A. M. Skeffington

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Arthur Marten Skeffington (1890 - 1976) was an American optometrist known to some as "the father of behavioral optometry".[1][2] Skeffington has been credited as co-founding the Optometric Extension Program with E.B. Alexander in 1928.[2][3] In the mid-1950s, Skeffington first diagrammed his "four circles" model of describing visual processing.[4][5][6]

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  1. ^ http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/sk.htm [Note: Confirms dates of birth and death - "Arthur Marten SKEFFINGTON (M: 1890 - 1976)".
  2. ^ a b "A.M. Skeffington, O.D.: The Father of Behavioral Optometry." Visionaries (Reprinted from January-December 1991 Issues of Review of Optometry) Copyright 1999 Review of Optometry. Accessed September 19,2006.
  3. ^ http://www.opt.indiana.edu/ohs/sample.htm Hindsight: Newsletter of the Optometric Historical Society. Vol. 29, Jul. 1998, No. 3. Accessed September 19, 2006.
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  5. ^ http://www.optometry.co.uk/files/0313084cb96b945351825ca306f9e3d0_holland20020308.pdf#search=%22A.M.%20Skeffington%22
  6. ^ integrate

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