Contact lens practice

Historical Significance: Robert Mandell OD PhD was an academic in the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of California Berkeley from the 1970s to the beginning of the 21st C. He is ranked in Review of Optometry on the basis of a reader survey as one of the most influential optometrists (see www.revoptom.com/archive/issue/ro1299f3.htm) probably because of this book. Dr. Mandell says his most important contribution was developing the first electronic recording pachometer and, with optometrists Irving Fatt and Kenneth Polse, using pachometry to determine the oxygen requirements of contact lens wearers. Dr. Mandell has designed several contact lenses, including the first monocentric, one-piece bifocal. The Kett Museum has the first edition of 1965. Cat # 507. There were 4 editions 1965, 1974, 1981 and 1988.