Swann, Peter (1945 - 2021)

Summary

Peter Swann was highly regarded in Australia and internationally for his contributions to the teaching of clinical optometry. He qualified in the United Kingdom, becoming a Fellow of the College of Optometrists. After a short period in private practice, he was appointed Lecturer in optometry at the Queensland Institute (later University) of Technology in 1970. He retired as Associate Professor in 2006. During this period he held numerous visiting teaching appointments in overseas universities and was heavily involved in continuing professional education. Swann published nearly 100 papers, most of them being clinical case reports. His contributions were recognised with a number awards for teaching excellence. He was also named Queensland Optometrist of the year by Optometry Queensland and Honorary Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand.

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Chronology

1970

Career event - Appointed Lecturer in optometry, Queensland Institute of Technology

1992 - 1994

Career position - Editor, Clinical and experimental optometry

1999 - 2007

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Clinical and experimental optometry

2006 -

Career position - Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology

2006

Life event - Retired as Associate Professor on optometry, Queensland University of Technology

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Journal Articles

• Efron, Nathan, 'Associate Professor Peter Swann: supreme optometric clinical educator', Clinical and experimental optometry, 105 (2) (2022), 240-1. https://doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2021.1988823. Details