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'''Eye glasses''', or spectacles, a pair of lenses used to improve vision, were invented in Italy in the late 1280's. At this early stage, they took the form of pince-nez (pinching the nose to stay in place) or were simply held up to the eyes by hand. At first, eyeglasses treated only presbyopia, or farsightedness, as convex lenses were used. Eyeglasses using concave lenses to treat myopia (nearsightedness) were in use by the early 1500's. |
'''Eye glasses''', or spectacles, a pair of [[lenses]] used to improve vision, were invented in [[Italy]] in the late [[13th century|1280's]]. At this early stage, they took the form of pince-nez (pinching the nose to stay in place) or were simply held up to the eyes by hand. At first, eyeglasses treated only presbyopia, or farsightedness, as convex lenses were used. Eyeglasses using concave lenses to treat myopia (nearsightedness) were in use by the early [[16th century|1500's]]. Modern frames using arms that hook over the ears were not invented until the 18th century. |
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== External Links == |
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* [http://www.larsdatter.com/eyeglasses.htm Eyeglasses and Spectacles in the 14th-16th Centuries] |
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* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=378 Atlantian A&S Links: Eyeglasses] |
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 10 September 2007
Eye glasses, or spectacles, a pair of lenses used to improve vision, were invented in Italy in the late 1280's. At this early stage, they took the form of pince-nez (pinching the nose to stay in place) or were simply held up to the eyes by hand. At first, eyeglasses treated only presbyopia, or farsightedness, as convex lenses were used. Eyeglasses using concave lenses to treat myopia (nearsightedness) were in use by the early 1500's. Modern frames using arms that hook over the ears were not invented until the 18th century.
