Person
Deane-Butcher, William (1913 - 2006)
- Born
- 24 December 1913
- Died
- 16 March 2006
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Ophthalmic surgeon
Summary
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.
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Chronology
- 1937
- Education - MB BS, University of Sydney
- 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
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Coster, Douglas J., 'History of corneal transplantation in Australia', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 43 (2015), 268-76. Details
Resources
- 'Deane-Butcher, William (19131224-20060316)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1708144. Details
Helen Cohn
Last modified: 16 February 2017