Correction of sub-normal vision
 Catalogue Number: 474 Correction of sub-normal vision Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: BIER, Norman Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1960 Edition: 1st Edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Butterworths Description Of Item: Original cloth cover, original dust cover, 231 pages, 133 photographic illustrations in text Historical Significance: Normal Bier was a British optometrist who was a pioneer in both low vision and contact lenses. This is probably the first book solely devoted to low vision and marks the beginning of the era in which optometrists applied their skills and ingenuity to achieving best possible vision for those with permanent vision loss. There was a further edition in 1970. Condition: Good, except dust cover is torn Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |