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William Feinbloom (born Brooklyn 1904, died 1985) was an American optometrist considered to be a pioneer in the field of low vision, visual rehabilitation, and the development of low vision devices. [1] [2] In 1936, he introduced a glass-plastic design contact lens, making them lighter and more convenient than the existing glass-blown lenses ...
Acuvue lenses got their start at Frontier Contact Lens Company, founded in Buffalo, New York in 1959 by Dr. Allen Isen, George Sitterle, and Dr. William Feinbloom. [2] Its early growth was attributed to its highly successful toric lens. In 1962, Seymour Marco joined the venture and Frontier moved its operations to Jacksonville, Florida. [3]
The company was established in 1919 by the Feinbloom Brothers as "Knickerbocker Knitting Company." [3] The company soon signed an agreement with the Michigan Wolverines to produce uniforms for their teams. In the 1930s the company was renamed "Champion Knitting Mills Inc.", producing sweatshirts and hoodies.
In 1936, optometrist William Feinbloom introduced a hybrid lens composed of glass and plastic, [21] and in 1937 it was reported that some 3,000 Americans were already wearing contact lenses. [22] In 1939, Hungarian ophthalmologist Dr.István Györffy produced the first fully plastic contact lens. [23]
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William E. Simon (January 28, 1974) – Head of Federal Energy Administration ("Energy Czar") under Nixon and later Secretary of the Treasury ("Money Czar") under Nixon and Ford. Generally depicted seated in throne-like chair with at most nose and pipe visible, referred to by staff as "Your Czarship" or "Your Exchequership".
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Feinbloom suggested that instead of bothering to incorporate a new organization in the state of Massachusetts, the group take the name of the old and then defunct Physicians for Social Responsibility and use it. They did. This newly reinvigorated organization took off soon after.