title: Landmarks in the history of optometry.
abstract: This article discusses some selected important events and achievements in the history of optometry. The purpose of the article is not to provide an inclusive, comprehensive list of developments related to optometry, but rather to present a discussion of representative events of significance or of interest. For the last two centuries, emphasis is on developments in the United States.
authors.affiliation: School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. dgoss@indiana.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Goss
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D009907:Optometry / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States