A. M. Skeffington
Arthur Marten Skeffington (1890 – 1976) was an American optometrist known to some as "the father of behavioral optometry".[1][2] Skeffington has been credited with co-founding the Optometric Extension Program with E.B. Alexander in 1928.[2] In the mid-1950s, Skeffington first diagrammed his "four circles" model of describing visual processing.[3]
Honors
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) annually awards the Skeffington Award in his honor to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to optometric literature in the areas of vision therapy and vision development.[4]
Furthermore, there is an annual Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium on Vision.[5]
References
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- ↑ http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/sk.htm [Note: Confirms dates of birth and death - "Arthur Marten SKEFFINGTON (M: 1890 - 1976)".
- ↑ a b "A.M. Skeffington, O.D.: The Father of Behavioral Optometry." Template:Webarchive Visionaries (Reprinted from January–December 1991 Issues of Review of Optometry). Retrieved September 19, 2006.
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- ↑ The Skeffington Award, COVD Blog. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ↑ Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium on Vision
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Further reading
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- Sensorimotor Dynamics and Two Visual Systems: Shades of Skeffington & Brock Part 1, The visionhelp blog, 22 May 2011
- Earl P. Schmitt: The Skeffington Perspective of the Behavioral Model of Optometric Data Analysis and Vision Care, AuthorHouse, 2006, Template:ISBN
External links
- The Science of Behavioral Optometry
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