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