Guide to occupational and other visual needs Volume 1
 Catalogue Number: 1449 Guide to occupational and other visual needs Volume 1 Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: HOLMES Clark and others Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1958 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Los Angeles Publisher/Manufacturer: Silverlake lithographers Inc Description Of Item: Original navy blue vinyl covers, quarto, xiv preliminaries, 482 pages. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographs throughout Historical Significance: This is an extensive guide for optometrists and others on the visual requirements of occupations, sports, hobbies, driving etc. Its publication reflects the interest of optometrists in occupational optometry that emerged in the 1950s. See also Hofstetter's book 1956 (Cat No 700) and that of Kuhn 1950 (Cat No 1404) for books on the same subject in the same period. These books reflect the approach to occupational optometry in the 1950s. Interestingly this book has no reference to contact lenses nor to multifocal lenses. Although this is volume I, volume II was never published. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Date Acquired: Aug 2013 Condition: Fair. Back joint breaking, old ACO library markings Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note. Folios |