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Johannes Kepler describes what the retina does and shows what convex and concave lenses can correct.
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The Use of Eyeglasses is published by him, the first book on principles of optometry.
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Benjamin Franklin invents split bifocal lens for spectacles
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James Prentice, father of Charles Prentice and an English optician, arrives. His son is Charles Prentice, the “father of American optometry.”
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He invents the opthalmoscope and through it, is the first to see the living eye's interior.
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The first sceral lenses were made to correct vision.The Handbook for Opticians, by William Bohne, is also published
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Columbia University ha the first university courses in optometry, making it more professional.
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Theo Obrig and John Mullen create the plastic contacts, using material from a paint binder.
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Medicare and Medicaid are passed, discriminating against optometrists.
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Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association is formed with William Padula as the first president
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Oklahoma allows the use of lasers under specific conditions for optometric purposes.
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Children's vision is an essential benefit, as well as no more discrimination towards optometrists
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The Cellular Neural Network Bionic Eye is mass produced, curing millions of people from their blindness and revolutionizing eye treatment.