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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005724b.htm person Deane-Butcher William AACR2 24 December 1913 16 March 2006 Place of Death Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia ophthalmic surgeon William Deane-Butcher was a leading ophthalmologic surgeon in Sydney who pioneered corneal grafting from the late 1940s. He founded the corneal clinic at the Sydney Eye Hospital. Among the new technologies he adopted was the use of the operating microscope. He recognised the need for properly-fitting contact lenses, becoming a skilled lens fitter and grinding hard lenses himself when necessary. Deane-Butcher was influential in the modification of New South Wales laws governing anatomy and post mortems to include provision for tissue transplantation. 1937 1937 Education - MB BS, University of Sydney 1947 1947 Education - Diploma of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Clinic 1955 1957 Career position - President, Ophthalmological Society of New South Wales 1962 1967 Career position - Chairman, Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia 1971 1975 Career position - Chairman, Honorary Ophthalmic Staff, Sydney Eye Hospital 1973 1977 Career position - Chairman, Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia Deane-Butcher, William (19131224-20060316)

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 'Deane-Butcher, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Deane-Butcher, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: History of corneal transplantation in Australia Coster, Douglas J. History of corneal transplantation in Australia 2015 Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 43 268-76