Catalogue Number: 248 Diagnosis of ocular disease Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: T C ATKINSON Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1926 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Not given Publisher/Manufacturer: not given Description Of Item: Original blue cloth, 118 pages, 25 figures in text Historical Significance: See cat numbers 248, 477 and 514 for other books by this author. Atkinson was a prolific writer of didactic text books intended to educate optometrists of the early 20thC in the then new art of refraction (refraction this book, retinoscopy Cat No 514 and binocular vision Cat No 477 ) and the optometrists expanded role in detection of eye diseases (Cat No 248). He wrote many other books on visual psychology, visual fields and functional diagnosis. He was associated with the Northern Illinois College of Optometry. How Acquired: Donated by CWV optometrists Launceston, formerly the practice of Eric Padman Date Acquired: 1/08/2005 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |