Person
Mann, Ida Caroline (1893 - 1983)
- Born
- 6 February 1893
Kilburn, United Kingdom - Died
- 19 November 1983
Dalkeith, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
Summary
Ida 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.
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Chronology
- 1920
- Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom
- 1920
- Education - MB BS, University of London
- 1920 - 1925
- Career position - Ophthalmic House Surgeon, St Mary's Hospital, London
- 1925 - 1927
- Career position - Pathologist and Assistant Surgeon, Central London Ophthalmic Hospital
- 1927
- Career position - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom
- 1927 - 1945
- Career position - Honorary staff member, Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields
- 1928
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
- 1929
- Award - Doyne Medal, Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
- 1930
- Award - Nettleship Medal, the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
- 1941 - 1944
- Career position - Margaret Ogilvie Reader in Ophthalmology, University of Oxford
- 1944 - 1947
- Career position - Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford
- 1945 - 1949
- Career position - Senior Surgeon, Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields
- 1949
- Life event - Migrated to Western Australia
- 1950 -
- Career position - Consultant, Royal Perth Hospital
- 1950
- Life event - Migrated to Western Australia
- 1950 - 1979
- Career position - In private practice in Perth, Western Australia
- 1953 - 1974
- Career position - Member, Research Committee, Ophthalmologic Research Institute of Australia
- 1954 - 1955
- Career position - President, Ophthalmological Society of Australia
- 1958
- Award - Howe Medal, American Ophthalmological Society
- 1961
- Award - Bowman Lectureship and Medal, Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
- 1962
- Award - Norman McAlister Gregg Oration, Ophthalmological Society of Australia
- 1972
- Award - Jose Rizal Medal, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
- 1977
- Award - MD (honorary), University of Western Australia
- 1980
- Award - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
- 1983
- Award - Honorary doctorate, Murdoch University
Published resources
Book Sections
- Byrne, Geraldine, 'Mann, Dame Ida Caroline, (1893-1983), Ophthalmologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), p. 121. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mann-dame-ida-caroline-14894. Details
Journal Articles
- Bron, Anthony J., 'Dame Ida Caroline Mann', Archives of Ophthalmology, 102 (1984), 1713-1715. Details
- Yates, Tim, Constable, Ian and Lowe, Ron, 'Dame Ida Caroline Mann, 1893 - 1983 DBE, MB, BS, PhD (London), MA (Oxon), MD (Hon) (WA), FRCS, FRACS, FRACO', Australian Journal of Ophthalmology, 12 (1) (1984), 95-6. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5987105. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/114486283. Details
- 'Mann, Ida (18930206-19831119)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619985. Details
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