The ophthalmic assistant; fundamentals and clinical practice
 Catalogue Number: 787 The ophthalmic assistant; fundamentals and clinical practice Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: STEIN Harold A, SLATT Bernard J Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1968 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: St Louis Publisher/Manufacturer: CV Mosby Co Description Of Item: Original green cloth covers, 406 pages, 550 illustrations. Signature of W T Swordy on front fly leaf. Historical Significance: Dr. Harold Stein is a Canadian ophthalmologist and the author of 20 or so books. He was a clinical professor at the University of Toronto Medical School. He was among the very first in North America to practice laser vision correction. He was trained by Dr. Stephen Trokel, the inventor of the Excimer laser. Three lectureships 'The Harold Stein Lecture' have been created by organizations in Canada and the U.S. named in his honour. The donor, Bill Swordy, was an optical dispenser with Coles & Garrard and later OPSM. Other editions with slightly varying titles were published in 1988, 2000 and 2006. How Acquired: Donated by OPSM via Stephen Giacon & John McGibbony Date Acquired: 23.06.2003 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |