British ophthalmologist,1862 -- 1932.Edward trecher Collins entered Middlesex hospital in 1879 and graduated in 1883.In 1886 he was appointed pathologist and curator of the hospital museum.He held this post until he was appointed hospital surgeon in 1895.As a pathologist, his work in the hospital laid the groundwork for his lectures and the 1896 publication of the anatomy and pathology of the eye.He has made great contributions to the development of ophthalmology at home and abroad.In 1927, he was elected President of the British academy of ophthalmology and the international association of ophthalmologists.His charisma and talent served him well in a difficult period of post-war reconciliation.Treacher Collins syndrome: a defect in the middle and lateral third of the lower eyelid and systemic abnormalities such as maxillofacial muscular atrophy and malformed ears.This is an autosomal dominant disease.