Hindsight_54_2_FINAL.pdf HINDSIGHT Journal of Optometry History Publication of the Optometric Historical Society Volume 54 Number 2 Fall 2023 HINDSIGHT: Journal of Optometry History P-ISSN 2374 3271 E-ISSN 2374-328X Fall, 2023 Volume 54, Number 2 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 Bernard Grolman, inventor of the Non-contact tonometer. (photo from Archives and Museum of Optometry) HINDSIGHT: Journal of Optometry History 31 HINDSIGHT Journal of Optometry History Publication of the Optometric Historical Society Volume 54 Number 2 Fall 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS35 44 49 News 32 Editorials From the Editor 33 David A. Goss, O.D., PhD Guest Editorial 34 Viktoria Davis. O.D. Letter to the Editor 35 Larry Baitch, O.D., PhD Articles The History of Optometry Journals from a Bibliometric Perspective 36 Jason J. Nichols, PhD, MPH, OD; Philip B. Morgan, PhD, BSc(Hons); Lyndon W. Jones, DSc, PhD, BSc(Hons); Nathan Efron, PhD, DSc, BSc(Optom) Tonometry Through Time 44 Carol B. Parker, OD, and Kara L. Tison, OD The History of the Passage of Legislation Authorizing the Alabama 49 Board of Optometric Scholarship Awards John F. Amos, OD, MS, DOS Three Eye and Vision Care History Organizations: Their Emphases, 61 Activities, and How to Get Involved David A. Goss, OD, PhD; Charles E. Letocha, MD; John Dixon Salt, BSc, FCOptom; Tony Chahine, OD Blast From the Past Papers Dr. Bess Coleman, Optometrist: Kentuckian, Chicagoan, and Pioneer 64 Karli Clark, B.S. All Eyes on Her: Celebrating Women in Low Vision History 66 Trevor Phillips, B.A. The Development of the InfantSEE Program 69 Jessica Palmer s Book Reviews How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap: Odd Excursions Into Optics 70 David A. Goss, OD, PhD As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing 71 David A. Goss, OD, PhD Israel Dvorine Bernard Grolman George Robert (Bob) Crosby, OD 70 How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap: Odd Excursions Into Optics. Stephen R. Wilk.