# John Cunningham Saunders

> John Cunningham Saunders, M.D. was an English surgeon and oculist, best known for his pioneering work on the surgery of cataracts. He founded the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, now known as Moorfields Eye Hospital.

*British ophthalmologist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-cunningham-saunders

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1773-10-10
- **Died:** 1810-02-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Cunningham Saunders, M.D. was an English surgeon and oculist, best known for his pioneering work on the surgery of cataracts. He founded the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, now known as Moorfields Eye Hospital.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.3
- **Momentum:** 25.0

## Sources
- [John Cunningham Saunders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cunningham_Saunders)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6227914)

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