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18 november 1983 perth , western australia west hampstead , london ophthalmology university of oxford 6 february 1893 ida caroline mann.jpg ida mann
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dame ida caroline mann , dbe , frcs -lrb- 6 february 1893 in west hampstead , london 18 november 1983 -rrb- ' a distinguished ophthalmologist ... equally well known for her pioneering research work on embryology and development of the eye , and on the influences of genetic and social factors on the incidence and severity of eye disease throughout the world ' .
she was inducted into the ophthalmology hall of fame in 2007 .
she diagnosed a trachoma epidemic amongst indigenous people in the kimberleys and travelled extensively in western australia to examine and treat indigenous people with trachoma .
mann became convinced that better housing and sanitation , rather than administration of antibiotics , would improve this health crisis .
