N. H. Ashton

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N. H. Ashton

Biology

#8616

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#11721

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Pathology

#113

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#227

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N. H. Ashton's Degrees

• PhD Pathology University of Oxford

Why Is N. H. Ashton Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Norman Henry Ashton CBE, FRCP, FRCS, FRCPATH, FRCOphth, FRS was a British ophthalmologist and pathologist. Ashton studied medicine at King's College London, doing his practical work at Westminster Hospital Medical School , and qualified in 1939 with a specialisation in pathology. In 1941 he became a pathologist for Kent and Canterbury Hospital, leaving in 1945 to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps. After demobilisation in 1947 he was invited to become Director of Pathology at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, a position he held for 30 years. During this time he did key research on retinopathy, and was one of the scientists who connected the delivery of oxygen to premature babies with retinopathy of prematurity. He was the first to report on cases in the U.K. of children with larval granulomatosis of the retina from intra-ocular nematode infestation by larvae of Toxocara canis.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With N. H. Ashton?

N. H. Ashton is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Oxford
• King's College London