Eyeglasses

By Mikayla Overturf
  • Feb 10, 1286

    The First Eyeglasses

    The First Eyeglasses
    The first eyeglasses were made in Pisa, Italy in the year 1286 and were made of quartz lenses. Their purpose was to magnify.
  • Feb 10, 1300

    Convex Lenses

    Convex Lenses
    In the 14th century, the Venetians invented convex lenses to help with far-sightedness
  • Feb 10, 1451

    Concave Lenses

    Concave Lenses
    Concave lenses were invented in Germany to fix near-sightedness.

  • Side Arms Addition

    Side Arms Addition
    English optometrist, Edward Scarlett, added side arms to keep the eyeglasses in place.

  • Split Bifocal

    Split Bifocal
    Benjamin Franklin invented the split bifocal lense.

  • Fix for Astigmatism

    Sir George Airy designed the first lense for astigmatism.

  • Trifocal Lense

    Trifocal Lense
    John Hawkins invented the trifocal lense

  • First Contact Lenses

    First Contact Lenses
    Dr. Adolf Eugene Fick of Switzerland invents the first molded contact lenses.

  • Plastic Contact Lenses

    Plastic Contact Lenses
    The first plastic contact lenses were manufactured in 1939.

  • Photochromic Lenses

    Photochromic Lenses
    Photochromic lenses that darken when in contact with UV light were created by Roger Araujo in the 1960s.