J. Lloyd Hewett Medal in blue case with accompanying note from Charles Wright
 Catalogue Number: 4432 J. Lloyd Hewett Medal in blue case with accompanying note from Charles Wright Category: Historical object or artefact Artist: Charles Wright Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1993 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Publisher/Manufacturer: Australian Optometrical Association Description Of Item: Blue plush covered metal snap case 92 mm x 67 mm x 35 mm with blue plush and white satin lining containing gold coloured medal diameter 50 mm and 4 mm thick with suspension rings attached. The medal depicts, centrally, a profile image of J. Lloyd Hewett with 'FOR EXCELLENCE IN OPTOMETRY/J. LLOYD HEWETT MEDAL' embossed around the circumference on the obverse and 'OPTOMETRIC VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION/ PRESENTED TO' and a wreath design around the circumference of the reverse. Personal note to Damien Smith on Charles Wright's letterhead describing the medal as 'the artist's copy'. See also Cat. No. 4417 Historical Significance: Lloyd Hewett was a Sydney based optometrist who was Editor of the Australian Journal of Optometry, the precursor of Clinical and Experimental Optometry for 18 years and Associate Editor before that. He was also a leader and teacher in contact lens practice. A profile of Lloyd Hewett by Barry Collin can be found in Clin Exp Optom 2000; 83: 333-336The Optometric Vision Research Foundation (Australia) was founded by Brien Holden in 1973 to raise funds for optometric research. It was disbanded in 2014 How Acquired: Donated by Damien Smith Date Acquired: 30/6/2023 Condition: Very Good Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 3 Drawer 3 |