Recognition in Parliament for Rayner and the 60th anniversary of IOLs
Posted on 02/12/2009
Today, during Prime Minister Questions, the sixtieth anniversary of the IOL was mentioned and recorded by Hansard:
Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab): Will the Prime Minister join me in marking 60 years since the British surgeon Sir Harold Ridley commissioned my Hove company, Rayner Opticians, to produce the first intraocular lens? Will he also congratulate the company on receiving the Queen’s Award for Enterprise on Friday, and on the fact that it still works with charities across the world in restoring sight?
Prime Minister In my hon. Friend’s constituency, there are many excellent companies, and one of them is Rayner. I want to congratulate all those who have contributed to the success of ophthalmic medicine over the past few years. The inventions that have come from Britain are truly wonderful. We should be very proud of our British scientists and engineers, but also very proud of our medical researchers and medical firms.
