J. Lloyd Hewett Medal in blue case
 Catalogue Number: 4417 J. Lloyd Hewett Medal in blue case Category: Historical object or artefact Association: Australian Optometrical Association/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. See also Cat. No. 4432 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 Australian Optometrical Association Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 3 Drawer 3 |