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Light out of deep darkness - A biography of Arthur Ferguson MacCallan, the trachoma pioneer (Hardcover)
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Light out of deep darkness - A biography of Arthur Ferguson MacCallan, the trachoma pioneer (Hardcover)
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This biography of the eye surgeon Arthur Ferguson MacCallan is an
insightful perspective on the life and work of the exceptional
medical and ophthalmic pioneer. In 1903, Arthur MacCallan accepted
a position in Egypt to establish the country's first travelling
ophthalmic hospital, funded by the British philanthropist Sir
Ernest Cassel. Over the next two decades, Arthur established an
extensive network of over twenty ophthalmic hospitals which
attended to over 1.5 million patients and performed over 76,000
operations. He also founded the Memorial Ophthalmic Laboratory at
Giza which continues to play a pivotal role in ophthalmic care
today. Arthur was a world authority on trachoma, and the MacCallan
Classification, developed in 1905, was adopted by the World Health
Organisation as its standard in 1952. This is still recognised
today as a major contribution in the fight against trachoma. Set
against the backdrop of political unrest, world war, and the
rapidly changing relationship between Britain and Egypt during the
momentous years of the early 1900s, Arthur's grandson Michael tells
his fascinating story, brought to life through original letters,
documents, colourful anecdotes and 160 photographs. Lord Cromer,
British Consul General, Egypt (1883-1907) said "I regard the
campaign against ophthalmia as one of the most important and useful
works undertaken in Egypt."
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