Keith Clifford Hall was born on 29 March 1910 in Cambridge and educated in Surrey. He left school at 17 and became an optician's apprentice in Bracknell. He studied for the Fellowship in Optometry of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (FSMC) at night school, qualifying in 1931.
Careeredit
Hall began fitting contact lenses in 1934. After World War II he became one of the world’s leading contact lens specialists, and set up the first UK specialist contact lens practice during 1945 at 139 Park Lane in London. With F. Dickinson, he wrote one of the first post-war text books on contact lens, “An Introduction to the Prescribing of Contact Lenses”(1946).
Keith Clifford Hall was one of the first opticians in the world to specialise in contact lens practice. His technique used scleral fitting shells which were modified with wax prior to machining. He also worked with the original Touhy corneal lens.[1] His practice expanded and he moved to larger rooms next door. His consulting rooms on the 6th floor of 140 Park Lane became a centre of excellence for many visiting specialists. He also lectured on contact lens practice around the world. A founder member of the Contact Lens Society, Keith Clifford Hall was President 1947-48 and 1963-64.
Death and legacyedit
Keith Clifford Hall died in Bergen on 16 December 1964.
His work is commemorated by a collection of literature held for reference in the library of the College of Optometrists[2]
He is also commemorated by a plaque at the site of his consulting rooms, 140 Park Lane.[3]
^City of Westminster green plaques . Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
January 01, 1970
keith, clifford, hall, born, march, 1910, cambridge, december, 1964, bergen, british, ophthalmic, optician, pioneer, contact, lenses, born29, march, 1910cambridge, died16, december, 1964bergen, norwayoccupationophthalmic, optician, contents, early, life, caree. Keith Clifford Hall born 29 March 1910 Cambridge d 16 December 1964 Bergen was a British ophthalmic optician and pioneer of contact lenses Keith Clifford HallBorn29 March 1910Cambridge U K Died16 December 1964Bergen NorwayOccupationophthalmic optician Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life editKeith Clifford Hall was born on 29 March 1910 in Cambridge and educated in Surrey He left school at 17 and became an optician s apprentice in Bracknell He studied for the Fellowship in Optometry of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers FSMC at night school qualifying in 1931 Career editHall began fitting contact lenses in 1934 After World War II he became one of the world s leading contact lens specialists and set up the first UK specialist contact lens practice during 1945 at 139 Park Lane in London With F Dickinson he wrote one of the first post war text books on contact lens An Introduction to the Prescribing of Contact Lenses 1946 Keith Clifford Hall was one of the first opticians in the world to specialise in contact lens practice His technique used scleral fitting shells which were modified with wax prior to machining He also worked with the original Touhy corneal lens 1 His practice expanded and he moved to larger rooms next door His consulting rooms on the 6th floor of 140 Park Lane became a centre of excellence for many visiting specialists He also lectured on contact lens practice around the world A founder member of the Contact Lens Society Keith Clifford Hall was President 1947 48 and 1963 64 Death and legacy editKeith Clifford Hall died in Bergen on 16 December 1964 His work is commemorated by a collection of literature held for reference in the library of the College of Optometrists 2 He is also commemorated by a plaque at the site of his consulting rooms 140 Park Lane 3 References edit Contact Lens History http www andrewgasson co uk pioneers clifford hall htm Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Keith Clifford Hall collection http www bcla org uk en membership membership benefits access to free or discounted publications keith clifford hall collection cfm City of Westminster green plaques Westminster City Council Green Plaques Scheme Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith Clifford Hall amp oldid 1111977749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
