Who were the Rayner men who designed and made the early IOLs?
In History, Nov 29, 2024Ridley's 1944 radio broadcast about his field trip to Funsi, (RiverBlindness is eradicated now in parts of Ghana) and Ridley's snake venom paper
In History, Nov 26, 2024Harold Ridley's field work expedition in Ghana during World War Two
In History, Sep 20, 20242024 marks the 75th anniversary of the first intraocular lens manufactured by Rayner in 1949. Sir Harold Ridley was born in Kibworth, a village in Leicestershire in the English Midlands, on 10th July 1906. He was the elder son of Nicholas Charles Ridley and Margaret (née Parker)
In History, Jul 10, 2024The core of the laboratory is the people who do the research. While David Apple was alive, he called his researchers the **Apple Korps**. Now one can talk of a New Generation of **Auffarth-Apple Korps**.
In History, Mar 01, 2023David J. Apple was a renowned ophthalmic pathologist who made significant contributions to the field of intraocular lens (IOL) research and ophthalmic surgery. He was a medical historian and biographer of Sir Harold Ridley, the inventor of the IOL. Apple founded the Center for Developing World Op...
In History, Sep 14, 2021"Today, November 29, 2020, marks the 71st anniversary of Sir Harold Ridley's first implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) at St Thomas's Hospital in London on November 29, 1949."
In History, Nov 29, 2020Gerd Auffarth celebrates David Apple's landmark paper on eradicating posterior capsule opacification, highlighting its significance in reducing YAG laser procedures and improving cataract surgery techniques.
In History, Mar 29, 2020"Today marks the 70th anniversary of Sir Harold Ridley's groundbreaking implantation of the first intraocular lens (IOL) at St. Thomas's Hospital in London on November 29, 1949."
In History, Nov 29, 2019Multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) have advanced significantly, offering improved visual outcomes and spectacle independence after cataract surgery. These lenses divide light into different focuses, enhancing near vision but potentially causing halos, glare, and lower contrast sensitivity. Rece...
In History, Sep 07, 2017David J. Apple was a renowned ophthalmic pathologist who significantly improved the world of ophthalmology through his groundbreaking research on intraocular lens (IOL) complications and ophthalmic surgery. He founded the Center for Developing World Ophthalmology and was a medical historian, biog...
In History, Aug 01, 2013Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1965) was multi-talented: a theologian, a doctor of medicine, a church organist, philosopher, pacifist and a philanthropist. Schweitzer received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his contribution to philosophy of "Reverence for Life."
In History, Feb 21, 2013The David J Apple Lab, led by Professor Gerd U. Auffarth, has relocated from Charleston, South Carolina to the University Eye Department of the University of Heidelberg. The lab aims to create an international research center for intraocular ophthalmic devices, continuing and expanding the work i...
In History, Nov 02, 2012Heidelberg University is a public research university in Germany, founded in 1386. It is known for its strong research tradition, with 55 Nobel Prize winners affiliated with the university. The university has two main campuses, one in the Old Town and another in Neuenheimer Feld, which houses the...
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