Edward Nettleship FRS FCS (3 March 1845 – 30 October 1913) was an English

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

. He was a native of

Kettering Kettering is a market town, market and industrial town, industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, west of Cambridge, England, Cambridge, southwest of Peterborough, southeast of Leicester and north- ...

. After finishing his medical studies at

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, Nettleship became an assistant to

Jonathan Hutchinson Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (23 July 1828 – 23 June 1913), was an English surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist, and pathologist, who notably advocated for circumcision. He founded Haslemere Educational Museum. Life Jonathan H ...

(1828–1913) at the

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, and a coworker with Warren Tay (1843–1927) at the

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. Later, he spent nearly twenty years at St. Thomas Hospital in

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, where he was mentor to Charles Howard Usher (1865–1942). At St. Thomas, he was an ophthalmic

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and lecturer. The Nettleship Medal of the Ophthalmological Society was created in his honor. Nettleship is remembered for his work with hereditary eye disorders. He made important contributions in the research of ocular

albinism Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and reddish pink or blue eyes. Individuals with the condition are referred to as albinos. Varied use and interpretation of ...

retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a member of a group of genetic disorders called inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) that cause loss of vision. Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visua ...

and hereditary

night blindness Nyctalopia (; ), also called night blindness, is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition ( ...

. Prior to specializing in

ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

, Nettleship studied

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

and

dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the Human skin, skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A List of dermatologists, ...

, and in 1869 provided an early description of

urticaria pigmentosa Urticaria pigmentosa (also known as generalized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis (childhood type)James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. . ) is the most ...

. Of his five brothers, the eldest was the noted classical scholar

Henry Nettleship Henry Nettleship (5 May 1839 – 10 July 1893) was an English classical scholar. Life Nettleship was born at Kettering, and was educated at Lancing College, Durham School and Charterhouse schools, and gained a scholarship for entry to Corpus Chr ...

, the second was the noted artist

John Trivett Nettleship John Trivett Nettleship (11 February 1841 – 31 August 1902) was a British artist, known as a painter of animals and in particular lions. He was also an author and book illustrator. Life He was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire on 11 February ...

, and the youngest was the noted philosopher

Richard Lewis Nettleship Richard Lewis Nettleship (17 December 1846 – 25 August 1892) was an English philosopher. Life The youngest brother of Henry Nettleship, he was educated at Uppingham and Balliol College, Oxford, where he held a scholarship. He won the Hertford ...

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1845 births 1913 deaths Alumni of the Royal Agricultural University Alumni of King's College London Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Chemical Society British ophthalmologists People from Kettering {{UK-med-bio-stub

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