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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreatedhumanHelen Cohnupdated2025-11-11humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005780b.htmpersonMannIda CarolineAACR26 February 189319 November 1983Place of BirthKilburn, United KingdomPlace of DeathDalkeith, Western Australia, AustraliaOphthalmologistIda Mann was an ophthalmologist who was the first woman to be appointed Senior Surgeon at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, and in 1944 the first woman to hold a Chair at the University of Oxford. Her research interests included trachoma, rubella cataract, geographic distribution of eye diseases, and ocular effects of vitamins. During WWII she worked on the effects of chemical warfare agents on the eye. Shortly after Penicillin was discovered, she studied its intraocular use decades before intravitreal administration of antibiotics became standard practice. She wrote the classic texts The development of the human eye (1928), which remained in print for over 50 years, and Congenital abnormalities of the eye (1937). In 1949 Mann migrated with her husband to Western Australia. Here she established a practice in Perth and became involved in the Australian ophthalmic community. At the request of the Western Australian Government she investigated the occurrence of trachoma, recording its very high incidence in Aboriginal communities. The outcome of this work was a massive treatment program. Her investigations extended into Papua New Guinea and later the Asia-Pacific area. She was regional advisor to the World Health Organisation.19201920Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom19201920Education - MB BS, University of London19201925Career position - Ophthalmic House Surgeon, St Mary's Hospital, London19251927Career position - Pathologist and Assistant Surgeon, Central London Ophthalmic Hospital19271927Career position - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom19271945Career position - Honorary staff member, Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields19281928Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London19291929Award - Doyne Medal, Oxford Ophthalmological Congress19301930Award - Nettleship Medal, the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom19411944Career position - Margaret Ogilvie Reader in Ophthalmology, University of Oxford19441947Career position - Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford19451949Career position - Senior Surgeon, Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields19491949Life event - Migrated to Western Australia1950Career position - Consultant, Royal Perth Hospital19501950Life event - Migrated to Western Australia19501979Career position - In private practice in Perth, Western Australia19531974Career position - Member, Research Committee, Ophthalmologic Research Institute of Australia19541955Career position - President, Ophthalmological Society of Australia19581958Award - Howe Medal, American Ophthalmological Society19611961Award - Bowman Lectureship and Medal, Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom19621962Award - Norman McAlister Gregg Oration, Ophthalmological Society of Australia19721972Award - Jose Rizal Medal, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology19771977Award - MD (honorary), University of Western Australia19801980Award - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)19831983Award - Honorary doctorate, Murdoch University
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'Mann, Ida Caroline', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyMann, Ida CarolineSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationBook Section: Mann, Dame Ida Caroline, (1893-1983), ophthalmologistByrne, GeraldineMann, Dame Ida Caroline, (1893-1983), ophthalmologistMelbourneMelbourne University Press2012Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-ZMelanie Nolan121Journal Article: Dame Ida Caroline MannBron, Anthony J.Dame Ida Caroline Mann1984Archives of Ophthalmology1021713-1715Journal Article: Dame Ida Caroline Mann, 1893 - 1983 DBE, MB, BS, PhD (London), MA (Oxon), MD (Hon) (WA), FRCS, FRACS, FRACOYates, Tim, Constable, Ian and Lowe, RonDame Ida Caroline Mann, 1893 - 1983 DBE, MB, BS, PhD (London), MA (Oxon), MD (Hon) (WA), FRCS, FRACS, FRACO1984Australian Journal of Ophthalmology12195-6