title: William Feinbloom
text: # William Feinbloom
  
  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.
  
  In 1936, he introduced a glass-plastic design contact lens, making them lighter and more convenient than the existing glass-blown lenses.
  
  The Southern California College of Optometry makes an annual award in Feinbloom's name for a student showing outstanding clinical patient care.
  
  The Pennsylvania College of Optometry's clinic, The Eye Institute, operates the William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center.
  
  