The technique of prescribing 'Thomas Multiband Microlenses'
 Catalogue Number: 1427 The technique of prescribing 'Thomas Multiband Microlenses' Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: THOMAS Penrhyn F Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1956 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: North Sydney Publisher/Manufacturer: Corneal Lens Corporation Pty Ltd Description Of Item: Red cloth cover, 62 pages carbon copy typescript, 30 figures in text Historical Significance: Penrhyn Thomas BSc Opt Sc FAAO FIO was a Sydney optometrist, who qualified in optometry at the Sydney Technical College and was one of the pioneers of contact lens practice in Australia. He designed, produced and marketed his own lens designs and taught many optometrists how to fit contact lenses from the 1950s to the 1970s. This is an early text book on contact lenses. See also Obrig 1942 (# 95), Dickinson 1946 (#176), Bier 1953 (#494), Mandell 1965 (# 507, Thomas 1960? (#558), Anderson 1944 (#575). See other items relating to Penrhyn Thomas Cat No 558, 581 and 1301. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |