Did you know that spectacles have been around for thousands of years? It’s true, even our ancestors viewed spectacles as a necessity, since it can help with vision problems and can help protect people’s eyes from the sun’s harmful rays. We often take this amazing invention for granted, but imagine how life would be if […]
11 Facts about Sunglasses
There’s a lot of history behind a pair of sunglasses; more than you think; and with history comes interesting facts. Here are 11 fun facts about sunglasses: Every 14 second someone in the United States breaks, loses, or sits on a pair of sunglasses. So the next time you do any of these actions, don’t […]
Black History Month Optic Inventors Spotlight
In honor of Black History Month, here are just a few of the African-American optic pioneers who helped pave the way to where we are today: Powell Johnson The history of protective eyewear goes back to a man named Powell Johnson. In 1880, Johnson invented the first eye protectors (patent no. 234,039), which improved upon […]
Sunglasses Make History : The 2015 Winter Classics
Sunglasses have made history during the recent 2015 Winter Classic ice hockey game at Nationals Park in Washington, as Karl Alzner of the Washington Capitals became the first NHL player to sport a pair of sunglasses during a hockey game, indoors or outdoors. The sun was a major concern heading into the game between the […]
The History of New Year’s Eve Glasses
Did you know that those plastic novelty glasses adorned with the numerical shape of the New Year, the ones typically worn at New Year’s Eve parties, have only been around since the 1990’s? It was only a few weeks after New Year’s Day, on the night of January 27th, 1990, when two Seattle musicians, Peter […]