1. Pam Trobiano THE INVENTION OF SPECTACLES

2. WHAT ARE SPECTACLES? Eye Protection Vision Correction Includes safety glasses and sunglasses

3. TYPES Corrective, Reading, Bifocal, Trifocal, Progressive, Adjustable Lenses, Safety

4. WHO?

5. DEVELOPMENTS Held in front of eyes or balances on the nose Printing Press

6. 1700S  Made by hand  Invention of side pieces  Bifocals  Popular styles included bifocals, Martin’s Margins, Wig spectacles, and scissor spectacles.  Scissor Spectacles Scissor Spectacles

7.  Lorgnette 1800S

8. 1900 - 1950

9. 1950- TODAY

10. CONTACT LENSES

11.  http://www.museumofvision.org/exhibitions/?key=44&subkey =4&relkey=35 http://www.museumofvision.org/exhibitions/?key=44&subkey =4&relkey=35  http://www.glasseshistory.com/glasses-inventor/salvino-d- armate/ http://www.glasseshistory.com/glasses-inventor/salvino-d- armate/  http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/glass_3.ht m http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/glass_3.ht m  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses RESOURCES