title: The Bowman Lecture.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D000075202:Contraindications; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006087:Graft vs Host Reaction; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D006113:United Kingdom; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery