Leslie Silver obituary

Leslie Silver, director of Cantor & Nissel, died recently at the age of 66 after a long battle with cancer.

Born in London, Silver was the only son of Lionel and Ruby Silver. With an ophthalmic optician at Moorfields Eye Hospital as an elder sister, Silver's career was practically chosen for him. In 1965, he formed Leslie M Silver & Co, making contact lenses in the basement of his father's practice in Paddington. In 1974 he joined forces with David Cantor, creating Cantor & Silver. The company relocated to Brackley in Northamptonshire in 1975 where it continues to operate with dedicated and long-serving local staff, all of whom were trained in-house - a practice introduced by Silver.