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Glasses are invented between 1268-1289. Believed to be made in Italy. First, only munks and professors wore them.
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He created a painting of early monks using glasses to read ans copy manuscripts.
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Glasses started selling more often for vision purposes. they realized vision started to dicline at the age 30. Florence, Italy, was the leader in selling glasses.
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In the 1700's, German became a huge player in the glasses industry.
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He started making glasses look more modern.
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He invented the bifocal lenses.
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The lorgnette was developed in the 1800's with a pair of glasses with a handle.
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Developed the first lenses for correcting astigmatism.
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The monocles were invented in the 1800's, and then became popular with German and Russia in the 1900's.
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Now, glasses are evolving. We use them for fasion and medical reasons.
