John Dermot Ainslie Common was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary. He studied medicine at Westminster Hospital, where he qualified in 1971. Following his house appointment at the King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, he went to Sierra Leone, where he worked on and wr

Geoffrey Gibson Bisley was an ophthalmic surgeon who spent much of his career overseas. He was born on 23 May 1915 at Hove, Sussex, the second child of Claude and Ida Gibson. His father was an auctioneer and surveyor in the family business. His maternal grandfather and uncle were both qualified phar

Richard Wingate emigrated from England to Australia in his late 30s to continue a career in ophthalmology which started at Moorfields Eye Hospital. After completing his Australian ophthalmic training at the Sydney Eye Hospital, he became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists i