Past leaders of the optometry profession in Victoria Second half 20th C
 Catalogue Number: 1193 Past leaders of the optometry profession in Victoria Second half 20th C Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2008 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Peter Dwyer Description Of Item: Colour photograph,15.2 cm W x 11.2 cm H of former officers of the Victorian College of Optometry and the Optometrists Association. Handwritten on back 'Optogenarians 6/5/2008'. Those pictured are from left: John Barrett, Peter Dwyer OAM, Emeritus Professor Barry Collin AM, Graham Hill, Clif Egar, Dawn Odgers, Bruce Besley, John Pettit, William Cooper (kneeling), Margaret Banks OAM, Dr John Nathan, Emeritus Professor Leon Garner, Dr Alan Issacs, Emeritus Professor Barry Cole AO, John Strachan Historical Significance: This group of retired Victorian optometrists all played active roles in the OAA, the Victorian College of Optometry or in academic optometry in the period 1950 to 2000. They met for lunch once a year from 2005. The photograph was taken in May 2009. The group has become known as the gerioptics. How Acquired: Donated by William Cooper Date Acquired: May 2009 Condition: Good but not a good photograph because of lack of good focus Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 5 Album 2 |