Hindsight_54_1 - Final for IU ScholarWorks.pdf HINDSIGHT Journal of Optometry History Publication of the Optometric Historical Society Volume 54 Number 1 Spring 2023 HINDSIGHT: Journal of Optometry History P-ISSN 2374 3271 E-ISSN 2374-328X Spring, 2023 Volume 54, Number 1 Editor: David A. Goss, OD, PhD School of Optometry Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 dgoss@indiana.edu Contributing Editors: John Amos, OD, MS, DOS School of Optometry University of Alabama Birmingham, AL 35233 eyedoc@uab.edu Chair Lilien Vogl, OD drvogl@cox.net Editor David A. Goss, OD, PhD dgoss@indiana.edu Members Maria Armandi, O.D. marmandi@salus.edu Taylor Babcock, O.D. tdbabcock@gmail.com Linda Casser, OD lcasser@salus.edu Viktoria Davis, OD viktoria@davismn.net W. Howard McAlister, OD, MPH mcal@umsl.edu Raymond I. Myers, OD rimyersod@gmail.com Carol Parker, OD drparker4564@gmail.com Jennifer Reilly, O.D., MSc reillyj@neco.edu Sara Warsing swarsing28@midwestern.edu Optometry Cares® - The AOA Foundation Molly Brown Program Manager mbrown@aoa.org Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History publishes material on the history of optometry and related topics. As the official publication of the Optometric Historical Society (OHS), a program of Optometry Cares®-The AOA Foundation, Hindsight supports the mission and purpose of the OHS. ON THE COVER The official publication of the OHS, published quarterly since its beginning, was previously titled Newsletter of the Optometric Historical Society, 1970- 1991 (volumes 1-22), and Hindsight: Newsletter of the Optometric Historical Society, 1992-2006 (volumes 22-37). Use of the current title, Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History, began in 2007 with volume 38, number 1. The electronic edition and digital copies of all back issues, indexes, and additional information about the journal are available at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/hindsight/issue/archive. Manuscripts can be submitted for publication at the journal website (https:// scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/hindsight). Alternatively, a Microsoft Word document can be submitted by email to the editor: dgoss@indiana.edu. OHS Committee 2023 Unveiling of the historical marker honoring the McAllister family optical legacy in Philadelphia, August 21, 2022. The youngest McAllister family member, Juniper McAllister, unveils the marker with the help of her father. The article in this issue by Dr. Ron Ferrucci describes the cooperative efforts of ophthalmologists, opticians, optometrists, and others in making this marker possible. (Image courtesy Salus University) HINDSIGHT: Journal of Optometry History 1 HINDSIGHT Journal of Optometry History Publication of the Optometric Historical Society Volume 54 Number 1 Spring 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS4 10 23 News 2 Editorials From the Editor 3 David A. Goss, O.D., PhD Articles The Story of the Historical Marker Honoring the 4 McAllister Family Ophthalmic Legacy Ron Ferrucci, OD Important Happenings in Optometry One Hundred Years Ago 10 David A. Goss, OD, PhD The Authorization for the Original Optometry 15 Practice Act in the State of Alabama John F. Amos, OD, MS, DOS Development of Optometry in Taiwan 23 Helen Liaw, OD, and George C. Woo, OD, PhD Biographical Sketches George Crow, O.D., Pioneer in Optometric 26 Vision Therapy David A. Goss, O.D., PhD Book Reviews Israel: A foreign-born optometrist looks back 29 at his American Dream Lynn M. Brandes, OD McAllister historical marker unveiling. Some 1922 AOA meeting attendees. Dr. George Woo. 26 Dr. George Crow.