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Jan 1, 1263
Roger Bacon suggests use of lenses to improve vision
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Kepler's Idea
Johannes Kepler describes what the retina does and shows what convex and concave lenses can correct. -
Daza de Valdas
The Use of Eyeglasses is published by him, the first book on principles of optometry. -
Bifocals
Benjamin Franklin invents split bifocal lens for spectacles -
The Prentices
James Prentice, father of Charles Prentice and an English optician, arrives. His son is Charles Prentice, the “father of American optometry.” -
Hermann von Helmholtz
He invents the opthalmoscope and through it, is the first to see the living eye's interior. -
Contact Lenses and a book
The first sceral lenses were made to correct vision.The Handbook for Opticians, by William Bohne, is also published -
A college course
Columbia University ha the first university courses in optometry, making it more professional. -
Paint Binder to Lense
Theo Obrig and John Mullen create the plastic contacts, using material from a paint binder. -
Medicare vs. Optometry
Medicare and Medicaid are passed, discriminating against optometrists. -
NORA
Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association is formed with William Padula as the first president -
Laser Eye Surgery
Oklahoma allows the use of lasers under specific conditions for optometric purposes. -
ObamaCare and children
Children's vision is an essential benefit, as well as no more discrimination towards optometrists -
The CNNBE
The Cellular Neural Network Bionic Eye is mass produced, curing millions of people from their blindness and revolutionizing eye treatment.