A Short Summary on the History and Development of Optometry in the Asia-Pacific DOCX

Title	A Short Summary on the History and Development of Optometry in the Asia-Pacific
Author	Vänce Eridani
Pages	16
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History and Development of Optometry in the Asia- Pacific Eridani, Vance Christian F. Emilio Aguinaldo College- Cavite Optometry in Philippines Optometry was first regularized during the early 1900s in the Philippines and can be considered as the oldest in the Asia- Pacific. While early spectacles w...

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History and Development of Optometry in the Asia- Pacifc Eridani, Vance Christan F. Emilio Aguinaldo College- Cavite Optometry in Philippines Optometry was frst regularized during the early 1900s in the Philippines and can be considered as the oldest in the Asia- Pacifcc hile early spectacles were ordered in Europe by wealthy Filipinos, the earliest lens laboratory was established in Manila by RcMc Clarkc Early optometrists were practicing without technical training and so paved the way for a regulatory law in 1917c The information on optometry in the Philippines can be summarized as follows: Has the oldest background of optometry in Asia The frst optometry clinic was established in 1902 The earliest and only known provider of refraction and spectacles was Drc Jose Rizal Began as craft, then a trade, and a profession Regulatory Laws Passed Optometry Law of 1917- The frst regulatory law in optometry in the Philippines Republic Act No. 1998- Passed in 1957; the second regulatory law that amended the Optometry Law of 1917 Revised Optometry Law of 1995 (Republic Act No. 8050)- the current law that updated and modernized many aspects of optometry including the use of diagnostic pharmaceutical and a six-year optometry educationc Introduction and History of Optometry Compilation of History and Development of Optometry 2020 Eridani, VcCc (2020)...