Open AccessOptometry and the Department of Veterans Affairs
Author(s) -
Robert D. Newcomb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hindsight
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-3271
pISSN - 2374-3263
DOI - 10.14434/hindsight.v51i3.31067
Subject(s) - veterans affairs , optometry , work (physics) , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering
This paper discusses the history of optometry in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), starting from minimum involvement and developing into an extensive level of activity benefiting both the profession of optometry and the VA. The author also recounts experiences which led him to a career in optometric education and work in VA optometry.