A Banquet beneath the wings of Allcock and Brown's Vickers Vimmy, Science Museum. London

One Ran up the Clock

The Banquet for Sir Harold Ridley
at the Science Museum, London

On the evening of 29th November 1999, a Gala Banquet was given to honour the
then Mr Harold Ridley who invented the intraocular lens which has saved the eyesight of
over 200 million people throughout the world. That date being the
50th anniversary of the first intraocular lens operation.

The banquet was attended by many eminent eye surgeons from all over the globe.

Sir Harold received his Knighthood in the new year honours, 2000

Angela and I were greatly honoured to be there at the invitation of Rayners Intraocular Lenses Ltd. who
pioneered the manufacture of the invention and helped in its early development.

 

Above: photos of the evening. Angela and I are seated on the right of the foreground table.

 

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