Catalogue Number: 3787 The Legal Responsibility of Optometrists to Detect eye Disease Category: Book Sub-Category: Reports and submissions Association: Australian Optometrical Association Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1992 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Australian Optometrical Association Description Of Item: BookletGreen card covers134 pages printed on one side only295 x 210 mm Historical Significance: Medical opposition to optometry, particularly that of ophthalmology, often argued that optometrists were not competent in detecting eye disease and had no legal responsibility to do so. Neither of these propositions was correct and the Australian Optometrical Association put together this document to explain the true situation to politicians and others. The document was helpful to the Associations efforts to advance optometry on many occasions.The document includes reprints of relevant papers from optometric journals plus short papers written by David Southgate (1989) and John Nathan (1990) How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia Date Acquired: 23/7/18 Condition: Good but binding breaking Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 9 |