For what purpose was the Chinese emperor believed to have worn spectacles
in 2283BC? Right Ans - Knowledge and authority
Since the first lenses were plus or convex, what were they used for? Right
Ans - Reading glasses
"Here lies the inventor of spectacles" The famous tombstone is an early record
documenting the use of spectacles, and can be found on whose tombstone?
Right Ans - Salvino d'Armate
What were some of the materials that the earliest frames were made from?
Right Ans - Bone, Leather, Wood
When were the first minus lenses introduced? Right Ans - 16th Century
Toric lenses were introduced when? Right Ans - 19th century
Early Spectacles did not have sidepieces/temples. How were they secured to
the head? Right Ans - With a type of chain or cord with weights on the end
draped over the tops of the ears
Who was credited with designing frames that included temples? Right Ans
- Edward Scarlett
A-Ab Right Ans - A lack of, away from
A-An Right Ans - Without
Ad Right Ans - Toward
Aden/o Right Ans - Pertaining to a gland
Aniso Right Ans - Unequal
Ante Right Ans - Before, in front of
Anti Right Ans - Against
,Bi Right Ans - Two
Bleph Right Ans - Pertaining to the eyelids
Carcin Right Ans - Cancerous
Cephal Right Ans - Pertaining to the head or brain
Chrom Right Ans - With color
Cil/o Right Ans - Pertaining to the eyelashes
Circum Right Ans - Around
Contra Right Ans - Opposed to, against
Core Right Ans - Pertaining to the pupil
Crani Right Ans - Skull
Cut Right Ans - Skin
Cyclo Right Ans - Pertaining to the ciliary body
Cyst Right Ans - Bladder or sac
Cyto Right Ans - Cell
Dacry Right Ans - Pertaining to the lacrimal system
Derm Right Ans - Skin
Di Right Ans - Two
Dys Right Ans - Bad, Painful
Ecto Right Ans - Outward, Outside
, En-Em Right Ans - Inward, Inside
Endo Right Ans - Inside
Epi Right Ans - Outer
Ex Right Ans - Out
Exo Right Ans - Out
Extra Right Ans - Outside
Hemi Right Ans - Half
Hem/o Right Ans - Blood
Hetero Right Ans - Different
Hist/o Right Ans - Tissue
Hydr/a/o Right Ans - Water
Hyper Right Ans - Above, an excess of , upward
Hypo Right Ans - Under, a deficiency of, downward
Im/In Right Ans - In, or not
Infra Right Ans - Below
Inter Right Ans - Between
Intra Right Ans - Within
Irido Right Ans - Pertaining to the iris
Kera/t/to Right Ans - Pertaining to the cornea
Lacri Right Ans - Tears
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