Optometric History
Optometry’s Lifelong Friend
This magazine was created 125 years ago to be “a fountainhead of reliable information,” and has held itself to that standard ever since.
07/21/2016
An Origin Story
Optometry’s gains were hard won. An awareness of the past will help you create a vision of the future.
07/21/2016
125 Years of Optometry: A Timeline
Milestones in the profession, cultural events of the day, and the evolution of this publication.
07/21/2016
A Witness to History
See more than 70 years of challenge and change through the eyes of an optometrist who lived through many seismic events in the profession’s evolution.
07/21/2016
When the Retinoscope Ruled
The earliest optometrists didn’t need much more than this essential handheld instrument, an eye chart and an inquisitive mind.
07/21/2016
Patently Absurd
Early drug ads were rife with wild claims that promised too much. Modern ones, hemmed in by regulations, say too little.
07/21/2016
Bridging the Generation Gap
Before ODs had either legal or technological ability to diagnose the way they do today, how did they practice? One doctor asks his optometrist father.
07/21/2016
Contact Lenses: A Perfect Fit for Optometry
Though its origins may stem from ophthalmology, the contact lens was mastered and perfected in the hands of optometrists.
07/21/2016
The Retina: We Came, We Saw, We Treated
As our technological developments grew, so did our capabilities.
07/21/2016
Glaucoma Through Time
Through educational, legal and technological barriers, optometrists have been managing glaucoma for decades.
07/21/2016
Upcoming Events
Special Conference: Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care
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Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD
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