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AOA announces 2016 hall of fame inductees
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The American Optometric Association and Optometry Cares—The AOA Foundation congratulate three AOA member doctors of optometry selected for induction into the National Optometry Hall of Fame.
The 2016 inductees are: Louis Catania, OD; the late Joseph Babcock Sr., OD; and Richmond Lewis Scott, OD.
Catania, a Primary Care Optometry News Editorial Board member, was a pioneer in postgraduate residency education and the expansion of the scope of optometry to diagnose and treat eye disease, according to the press release. He has provided his expertise in primary care optometry to 49 states and 32 countries in the areas of legislative, statutory, education and clinical care. Catania also volunteers for a number of community and humanitarian missions.
Louis Catania
Babcock worked to gain parity within the armed services and helped in securing draft deferments for optometric students. He was instrumental in the Optometry Corps bill presented to the House of Representatives and the formation of an optometry section in the Medical Service Corps within each branch of the armed services, according to the press release.
Joseph Babcock, Sr.
Scott was a strong proponent of mandatory continuing education for health care providers and was the key proponent of legislation in Indiana to require continuing education for optometrists, according to the AOA. He spoke at all 12 optometric societies to expand the use of pharmaceutical agents that served optometry until the passage of a new therapeutic law.
Richmond Lewis Scott
The inductees will be honored at a ceremony during Optometry’s Meeting in Boston, June 30.