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The first NZ association of Optometry was formed 1912 however the history of optometry dates back hundreds of years to the earliest theories of vision which were developed in 500BC! Roman tragedian Seneca (4 BC–AD 65) is said to have read "all the books in Rome" by peering through a glass globe of water.
In 1268 Roger Bacon made the first known scientific
commentary on lenses for vision correction.
Salvino D’Armate of Pisa and Alessandro Spina of Florence are often credited
with the invention of spectacles around 1284 but there is no evidence to conclude
this. The first mention of actual glasses is found in a 1289 manuscript when
a member of the Popozo family wrote: "I am so debilitated by age that without
the glasses known as spectacles, I would no longer be able to read or write."
In 1718, Edward Scarlett, a London optician, put arms on eyeglasses to
hold them on the ears.
The first school of Optometry was accredited in 1926.
By 1940, contact lenses were being used and 1970 heralded the advance of
soft contact lenses.
From here Optometry has flown ahead in leaps and bounds and even in the
last three years there have been incredible technical advances in the optometry
profession.
Testing equipment has gone from relying on the optometrist using a simple
ophthalmoscope to check your eye health, to digital retinal cameras which
not only do this but enable a photographic record to be kept on computer
to show up any abnormalities before they become a problem.
Kaiapoi Eye Care has the most up-to-date testing equipment, offering the
best eye care possible. From a Non-contact Tonometer (which measures eye
(inter-ocular) pressure) to an Auto Refractor which gives an automatic
reading prescription. They also have an Auto Kerotometer which measures
the curvature of the eye for contact lenses right through to another machine
which screens for visual deformity.
Advances in frame wear have been almost as spectacular with frames now
being made of titanium and titanium alloys. With the many colours and styles
available, Kaiapoi Eyecare will have just the right pair for you.
