Geoffrey Viner studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he became ophthalmic house surgeon. He held the post of surgeon to the Royal Westminster Ophthalmological Hospital and then was honorary consulting surgeon to Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was a member of the Ophthalmological Society.

Candler was born in 1884 and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, qualifying with honours in 1908. After numerous house appointments at Bart's he passed his Fellowship in 1912 and was appointed to the staff of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in 1914. During the first world war he se

Reginald Martin Vick was born on 20 July 1884 at West Hartlepool, and was educated at Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and came to St Bartholomew's Hospital for his clinical studies. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1908, and after house appointment at Bart's became a demonstrator