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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005737b.htm person Noack Donald Bruce AACR2 27 March 1933 28 June 2012 Place of Birth Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Optometrist Don Noack was an optometrist whose skill in mathematics and writing computer software made him pioneer in contact lens design, manufacture and fitting. For nearly 50 years he ran his own practice as well as researching different types of lenses. He used programmable calculators in solving the problem of accuracy and repeatability in the manufacture of lenses, a particular difficulty with lathe cut soft lenses. His work with Penrhyn Thomas at the International Optical Company resulted in a patent for the world's first prism-free soft toric lens, designed to address problems associated with corneal oedema. Noack and Steve Newman developed and patented the first back-surface, reverse prism soft toric lens that became the industry standard of soft toric design and is still used. Other innovations included the BE and KBA lenses, developed with John Mountford. Noack published several papers on changes in corneal shape. The Don Noack Award is the life membership award of the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania. 1954 1954 Education - Diploma of Optometry, State Optometry Board, Western Australia 1962 1963 Career position - President, Optometrists Association of Western Australia 1989 1989 Patent - Improved contact lens design [31810/1989. With Steve Newman] 1996 1996 Patent - Application: Apparatus and method for moulding contact lenses [45326/1996. With Stephen Newman] 2010 2010 Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia Noack, Donald Bruce (19330327-20120628)

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 'Noack, Donald Bruce (Don)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Noack, Donald Bruce (Don) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Journal Article: Don Noack (1933 - 2012) a profile of a lens innovator and pioneer Mountford, John Don Noack (1933 - 2012) a profile of a lens innovator and pioneer 2015 Clinical and Experimental Optometry 98 194-6