Anthony Adams (optometrist)


Anthony J. Adams is an Australian-American optometrist. He is an emeritus professor of optometry and vision science at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry, where he also served as dean from 1992–2001.

Early life and career

Anthony Adams spent his childhood in Kew, Victoria and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Melbourne in December 1962. In the same year he got a license in optometry from the Victorian College of Optometry. In 1963 he got an invitation to move to Indiana University Bloomington to obtain a Ph.D. under the supervision of Gordon Heath. In 1967 he joined the faculty of the UC Berkeley School of Optometry as an assistant professor. Adams is editor-in-chief for Optometry and Vision Science.