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For more information about eye health and vision care, contact an Eye CareI acknowledge that I have received and understand instructions on the care and handling of the contact lenses prescribed for me. I have also been informed of the necessity of periodic examinations as recommended by my eye care professional to monitor my eye health and condition of my contact lenses. It is my understanding that improper use and inadequate care of contact lenses can possibly lead to eye irritation, infections, corneal injury and permanent vision loss. [ T H E P A S T , P R E S E N T A N D F U T U R E O F O P T O M E T R Y ]Review of Optometry presents an important series of articles on the people who have made groundbreaking contributions to the contact lens field. This series represents a rare chance for us to truly make a difference. By educating ourselves about the giants on whose shoulders we stand, we make it possible to keep reaching for new heights. By understanding the scientific, social and technical challenges early contact lens pioneers faced, we can motivate and inspire ongoing technological development. And, by exploring the growth of contact lens specialty practices, we can see more clearly the foundation upon which every successful practice is built.As the Chair of the American Optometric Association’s Cornea& Contact Lens Section, I was thrilled when the editors of Review brought this project to me. I am proud to have an opportunity to play a role in documenting our collective history as optometrists and contact lens specialists. Contact lenses, the largest subspecialty in optometry, have shaped our profession. In recent years, optometry’s role in therapeutic care, surgicalcomanagement and other specialty areas has expanded in exciting ways; but contact lenses remain at the core of the optometric practice.The series begins with a look at the early pioneers who brought us the first practical contact lenses. Next, we’ll examine developers of the modern contact lens, contact lens solutions, and our evolving understanding of the requirements of the cornea for successful lens wear. Finally we’ll look at the people who built the first specialty contact lens practices. We’ll cover not only the history but—equally important—what is happening today and tomorrow in optometry.This is primarily a story about optometry. Although many others—ophthalmologists, opticians, Ph.D. scientists, and more—have made great contributions to the field, it is beyond the scope of this project to cover them all.The history of contact lens development is long and rich. As early as the1500s, the world’s best thinkers already had conceived of the basic principles of contact lenses, even if a true contact lens that could be successfully worn on the eye was still centuries away.In the late 1880s, glass contact lenses were invented, but that was followed by nearly four decades of very little technological improvement. By the mid-1930s, a few pioneering individuals were about to change the contact lens in dramatic ways. We start this series with the stories of the men who invented and undertook the early development of the modern contact lens. They paved the way for a largely theoretical concept to become reality and for contact lens wear to become a practical method of refractive correction for millions of people. [ WILLIAM FEINBLOOM, O.D., PH.D. (1904-1985) ] start of a lifelong interest in low vision rehabilitation. William Feinbloom graduated from the now-defunct In 1933, he published a paper about his first 500 Columbia University School of Optometry in 1923, at patients with “subnormal vision.” In 1939, he received a the tender age of 19, and doctorate in physiologic optics. He went on to design began practicing in more telescopes, low-vision microscopes, and other Buffalo, N.Y.
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