foundation scholar in 1915 he had been a brilliant pupil at school and was invariably top of the class. He graduated MA in 1919 with first cl
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Edgar Frederick (John) King was born in Midsomer Norton, near Bristol, on 3 December 1899. His father, Edgar James King was in commerce and his mother was Sarah Denning, nee Bird. He was educated at King Edward's School, Bath, and at Bristol University and Medical School. He served as a Second Lieut
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Roy Mapstone was born in Wedmore, Somerset, on 15 May 1934, the son of an agricultural worker, and after early education at Wedmore Primary School and Sexey's Grammar School, Bruton, entered Bristol University, graduating in 1959. After house appointments he undertook National Service in Germany, Ni
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John Stewart Groves was a consultant ophthalmologist in the Coventry area. He was born in Harrogate on 23 August 1921, the son of Olive and John Arthur Groves. His mother was a teacher and his father a professional soldier. He did his medical training in Leeds, qualifying in 1943, and entered the Ar
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Jeffrey Sellers was an ophthalmologist in York.
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2017-04-21 2017-06-20
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In many countries, less than 30 years ago it was possible to become a senior ophthalmologist, even a professor, without ever having passed a postgraduate examination in the specialty. Peter Watson, a consultant ophthalmologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and Moorfields in London, changed a
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Dr Jim Martin died after illness in March this year. He had retired after a lifetime of service being in the field of Ophthalmology since 1954. He was a resident at the Eye and Ear Hospital in 1954 to 55. He travelled to the United Kingdom in 1957 and was on the staff at Moorfields from 1957 to 1961
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Vernon Hope Smith was a consultant ophthalmologist at Birmingham and West Midlands Eye Hospital and a senior tutor in ophthalmology at Birmingham University. He was born on 27 April 1925. His father, Vernon, and his uncle, Reginald, were distinguished ENT surgeons in Manchester. He was educated at R
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Bruce Speight was a consultant ophthalmologist at Grimsby General Hospital. He was born on 19 February 1911 in Dunedin, New Zealand, where his father Walter was a merchant. His mother was Anna née Borrows. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and Otago University, qualifying in 1935. After jun
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2021-09-28
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Edward ‘Terry’ S Perkins was a renowned British-American ophthalmologist and researcher in the United Kingdom, Kenya and the United States of America who made many contributions in ophthalmology. He was born on 15 October 1919, in London to Edward Walter Perkins and Gertrude Fanny Perkins née Price.
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2021-02-10 2021-10-26
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James Finbarr ‘Barry’ Cullen, a consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Edinburgh Infirmary, was one of the great names in ophthalmology, though he would never have thought that of himself. He was born in Cavan, Ireland, on 13 July 1928, the son of Bernard Thomas ‘Bertie’ Cullen, a GP, and Maura Cul
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