The Society is saddened to hear of the death of Professor Hisako Ikeda-Wolstencroft, who died peacefully at her home in London, UK, on 22 December 2021, aged 93.

Ikeda-Wolstencroft worked at prestigious and world-leading medical centres during her career. From 1968-73, she was Senior Lecturer of Ophthalmology at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, UK. Following this, she went onto St. Thomas Hospital Medical School, London, UK, where she took the post of Senior Lecturer of Physiology from 1973 to 1976, before becoming Professor in Visual Physiology in 1982 and Honorary Consultant from 1990. While at St. Thomas Hospital, she was also Head of Vision Research Unit at the Rayne Institute at King’s College London, UK.

In 1979, Ikeda-Wolstencroft was awarded the Eldridge Green Lectureship from the Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK, for her outstanding contributions to ophthalmology.

Ikeda-Wolstencroft co-authored several books on visual pathways and neurobiology, including ‘Development of Visual Pathways in Mammals’ (1983), ‘Textbook of Clinical Neurophysiology’ (1987) and ‘Neurobiology of the Inner Retina’ (1988). Alongside these works, is her extensive contribution to research, having published over 200 articles in scientific journals, as well as being a member on the Editorial Board for the journal Vision Research.

Ikeda-Wolstencroft’s commitment to her research and the community is further demonstrated by her membership of numerous national and international societies. As well as The Physiological Society, she belonged to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, European Neuroscience Association and The International Society for Eye Research to name but a few.