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Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness. 50% of the world’s blindness is a result of cataracts. For 200 years, treatment of the condition involved removing the lens of the eye and substituting the function of that lens with a pair of thick glasses. But in 1949, Dr. Harold Ridley had another idea. What if they replaced the natural lens of the eye with an artificial one? Well, let’s just say the field of ophthalmology didn’t see the vision.
Major sources for this episode include:
Smithsonian Mag: How a WW2 Combat Injury Led to a Treatment for Cataracts, 40 Years Later
Ridley Eye Foundation: THE FIRST BREAKTHROUGH IN A THOUSAND YEARS
Pub Med: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley. He changed the world, so that we might better see it
JAMA Network: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley, Kt, MD, FRCS, FRS Contributions in Addition to the Intraocular Lens
Rayner: Harold Ridley and the Invention of the Intraocular Lens
The Guardian: World-renowned eye surgeon whose observations of wartime pilots helped revolutionise the treatment of cataracts for millions
American Journal of Ophthalmology: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley “All’s Well that Ends Well” 1906–2001
CRST Global: Innovations | Sep 2006 | Sir Harold Ridley:
A pioneer in the quest to eradicate blindness worldwide
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness. 50% of the world’s blindness is a result of cataracts. For 200 years, treatment of the condition involved removing the lens of the eye and substituting the function of that lens with a pair of thick glasses. But in 1949, Dr. Harold Ridley had another idea. What if they replaced the natural lens of the eye with an artificial one? Well, let’s just say the field of ophthalmology didn’t see the vision.
Major sources for this episode include:
Smithsonian Mag: How a WW2 Combat Injury Led to a Treatment for Cataracts, 40 Years Later
Ridley Eye Foundation: THE FIRST BREAKTHROUGH IN A THOUSAND YEARS
Pub Med: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley. He changed the world, so that we might better see it
JAMA Network: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley, Kt, MD, FRCS, FRS Contributions in Addition to the Intraocular Lens
Rayner: Harold Ridley and the Invention of the Intraocular Lens
The Guardian: World-renowned eye surgeon whose observations of wartime pilots helped revolutionise the treatment of cataracts for millions
American Journal of Ophthalmology: Sir Nicholas Harold Ridley “All’s Well that Ends Well” 1906–2001
CRST Global: Innovations | Sep 2006 | Sir Harold Ridley:
A pioneer in the quest to eradicate blindness worldwide
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.