History of Optometry Exam Questions And
Answers
when did "optometry" begin? - - -
correct answer ✅- technically early 1900s when first licensure laws
were passed
- theoretically, late 13th century Italy
John McAlister - - -
correct answer ✅- purchases a bushel basket of glasses before
sailing to America in 1783
- started the first optical firm in Philadelphia, PA
*first time optometry appears on American scene
why was the war of 1812 significant to optometry in the US? - - -
correct answer ✅it stopped the import of spectacles for nearly a
decade, so the US started making its own lenses
When optometry first began in the US, what did patient pay for? - -
-
correct answer ✅materials (spectacles), bot services!
- dispensing opticians then only handed out glasses that people
liked the most, they did not refract, etc.
, History of Optometry Exam Questions And
Answers
refracting opticians vs optometrists - - -
correct answer ✅- in the early days of the US, refracting opticians
would hold up lenses until the buyer chose one that seemed to look
the best
- optometrists have systematic way of testing patient's and
refracting to find best Rx
Charles Prentice - - -
correct answer ✅- Father of Modern Optometry
- his father was educated in physics, engineering, and math
- Prentice's rule, schematic eye, laws of cyl lenses, first to measure
dioptric power of lenses
- published Ophthalmic Lenses textbook
- organized the NY optical society -> eventually became AOA
- Believed that legislation was the key to the advance of optometry
- treated with jail time for charging for a refraction
- wrote treatise on states recognizing optometry as a profession
(professional status, recognition, and regulation)
- introduced first bill to define optometry as "refraction, dispensing,
and related services"
- 1901: first licensure law was passed, MN
Answers
when did "optometry" begin? - - -
correct answer ✅- technically early 1900s when first licensure laws
were passed
- theoretically, late 13th century Italy
John McAlister - - -
correct answer ✅- purchases a bushel basket of glasses before
sailing to America in 1783
- started the first optical firm in Philadelphia, PA
*first time optometry appears on American scene
why was the war of 1812 significant to optometry in the US? - - -
correct answer ✅it stopped the import of spectacles for nearly a
decade, so the US started making its own lenses
When optometry first began in the US, what did patient pay for? - -
-
correct answer ✅materials (spectacles), bot services!
- dispensing opticians then only handed out glasses that people
liked the most, they did not refract, etc.
, History of Optometry Exam Questions And
Answers
refracting opticians vs optometrists - - -
correct answer ✅- in the early days of the US, refracting opticians
would hold up lenses until the buyer chose one that seemed to look
the best
- optometrists have systematic way of testing patient's and
refracting to find best Rx
Charles Prentice - - -
correct answer ✅- Father of Modern Optometry
- his father was educated in physics, engineering, and math
- Prentice's rule, schematic eye, laws of cyl lenses, first to measure
dioptric power of lenses
- published Ophthalmic Lenses textbook
- organized the NY optical society -> eventually became AOA
- Believed that legislation was the key to the advance of optometry
- treated with jail time for charging for a refraction
- wrote treatise on states recognizing optometry as a profession
(professional status, recognition, and regulation)
- introduced first bill to define optometry as "refraction, dispensing,
and related services"
- 1901: first licensure law was passed, MN
