Building    From /10/1922 

First refraction hospital in the world

Categories: Medicine

Formed as the London Refraction Hospital (or the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians), became the Institute of Optometry in 1988.

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First refraction hospital in the world

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Institute of Optometry

In the correspondence pages of the 1927 BMJ the man named on the plaque, Fran...

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Dame Joanna Astley

Dame Joanna Astley

Nurse of King Henry VI circa 1420-30. When she retired she rented a house in Giltspur Street from St Bartholomew's Hospital.

Person, Medicine

1 memorial
First purpose built nurses' home in London

First purpose built nurses' home in London

The Henriette Raphael Building at Guy's Hospital.

Place, Community / Clubs, Medicine

1 memorial
Jerwood Medical Education Centre

Jerwood Medical Education Centre

From the picture source website: "The Jerwood Medical Education Centre was designed by Carden & Godfrey Architects to blend in with the surrounding Georgian and neo-Georgian buildings. ....The ...

Group, Education, Medicine

1 memorial
Lord Brock

Lord Brock

Surgeon. Born Russell Claude Brock at 840 Old Kent Road, London. While working in America he developed an interest in thoracic surgery. He pioneered several new techniques, including open-heart sur...

Person, Benefactor, Medicine, USA

1 memorial