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History of EyeGlasses
Seeing someone wearing eyeglasses today is just as common as seeing a person wearing a scarf during the wintertime. Glasses are a tool that provides vision to most people, regardless of prescription or eye shape. But it wasn’t always this way.
The first wearable glasses appeared in Italy during the 13th century. Primitive glass-blown lenses were set into wooden or leather frames (or occasionally, frames made from animal horns) and then held before the face or perched on the nose.
Glassblowers would make lenses of different thicknesses based on rudimentary vision testing.
After the “over the ear” innovation, new developments with glasses began to speed up.
As the 19th century dawned, glasses were still handcrafted and not available to everyone.
Most notably, styles changed because of the availability and development of strong plastics.
The 20th century also saw the rise of sunglasses. While sunglasses were first innovated in China during the 12th century,
Finally, the 1980s saw the introduction of plastic lenses.
Your glasses are the result of centuries of innovative technology. For more information on finding the right glasses for you, contact us at Ilanga Eyewear
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