Arthur Thomas Paterson: the life and times of a New Zealand ophthalmologist.

ABSTRACT

Arthur Thomas Paterson was a pre-eminent New Zealand ophthalmologist who settled in the United Kingdom after the First World War and became a leading figure in the development of ophthalmic services in the north-east of England. This vignette explores his contributions to clinical education and the establishment of comprehensive ophthalmic services in Newcastle upon Tyne. It also highlights the Arthur Thomas Paterson scholarship bequest to enable New Zealand ophthalmologists to acquire additional specialist training in inter-national centres of excellence.