Person
Lowe, Ronald Francis Hinde (1913 - 1998)
- Born
- 14 November 1913
Melbourne?, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 26 March 1998
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
Summary
Ronald Lowe worked at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for nearly twenty years from 1955. He held many positions there including Dean of the Clinical School from 1962-1968. Lowe published widely in the field of ophthalmology but with particular emphasis on glaucoma. In 1982 thte Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital's Medical Library was named the Ronald Lowe Library in his honour.
Details
Chronology
- 1934
- Education - Educated at Melbourne College of Pharmacy (PhC)
- 1939
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
- 1941 - 1946
- Career position - Military service with the Australian Army Medical Corps
- 1945
- Education - Doctor of Ophthalmology (DO), University of Melbourne
- 1955 -
- Career position - Member of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Management Board
- 1955 - 1973
- Career position - Honorary Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1962 - 1970
- Career position - Dean of the Clinical School at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1963 -
- Career position - Officer in Charge of the Glaucoma Unit
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne
- 1968 - 1972
- Career position - President, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
- 1972 - 1973
- Career position - President, Australian College of Ophthalmologists
- 1980 - 1986
- Career position - Chairman, Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
- 1996
- Award - Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists' medal
Archival resources
Private hands (Lowe, R.F.)
- Ronald Francis Hinde Lowe - Records, 1913 - 1987; Private hands (Lowe, R.F.). Details
Published resources
Conference Papers
- Lowe, R.F., 'Founders of Ophthalmology in Victoria, Australia: A.S. Gray, J.T. Rudall and T.A. Bowen', in History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 edited by Covacevich, Jeanette, Pearn, John, Case, Donna, Chapple, Ian and Phillips, Gael (Brisbane: Society of the History of Medicine, 1996), pp. 373-374.. Details
Journal Articles
- Lowe, R. F., 'John Wilkins, surgeon, 1826 - 1905: experiences in Williamstown (Melbourne) and New Zealand', Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery, 66 (12) (1996), 832-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00761.x. Details
- Lowe, Ronald F., 'John Box (1863-1934) and William Box (1905-1982)', Australian Journal of Ophthalmology, 11 (February) (1983), 51-53. Details
- Lowe, Ronald F., 'A Tribute: Kenneth George Howsam', Australian Journal of Ophthalmology, 12 (2) (1984), 101-104. Details
- Lowe, Ronald F., 'An Outline History of Ophthalmology in Australia', Australian Journal of Ophthalmology, 12 (1) (1984), 5-14. Details
Resources
- 'Lowe, Ronald F (1913-1998)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-473850. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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