My fifty years in ophthalmic standards

I believe that optometry has gained tremendously from its involvement in the standards process. It enables us to reach out and become involved with other disciplines with which we might not otherwise develop relationships. We learn from the process and from these other disciplines, and what we learn is brought into our professional database through the educational process. It is important that we contribute our knowledge and skills to the development of standards because it is a way in which we can show others what we know and also provide meaningful leadership. I have every reason to believe that our participation in standards will be as satisfying in the future as it has been in the past.