Fred Cossom Hollows was one of a family of four boys; the others being Colin, John and Maurice. All were born in
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In 1961, he went to Moorfields Eye Hospital in England to study ophthalmology. He then did post-graduate work in Wales before moving in 1965 to Australia, where he became associate professor of ophthalmology at the … See more

Hollows died in Sydney, Australia, in 1993 at the age of 63. The cause of his death was metastatic renal cancer primarily affecting his lungs and brain. He had been diagnosed with the disease six years earlier, in 1… See more

• 1981: Advance Australia Award for Aboriginal eye care.
• 1985: was a consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO).
• 1985: offered appointment as an honorary Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia but he refused to … See more

• Himalayan Cataract Project
• Fred Hollows Foundation
• Gabi Hollows
• Sanduk Ruit
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