James Wardrop

James Wardrop
James Wardrop by Andrew Geddes
Born(1782-08-14)14 August 1782
Torbane Hill, Bathgate
Died13 February 1869(1869-02-13) (aged 86)
Burial placeBathgate Old Kirk
OccupationsSurgeon and ophthalmologist
Parents
  • James Wardrop (1738-1830) (father)
  • Christian (Marjoribanks) Wardrop (mother)
RelativesAndrew Wardrop

James Wardrop or Wardrope (1782–1869) was a Scottish surgeon and ophthalmologist. Surgeon to King George IV and responsible for being the first to describe a retinoblastoma and uveal melanoma. And coining the term 'keratitis'.

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