Frank Flynn

Francis Stanislaus Flynn (6 December 1906, Sydney – 29 July 2000) was a Northern Territory-based Australian medical doctor (ophthalmologist), author and missionary priest. He is notable for his contributions to religion, medicine and Aboriginal welfare.

He was born on 6 December 1906 and educated in Sydney, receiving MB BS with 1st class honours in 1930. In 1931 he sailed to England and in 1931 and 1933–1934 studied and worked at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields) in London. Prior to World War II he had made several important contributions to the study of eye disease, including the introduction of a new drug which he named Mydriciane, and the design and patenting of a machine used in operating on detached retinas. was sent to the Northern Territory. In 1976 an official Australian-wide survey on trachoma amongst Australian Aboriginals was started under the direction of Professor Fred Hollows, who was mentored by Flynn. 1985 - elected Foundation Member International Society of Dakryology. 1994 - appointed Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine. 1996 - appointed an Honorary Life Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Publications 1947 Distant Horizons 1963 Northern Gateway 1964 The Living Heart (with Keith Willey) 1968 Northern Frontiers (with Keith Willey)