Catalogue Number: 2830 Optometry: professional, economic and legal aspects Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: HOFSTETTER , Henry W Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1948 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: St Louis, Missouri, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: The C V Mosby Company Description Of Item: Original blue cloth covers, 235 x 155 mm, with gold lettering, 412 pages, 33 black and white figures in text Historical Significance: This book gives a comprehensive account of the state of optometric practice in the USA in the 1940s and reflects the aspirations of the profession at the time. It has 26 Chapters covering the history and origins of optometry, its legal status, and legal constraints and risks, ethics, optometric manpower and earnings, public health and many other topics. It was written by Henry (Hank) Hofstetter OD PhD (1914-2002), who at the time was an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University and was later, from 1952, the founding Dean of the School of Optometry at Indiana University. He was an influential optometric leader from the late 1950s to beyond his retirement in 1980.Deaccessioned 23/01/2022Second copy Cat # 3646 is held in the Hewett collection. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Optometry Museum Date Acquired: Apr 2016 Condition: A well used and worn copy Location: De-accessioned |