History Of Optometry Timeline Flashcards
What year did roger bacon first mention lenses as useful for those with weakness of sight?
1263
What year did Johannes Kepler describe the function of the retina and demonstrate that concave lenses correct myopia and convex lenses correct hyperopia?
1604
When did John McAllister open first open US shop for optometric services in Philly? Gold and silver specs
1783
When did Ben Franklin invent bifocal?
1784
Who invented bifocal
Ben franklin
When were the first trial lenses around?
1843
When was the ophthalmoscope invented?
1851
Who invented the ophthalmoscope
Helmholtz
When was the word diopter used?
1872
When did Prentice charge for an eye exam?
1895
Who is the father of optometry
Prentice
Why is prentice the father of optometry
He charged for an eye exam in 1895
When was the first state law recognizing and regulating the practice of optometry in minnesota?
1901
When was optometry deemed separate from medicine?
1915
When was ARBO (then IBB) first around?
1919
PA would define the scope of practice as that taught in optometry schools in what year?
1937
When was the first national board given?
1951
When was cross linked hydrophilic polymer (HEMO) discovered by Otto Wichterle
1952
When did PA optometrist introduce a bill to authorize the use of ophthalmic diagnostic pharmaceutical agents, but its defeated?
1961
When did medicaid and medicare get introduced to optometry
1965
Where was the first DPA law passed?
Rhode Island in 1971
When was the non contact tonometer developed by Bernard Grolman at american optical corporation?
1971
When was a bill introduced in NC to authorize optometrists to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes?
1973?
What state was a bill introduced to authorize optometrists to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic therapeutic purposes?
NC in 1973
When was the first TPA law passed?
1976
Where was the first TPA law passed that allows therapeutic drugs to be used by optometrists?
WV in 1976
