Bier Norman 1925 2009 (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Clean green cloth with bright gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with B/W photos & drawings. Dust Jacket has a few edge chips & tears: protected in a mylar cover. From the BCLA Obituary "IN THE 1940S, ONLY A HANDFUL OF PRACTITIONERS IN THE UK WERE ENGAGED IN CONTACT LENS PRACTICE BUT FROM THE OUTSET OF HIS CAREER, BIER DEDICATED HIMSELF TO THIS SPECIALITY. A REMARKABLE EARLY ACHIEVEMENT WAS HIS APPLICATION IN 1945 FOR A PATENT RELATING TO THE FENESTRATION OF SCLERAL LENSES. THIS SIMPLE EXPEDIENT. MADE ALL-DAY WEAR OF SCLERAL LENSES THE RULE RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION". Early owner's signature. Medical ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages.…