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Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley, Kt, MD, FRCS, FRS
Contributions in Addition to the Intraocular Lens
David J. Apple, MD;
Rupal H. Trivedi, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1198-1202.
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INTRODUCTION
Sir Harold Ridley, Kt, MD, FRCS, FRS (Figure 1), the inventor of the intraocular lens (IOL)1-16
and one of the founders of the modern subspecialty of cataract and refractive
surgery, passed away on May 25, 2001, just 6 weeks before his 95th birthday,
in a hospital near his wife, Elisabeth, and his retirement cottage in Stapleford,
Wiltshire (near Salisbury), Southwestern England.
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Figure 1. Sir Harold Ridley, Kt, MD, FRCS,
FRS, ca 1990.
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Most obituaries are crafted to provide a brief biographical sketch of
an individual, to list his or her accomplishments and honors, and to express
gratitude to the deceased. In this memorial to Sir Harold as well as another
obituary covering different facts of his life published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology,1
we have chosen a diverse course. Our purpose here is not only to honor him,
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NON–IOL-RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS
CLINICAL (MEDICAL/SURGICAL) APPLICATIONS
ELECTRONIC (HIGH-TECH) OPHTHALMOLOGY
MEDICAL ECONOMICS
CONCLUSIONS
From the Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices,
Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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