(This reference presents thousands of ocular terms of inte...)
This reference presents thousands of ocular terms of interest to optometrists, visual scientists, ophthalmologists and opticians. The coverage includes: ocular pharmacology; ocular genetics; ocular implant lenses; physical and geometrical optics.
Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical Terms, 5e
(This Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical Te...)
This Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical Terms has been completely updated to include more than 400 new terms on optics and refractive surgery. It contains a convenient appendix on key therapeutic drugs, listed by both generic and trade names to aid in the quick retrieval of information. Emphasis is placed on succinct definition rather than on encyclopedic elaboration. This solid reference has earned recognition among optometrists, students, paraoptometric assistants, and opticians as a comprehensive listing of ophthalmic terms used in daily practice. Included with the book is a CD-ROM, containing the entire text, which provides easy searching and quick reference in a conveniently portable format.
Henry W Hofstetter, American Optometrist, educator. Research on graphical analysis of relationship between accommodation and convergence of eyes and application to clinical techniques, accommodation fatigue and age-amplitude relationships, heredity in astigmatism, stereopsis, international optometric edn.
Background
Hofstetter was born on September 10, 1914, the 8th of eleven children born to Swiss and German immigrants. His father, Kaspar Hofstetter, was a farmer from Switzerland while his mother Augusta Kresin Hofstetter was from West Prussia. He grew up on a farm in Huntsburg, Ohio with three brothers and seven sisters.
Education
Student, Western Reserve University, 1933. Student, Kent State University, 1933. Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1939.
Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1942. D.Optometric Science, Los Angeles College Optometry, 1954.
D.Optometric Science, Massachusetts College Optometry, 1968. Doctor of Science, Pennsylvania College Optometry, 1969. D.Sci., University Waterloo, Canada, 1977.
D.Sci., State University of New York, 1991.
Career
Foreign two years he taught all eight grades in a one room schoolhouse and worked as a janitor in Middlefield, Ohio. Hofstetter was an instructor and associate professor at Ohio State until December 1948, when he moved his family to Los Angeles to take the position of dean of the Los Angeles College of Optometry effective January 1949. In 1952 he founded the optometry school at Indiana University, later establishing the Doctor of Philosophy program
He authored two books and more than 500 articles
Retirement and death
In 1980 Hofstetter decided to retire from full-time work, but continued to advise 15 master"s and 11 Doctor of Philosophy students. In 1960 he published a book called the Dictionary of Visual Science which he helped revise four times, the last as the Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical Terms in 2000, the fifth edition
He also worked as a consultant for the National Academy of Science, the United States Public Health Service, the United States Air Force, and the National Science Foundation.
Fellow Optometric History Society (president 1970-1974). Member Illuminating Engineering Society, American Optometric Association (distinguished member, past president, Apollo award 1973, Distinguished Service award 1991), South African Optometric Association (chairman commission on education 1980), American Academy Optometry (Charles F. Prentice medal 1976), Association Schools and Colleges Optometry (past president), Indiana Public Health Foundation (president 1988).
Interests
Avocation: research on graphical analysis of relationship between accommodation and convergence of eyes and application to clinical techniques, accommodation fatigue and age-amplitude relationships, heredity in astigmatism, stereopsis, international optometric education.
Connections
Married Frances Jane Elder, July 5, 1941. Children— Ann Kresin, Susan Claire.
the Orion Award; the Year award; Two awards; the Prentice Medal
In 1991, Hofstetter was awarded the International Optometrist of the Year award by the International Optometric and Optical League. He was given Distinguished Service by the World Council of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and the Indiana Optometric Association. He also received both the Prentice Medal and the Orion Award. He is a member of the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
Two awards from the Indiana chapter of the American Council of the Blind are named for Hofstetter. The Hank Hofstetter Opportunity Grant assists blind individuals, while the Hofstetter Award recognizes outstanding contributions to blind citizens in the state.
the Orion Award; the Year award; Two awards; the Prentice Medal
In 1991, Hofstetter was awarded the International Optometrist of the Year award by the International Optometric and Optical League. He was given Distinguished Service by the World Council of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and the Indiana Optometric Association. He also received both the Prentice Medal and the Orion Award. He is a member of the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
Two awards from the Indiana chapter of the American Council of the Blind are named for Hofstetter. The Hank Hofstetter Opportunity Grant assists blind individuals, while the Hofstetter Award recognizes outstanding contributions to blind citizens in the state.
the Orion Award; the Year award; Two awards; the Prentice Medal
In 1991, Hofstetter was awarded the International Optometrist of the Year award by the International Optometric and Optical League. He was given Distinguished Service by the World Council of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and the Indiana Optometric Association. He also received both the Prentice Medal and the Orion Award. He is a member of the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
Two awards from the Indiana chapter of the American Council of the Blind are named for Hofstetter. The Hank Hofstetter Opportunity Grant assists blind individuals, while the Hofstetter Award recognizes outstanding contributions to blind citizens in the state.
the Orion Award; the Year award; Two awards; the Prentice Medal
In 1991, Hofstetter was awarded the International Optometrist of the Year award by the International Optometric and Optical League. He was given Distinguished Service by the World Council of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and the Indiana Optometric Association. He also received both the Prentice Medal and the Orion Award. He is a member of the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
Two awards from the Indiana chapter of the American Council of the Blind are named for Hofstetter. The Hank Hofstetter Opportunity Grant assists blind individuals, while the Hofstetter Award recognizes outstanding contributions to blind citizens in the state.