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Between the years 1268 and 1289 eyeglasses first appeared in Pisa, Italy. They were known as spectacles.
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Although articles state that the inventor of eyeglasses is unknown, Salvino D' Armate was documented as the inventor of the first pair of wearable eyeglasses in 1284.
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In 1727,Edward Scarlett invented the modern style of eyeglasses frames, but the frames were not fashionable until the 19th century.
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In 1784, Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal eyeglasses because he was getting older and was having trouble seeing both close-up and far away.
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In 1888, A.E. Fick developed the 1st contact lens.By the end of the 1890s, the invention ceased because the eye was not getting enough oxygen causing additional problems.
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Major changes were made to the contact lens in 1961 making what they are today.
