How did people see before glasses?

Around 1286 in modern-day Italy, an unknown craftsman fastened two glass lenses to a frame likely made of wood or bone to create the first eyeglasses.

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What Did People Do Before Eyeglasses?

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A round 1286 in modern-day Italy, an unknown craftsman fastened two glass lenses to a frame likely made of wood or bone to create the first eyeglasses. But 1286 is not that long ago in the larger picture of human existence. So how did people with subpar vision get by before there was a convenient LensCrafters to pop into?

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