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Ronald Francis Lowe mb,bs(melb), md(melb), frcs(eng), fracs, fraco, fcoph(uk), phc(melb), 1913–98
  1. JULIAN RAIT, Director
  1. Glaucoma Unit, Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.83.1.126d

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      Ronald Francis Lowe was devoted to the very highest standards of ophthalmology. Born in 1913, he died at the age of 84 in March 1998 after a lifetime of service to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and his profession. A tall and imposing man, he also stood tall intellectually and demanded the highest standards of himself and those who worked with him.

      Ron Lowe initially trained as a pharmacist before changing to medicine. He graduated in 1939, with first class honours and the prize in surgery. The war years saw him serving in Papua New Guinea and Darwin but towards …

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