Catalogue Number: 981 Visual standards manual Category: Book Sub-Category: Booklet Author: DOUGLAS Ian S Year Of Publication/Manufacture: undated c 1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Australian Optometrical Association Victorian Division Description Of Item: A4 size booklet, printed pink colour card wrapper, 34 pages. Library labels on cover and inside back cover Historical Significance: In the second half of the 20thC, optometrists were increasingly recognised as persons able to give opinions on visual fitness for various occupations. Previously this was the sole province of the medical profession. This manual was produced by the Australian Optometrical Association Victorian Division as a reference manual for visual standards for use by optometrists asked to give such opinions. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Condition: Good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 2 |