Important Happenings in Optometry One Hundred Years Ago
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This paper discusses important events in optometry in 1922 and 1923. Included for 1922 are the First Conference to Establish Standards, a pivotal meeting in the development of optometric education; the founding of the American Academy of Optometry; and the 25th annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Events noted for 1923 are Pennsylvania State College of Optometry becoming the first school to grant an OD degree approved by a state legislature; the establishment of the optometry school at the University of California, Berkeley; and the annual AOA meeting.
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