title: The world through a lens: the vision of Sir Harold Ridley.
abstract: Sir Harold Ridley is recognised today as the inventor of intraocular lens implantation, one the most successful and common procedures in all of surgery. His story, however, is not largely one of triumph and public accolade. This paper reviews Ridley's invention of the intraocular lens and highlights the struggles he faced after his discovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-6485, USA. dbmoore@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siesky
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002386:Cataract / Q000266:history*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000266:history*; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends