Sir James William Tudor Thomas universally known as Tudor Thomas (23 May 1893 – 23 January 1976) was a Welsh ophthalmic surgeon who came to note in 1934 when pioneering work on corneal grafting restored the sight of a man who had been nearly blind for 27 years.
He was educated at the Welsh School of Medicine in Cardiff, and the Middlesex Hospital in London.
[1] He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I.
[3] It was while at the School of Medicine that he undertook his pioneering work in corneal grafting.
He conceived the idea of a donor system for corneal grafts and an eye bank was established in East Grinstead in 1955.