The Eye Volumes 1 and 2

Historical Significance: These books are annual reviews of research on the eye of which Volume 1 is the first in the series on the eye. The authors have written long summaries of what they identified as significant papers in the two or three years prior to the year of publication. Robert Augusteyn was Reader in the Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry and later was appointed Director of the National Vision Research Institute of Australia (NVRI) from 1990 to 2001 during which time he was appointed professor in the University of Melbourne. The NVRI is part of the Australian College of Optometry, an affiliated college of the University. Barry Collin was graduated LOSc from the College in 1953 and completed a BSc degree with a major in pathology. He practised with his father for 7 or so years before accepting the second lectureship in the Australian College of Optometry in 1963. He was promoted to Reader before accepting the chair in optometry at the University of NSW in 1981. He was a very important figure in the development of research in the College in the 1960s and 1970s. His profile is published Clin Exp Optom 2001; 84: 39-42 and also on this web site under the tab 'People who made history'. Rogers was also from the Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry.