Chinese mEmperor mused mspectacles; mWhen mand mwhy. m- m✔✔He mused mthem mas
ma mbadge mof mknowledge mand mauthority mand ma msign mof maffluence. m2283 mB.C.
When mwas mthe mfirst mdefinite mproof mof mglasses mand mwho mwas mthe mpioneer mlens
mdesigner m- m✔✔13th mCentury m(1268) mand mit mwas mRoger mBacon, man menglish
mmonk mphilosopher.
What mcentury mwere mtoric mlenses mintroduced? mand mby mwho? m- m✔✔19th mCentury
m(1840-1844) mBy mSuscipi
Early mon, mwhat mwere mrich mpeoples mglasses mlike mcompared mto mpoor? m- m✔✔The
mwealthy mprobably mhad mthem mframed min mgold mor msterling msilver mand mcarried min
ma mleather mcovered, msilk-lined mcase, mmen mhad mmonocles mor mlorgnettes, mrich
mwomen mused mengraved mhandheld mglasses. mWhile mthe mpoor mused mready mmade
msteel mrimmed mglasses mthat mgo maround mthe mear.
What mwere msome mof mthe mmaterials mthat mthe mfirst mframes mwere mmade mfrom m-
m✔✔metal, mwood, mor mleather, mhorn mor mbone
Frame mEvolution m- m✔✔- mStarted mwith mjust mrivets min mthe mlenses mwith ma mhinged
mbridge mto mhold mthem mon mthe mbridge mof mthe mnose
-then madding mtemporal msides mof mthe mlenses mthat mincluded mchains mor mcords mwith
ma mtype mof mweight mat mthe mend mto mdrape mover mthe mears mto mhelp mstabilize mthe
mlenses
- mthen mthey madded ma mframe mto mcontain mthe mlenses m(fronts monly)
-Around m1677-1743 mthey mdesigned mtemples, mthe mfirst mones mwere mshort mand
mstiff mand mpressed mon mthe mside mof mthe mhead mabove mthe mears. m30 myrs mlater
, mthey minvented msome mthat mwere mlonger mand mdesigned mwith ma mhinge min mthe
mmiddle, mthis mchange madded mcomfort mand mstability mto mthe mspectacles.
- m1st mwere mround, mthen mfollowed mby msquare mand moval min m1830's
- mthen mbetter mmaterial mlike mgold, msilver, msteel, mbaleen, mbrass, mtortoiseshell
What mis mlifestyle mdispensing? m- m✔✔In maddition mto mfashion mand mcosmetic
mdispensing, mthere mis mlifestyle mdispensing. mThis mis mwhen mthe mobject mis mto
mprovide mspectacles mand m/or mcontacts mto mmeet ma mvariety mof mvisual mlifestyle
mneeds msuch mas msun mprotection, msports mvision, mor mspecialized mtasks.
When mdid mthe mknowledge mof mapplication mof moptics mbegin mto mprogress mand mwho
mis mgiven mcredit mto mdoing mso? m- m✔✔the m1800's
F.C. mDonders mM.D. mwith mhis mtext mAccomodation mand mRefraction mof mthe mEye"
msparked minterest mof mphysicians mconcerning mthe mexamination mof mthe meye mand
mthe mprescribing mof mspectacle mlenses
Starting mwhen mwas mthere ma mdistinction mof mthe m2 mtypes mof mopticians mand mwhat
mwere mthey? m- m✔✔Starting maround mthe m20th mcentury msome mopticians mchose mto
mspecialize min mthe mfabrication mof mspectacles mand mwere mknown mas m"prescription
mopticians", mtoday mknown mas mdispensing mopticians. mThe mother mwere mreferred mto
m"refracting mopticians" mas mthey mprovided msight mtesting min maddition mto mproviding
mspectacles. mRefracting mopticians mwanted mto mestablish mthemselves mas ma mlegal
mentity mand mselected mthe mname m"optometry" mfor mtheir mprofession.
When mwere mexclusive mtitles mclassified? m- m✔✔In m1942 mthe mDepartment mof
mDefense mwanted man mexclusive mtitle mto mclassify mand mcategorize mthe mvarious
moccupations mthat mdealt mwith mprescription mspectacles. mCharles mSheard mselected
mthe mword m"opticianry" mand mdefined mit mas m"the mart mand mscience mof moptics mas
mapplied mto mthe mcompounding, mfilling, mand madapting mof mophthalmic mprescriptions,
mproducts mand maccessories.
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