What book is the most influential to you?

[Ladyoptician]

What book in the optical industry has had the most influence on you? I mean, when you got done with it, you said to yourself that you would be a better Optician now. And I don't mean the ones that cover just the beginning basics that tell you how to take a pd or measure for a bifocal, I mean ones that made you understand optics better.

And how much would you sell it to me for!! Hahahahahh

no seriously, pm me.....

[HarryChiling]

Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing, by M Jalie
Lots of info and the basics are covered really fast assumeing an understanding of it so that you can get to the advanced stuff which the majority of the book deals with. Lots of visual examples in color and formulas with examples to follow along. (also has a CD that acompanies the book)

Geometrical, Physical, and Visual Optics, by M Keating
Lots of great info, advanced reading and explores optics on another level. Lots of work with matrixs and derivations of commonly used formulas. Great read you won't want to put this one down and when you are done you could smoke the competition with your knowledge.

I would never sell you either of these books, they are too invaluable to me, which is a testament to their quality.

[Fezz]

I guess that I would say System for Ophthalmic Dispensing by Borish/Brooks. This classic text covers just about everything an optician would need. It gets technical, but not too technical. Easy read. Some consider it the Optical Bible.

[Darryl Meister]

I own a lot (http://www.opticampus.com/tools/catalog.php) of books, but I can tell you that the most comprehensive and well-written are:

System for Ophthalmic Dispensing by Brooks & Borish for general dispensing.

Clinical Optics by Fannin & Grosvenor for ophthamlic optics.

Introduction to Visual Optics by Tunnacliffe for visual optics.

Understanding Lens Surfacing by Brooks for general surfacing.

However, my two favorite books of all time, Morgan's The Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses and Bausch & Lomb's Job Coach for Prescription Shop Operations, have been out-of-print for many years.

[LENNY]

Children Highlights magazine!

[Fezz]

Lenny-


Goofus or Gallant?

[HarryChiling]

Bausch & Lomb's Job Coach for Prescription Shop Operations

Nice illustrations, I came across one about 1 1/2 years ago on a website for $20.00 and bought it and to my suprise I saw one on ebay go for quite a bit of money not too long ago, and low and behold Darryl Meister snatched it up for a pretty penny. I got to admit that it is a great book.

PS - If anyone is interested in this book PM me. ;)

[Ladyoptician]

Thanks for all the great replies! I'm getting excited about getting a hold of some of these! Some I already have, but there are several I don't!

[Framebender]

his 1897 "Optician's Manual" by C. H. Brown MD when I left home. I've still have it and have read it many times. Other books that have influenced me along the way include "The Art of Seeing" by Aldous Huxley, "How To Succeed In Optometry" by Dr Ralph Barstow and my 1932 edition of "Opthalmic Lenses" by Emsley & Swaine. I recently purchased a 1907 edition of "Clinics In Optometry" also by Dr C. H. Brown. I haven't started it yet, but that's my next project.

Its good to know that I'm not the only one who likes these books. I hope you're all having fun and making money!!

:cheers:

[lensgrinder]

However, my two favorite books of all time, Morgan's The Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses ...

This has become my favorite book. I found it at school and once I started reading it I could not put it down. It is now on my shelf.

Most of my others have been covered in this thread already, but my other favorite is
Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing, by M Jalie and his paperback edition is great too.
I also recently borrowed Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics, by Darryl Meister. I know you said you did not want ones that covers basics, but it is a great book non the less.

[OPTIDONN]

1. Emsley & Swaine Ophthalmic lenses
2. Jalie Ophthalmic lenses and dispensing
3. Fanin & Grosvenor Clinical Optics
4. Meister Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics (not to sound too butt kissy but this book clarified more than a few 'complicated' topics)

[Laurie]

Aww, let's not forget Russell Stimson's "Ophthalmic Dispensing"....dry writing style, but I still love that book.

And, while we're listing, how about Margaret Dowaliby, "Practical Aspects of Ophthalmic Optics". I believe our very own Darryl Meister (MeisterRama) co-authored a reprint of this?

(geek)

: )

Laurie

[Darryl Meister]

And, while we're listing, how about Margaret Dowaliby, "Practical Aspects of Ophthalmic Optics". I believe our very own Darryl Meister (MeisterRama) co-authored a reprint of this?
I helped her out a bit with the fourth edition of her book, and had agreed to co-author the next (fifth) edition with her. However, she wasn't very happy with her new publisher (Elsevier bought Butterworth-Heinemann), so I don't know that she will pursue another edition at this point.

[Ladyoptician]

This has become my favorite book. I found it at school and once I started reading it I could not put it down. It is now on my shelf.

Most of my others have been covered in this thread already, but my other favorite is
Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing, by M Jalie and his paperback edition is great too.
I also recently borrowed Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics, by Darryl Meister. I know you said you did not want ones that covers basics, but it is a great book non the less.


I got Morgan's The Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses and Fanin & Grosvenor Clinical Optics coming any day now!!