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Invisible Vision
The hidden story of Dr. Newton K. Wesley, American contact lens pioneer
As recently as 1940, contact lenses did not exist for Americans. This is the hidden story of the man who brought them into existence, trained doctors and opticians to fix them, and developed the country’s largest contact lens manufacturing company that started the industry. Nobody knows his name or background. Surprise 1: he was born to Japanese immigrant parents who arrived at the turn of the 19th century. Surprise 2: his last name was Wesley. Find other surprises of how he created the market against the odds.
Dr. Wesley gives hope to those starting life and businesses from nothing. A US Citizen who loses everything in WWII, even his wife and two children incarcerated in Japanese American war camps, while he remained free to start a new life and career. A tale of perseverance with a big payoff.
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Roy Wesley, OD, PhD
Author Biography
Roy Wesley is a research scientist and COO at Fermalogic, Inc., a biotech company isolating natural products from soil microbes. He received his AB from Washington University, St. Louis in German and Comparative Literature, MS from Wayne State University in Cell and Molecular Biology, and Ph.D. from CUNY in Cell and Molecular Biology. He also received his Doctor of Optometry degree from New England College of Optometry, Boston. Previously, Dr. Wesley was a senior research investigator at Pfizer (Maywood, NJ and Groton, CT), followed by clinic director at Wesley-Jessen, Inc. and President and Clinic Director National Eye Research Foundation.
Roy has written a biography of his father, Dr. Newton K. Wesley, titled, Invisible Vision: The hidden story of Dr. Newton K. Wesley, American contact lens pioneer. The book describes Dr. Wesley’s role in developing the contact lens industry in the United States and globally. Roy is also writing a memoir of his family’s incarceration during World War II.
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Bee Tree Books
Pacific University Libraries
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Phone: (503) 352-1401
Email: beetree@contact.pacificu.edu
Website: www.lib.pacificu.edu
Author Contact
Roy Wesley
Phone: (773) 206-7917
Email: roy@roywesley.com
Website: www.roywesley.com
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Invisible Vision
The hidden story of Dr. Newton K. Wesley, American contact lens pioneer
By Roy Wesley
CATEGORIES: Optometry / Cultural & Regional Biographies
Pages: 198
Formats: Paperback / Hardcover / eBook
Price: $17.95 (paperback), $24.95 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-945398-05-6 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-945398-07-0 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-945398-08-7 (ebook)
Publisher
Bee Tree Books
Pacific University Libraries
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
Phone: (503) 352-1401
Email: beetree@contact.pacificu.edu
Website: www.lib.pacificu.edu