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Tribute to AM Skeffington and GN Getman, visionary leaders in developmental optometry.

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Optometry

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Behavioral Optometry

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Developmental Optometry

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Optometry & Vision Development

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Vision

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Vision Therapy

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Vision Training

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Vision

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Nearly 100 years ago, a small group of men had a Vision about what Optometry could be…

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Today we honor these men and all those who have followed in making vision therapy what it is today.

A. M. Skeffington: 

A. M. Skeffington

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“ throughout his formative years, Skeff was always planning on ways to make everything better. He was a brash, annoying young pup to my staid relatives, just a ‘dreamer’ to them …” - Mary Jane Skeffington

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Skeffington actually dropped out of high school because he felt that his teachers knew all the answers but none of the questions

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Dr. Skeffington began practicing optometry in Kearney, Nebraska in 1917. At that time, optometry was little more than a “trade”.

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Yet Skeffington understood optometry and vision as much more.

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Skeffington dedicated much of his career to educating optometrists about vision. “Instead of considering vision as something that functioned in isolation as a closed system, he placed it within the context of a live, functioning person.” - Nathan Flax

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Together with Dr. E. B. Alexander, Skeff helped establish the Optometric Extension Program in 1928. “Extension” means reaching out to others, without boundaries.

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Skeffington held to the ‘radical theory’ that vision is a learned skill, and that, through proper training, people could see more efficiently.

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Skeffington’s writings continue to guide and influence us today.

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In honor of the “Father of Behavioral Optometry”, the A. M. Skeffington Award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to optometric literature in the areas of vision therapy and vision development

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Vision

G. N. Getman: 

G. N. Getman

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Dr. G. N. Getman was in private practice in Luverne, MN from 1937 to 1967.

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He took frequent leaves from his practice to work with many of the greats in education, child development and optometry, including Skeffington, Streff, Renshaw, Harmon and many others.

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A most significant experience was the opportunity to work with Arnold Gesell, M.D., at the Yale University Clinic of Child Development from 1946 to 1950.

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Jerry dedicated a great deal of his professional life to working with educators. He served as a consultant to schools across the country.

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Former OEP President J. Baxter Swartout recalled meeting Jerry while still a student and Jerry was lecturing, “His lecture included information about a new procedure called ‘book retinoscopy.’ Several students went back to the college clinic and saw for ourselves the very changes he discussed.”

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“Jerry will always be remembered for his significant contributions to our profession. His philosophy and teachings will continue to be a concrete foundation to all who practice developmental optometry…

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COVD proudly established an annual award in his name in 1971. The G.N. Getman Award, given each year at our annual meeting, is our highest award in clinical recognition.

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“Recipients must meet a demanding list of criteria including a devotion for practicing developmental optometry which exceeds all else. This award will always be an everlasting testimonial to Jerry’s career.” - Former COVD President Stevin Levin, OD

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Vision

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“Optometry now has the courage to strike out. Let none of us fear to venture into this admirable profession. The excitement of it is contagious, the opportunities of it are challenging, and the rewards of it are unlimited…” -AM Skeffington