Term: optometry
Literally meaning: “measure of vision”
Origin: Anc Greek
/ωψ/ops(=face, look, vision)
μέτρον/metron (=meausure)
Coined/History
It is suggested that the first
spectacles were appeared in Italy during 13th cen. The first book
about eye anatomy and glass lenses for improving vision authored in 1623 by
Benito Daza de Valdes (1591-ca.1636) leading to invention of bifocal in 1760.
Finally in 1886 the term “optometry” was introduced by Swiss ophthalmologist
Edmund Landolt (1846-1926) who had reffered to “filter of glasses”.
Sources
Hofstetter HW. Erratum in Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1988 Jul;65(7): preceding 519.
Definition
Optometry is the professional practise of examination of the eyes and vision abilities
The result of this study is the creation of optical instruments that benefit
individual’s vision.
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