Past leaders of the optometry profession in Victoria Second half 20th C
 Catalogue Number: 990 Past leaders of the optometry profession in Victoria Second half 20th C Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Photographer: Peter Dwyer Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2008 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Peter Dwyer Description Of Item: Black and white photograph, 27.2 cm W x 11.2 cm H of former officers of the Victorian College of Optometry and the Optometrists Association. Those pictured are from left: John Barrett, Peter Dwyer, Emeritus Professor Barry Collin, Graham Hill, Dawn Odgers, Clifton Egar, John Pettit, Bruce Besley, Margaret Banks, William Cooper (kneeling), Emeritus Professor Leon Garner, Dr Alan Issacs, Dr John Nathan, Emeritus Professor Barry Cole, John Strachan Historical Significance: This group of retired optometrists all played active roles in the OAA, the VCO or in academic optometry in the period 1950 to 2000. They met for lunch once a year from 2005. This was taken after their lunch in 2008.The group has become known as the gerioptics. How Acquired: Donated by Peter Dwyer Date Acquired: Sep 2008 Condition: Good but not a good photograph because of shadows Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 2 |