From reading stones to modern fashion statement. Here are how eyeglasses evolved over 700 years.
• 11th Century World’s first glasses invented in Italy using two convex lenses that pinched onto the bridge of the nose.
• 15th Century Concave lenses introduced for nearsightedness.
• 18th Century Ear temples glasses invented by British opticians.
• 18th Century Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals for combined vision issues.
Written, translated, and illustrated by: Ratchanok T.
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