Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Where and When the Big Events Took Place
- The Foundations of Optometry: 1286 to 1900
- The Beginnings of Modern Optometry: England, America and Canada: 1880 – 1950
- Australian Optometry Gets a Foothold: 1800 to 1900
- Australian Optometry Gets Organised: 1900 to 1920
- Legislation to Regulate the Profession: 1900 to 2010
- Optometric Education in the 20th Century: From Fellowships to University Degrees
- The Australian College of Optometry: Trailblazer in the Second Half of the 20th Century
- Australian Optometry Embarks on Research
- The Scope of Optometric Practice 1900 to 1950: The Engines of Change
- Expanding Scope of Optometric Practice 1950 to 2000: Detection and Diagnosis of Eye Disease
- Expanding Scope of Optometric Practice 1950 to 2000: Optometry Takes Command of Contact Lenses
- Expanding Scope of Optometric Practice 1950 to 2000: Better Eye Care for Young and Old
- Expanding Scope of Optometric Practice 1950 to 2000: Optometry Becomes a Therapeutic Profession
- Australian Optometry and Public Health: The Health Insurance Battles
- Australian Optometry Gets Really Involved in Public Health
- Australian Optometry Takes the World Stage to Prevent Blindness
Appendix. Leaders Who Turned the Tides of Optometric History in Australia
Bibliography
Index