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History of eyeglasses

Friday, May 30th, 2008

History of eyeglasses Precursors The first suspected recorded use of a corrective lens may have been by the emperor Nero in the 1st century, who was known to watch the gladiatorial games using an emerald. Corrective lenses were said to be used by Abbas Ibn Firnas in the 9th century.He had devised a ...