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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005698b.htm person Serpell Geoffrey Richard Trembath AACR2 29 December 1923 8 December 2014 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ophthalmologist Geoffrey Serpell was an ophthalmologist who established Australia's first glaucoma treatment unit at the Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, in 1957. While undertaking postgraduate training in ophthalmology in the United Kingdom he made a significant contribution to understanding blindness of prematurity by demonstrating that using too much oxygen in incubators for premature babies interfered with development of retinal blood vessels. On returning to Melbourne he was appointed to the staff of Prince Henry's and the Eye and Ear Hospitals. Under his direction the Glaucoma Research Unit at Eye and Ear Hospital pioneered new treatments, and provided a service for instrument standardisation. Serpell was active in the Ophthmalogical Society of Australia, serving as President of the Victorian Division, and being the founding curator the College Museum, 1959-1984. He also acted chairman of examiners at the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 1946 1946 MB BS, University of Melbourne 1946 1947 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Prince Henry's Hospital Melbourne 1948 1949 Career event - Ophthmalmological training at Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1953 1953 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1954 1954 Career position - Appointed to the senior medical staff of Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne 1954 1954 Career position - Appointed to senior medical staff of the Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne 1957 1961 Career position - Founding Director, Glaucoma Research Unit, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1961 1963 Career position - Director, Glaucoma Research Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1961 - )

Director, Glaucoma Research Unit 1961 - 1963

 Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1873 - 1961)

Founding Director, Glaucoma Research Unit 1957 - 1961

 Serpell, Geoffrey Richard Trembath (19231229-20141208)

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 'Serpell, Geoffrey Richard Trembath', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Serpell, Geoffrey Richard Trembath Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Ophthalmologist had great vision for research and new treatments Serpell, Jonathan Ophthalmologist had great vision for research and new treatments 2015 The Age 44