A.M. Skeffington
Encyclopedia
Arthur Marten Skeffington (1890 - 1976) was an American optometrist known to some as "the father of behavioral optometry
". Skeffington has been credited as co-founding the Optometric Extension Program
with E.B. Alexander in 1928. In the mid-1950s, Skeffington first diagrammed his "four circles" model of describing visual processing
.
Behavioral optometry
Behavioral optometry is an expanded area of optometric practice that claims to use a "holistic" approach to the treatment of vision and vision information processing problems. The practice of behavioral optometry incorporates various vision therapy methods and has been characterized as a...
". Skeffington has been credited as co-founding the Optometric Extension Program
Optometric Extension Program
The Optometric Extension Program is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of optometry through the gathering and dissemination of information on vision. The mission of OEP is to advance human progress through research and education on vision, the...
with E.B. Alexander in 1928. In the mid-1950s, Skeffington first diagrammed his "four circles" model of describing visual processing
Visual processing
Visual processing is the sequence of steps that information takes as it flows from visual sensors to cognitive processing. The sensors may be zoological eyes or they may be cameras or sensor arrays that sense various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum....
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External links
- http://www.optometry.co.uk/files/0313084cb96b945351825ca306f9e3d0_holland20020308.pdf#search=%22Skeffington%2C%20optometry%22
- http://bchs.kearney.net/BTales_198510.html