My friend Elizabeth Bacon, who has died aged 86, was an orthoptist – an expert in eye movement disorders and visual impairment – who spent most of her career at the Royal Infirmary in Leicester, managing a children’s eye care team.
She was also a prominent figure in community activism in Leicester, including as a member of the Leicester Environmental Group (LEAG), which campaigned on environmental issues in the city, and with the local Women’s Refugee project, providing a safe place for female asylum seekers and their children.
