Optometry and the Department of Veterans Affairs A Synergistic Relationship

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Published: Jul 21, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v51i3.31067
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optometry history, optometric education, optometric scope of practice, optometry in the Department of Veterans Affairs

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Robert D. Newcomb, OD, MPH

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This paper discusses the history of optometry in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), starting from minimum involvement and developing into an extensive level of activity benefiting both the profession of optometry and the VA. The author also recounts experiences which led him to a career in optometric education and work in VA optometry.

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Newcomb, R. D. (2021). Optometry and the Department of Veterans Affairs: A Synergistic Relationship. Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History, 52(1), 9–11. https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v51i3.31067
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Vol. 52 No. 1 (2021): Special Issue: Focus on Military Optometry
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Robert D. Newcomb, OD, MPH

Robert D. Newcomb holds OD and MPH degrees.  He has served as a Navy optometry officer, a faculty member at University of Alabama Birmingham School of Optometry, a Veterans Administration optometrist, and a faculty member at The Ohio State University College of Optometry.

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