Harold Ridley (ophthalmologist)
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Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley[2][3] (10 July 1906 – 25 May 2001) was an English ophthalmologist who invented the intraocular lens and pioneered intraocular lens surgery for cataract patients.[4][5][6]
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Harold Ridley | |
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Born | Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley (1906-07-10)10 July 1906 Kibworth, England |
Died | 25 May 2001(2001-05-25) (aged 94) Salisbury, England |
Resting place | Swinstead, England |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Known for | Intraocular lens |
Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Jane Wetherill,[1] August 16, 1916 to 19 March 2010. |
Children | Margaret Ridley Nicholas Charles Wetherill Ridley David Ridley[1] |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[2] Knight Bachelor |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Cambridge St Thomas' Hospital Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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