Peeking at the History of Vision Correction

PEEKING AT THE HISTORY OF VISION CORRECTION ROMAN 20 AD philosopher Seneca uses globe of water to magnify text GLASS SPHERE 1000s set on materials to magnify letters ITALY'S 1284 Salvino D'Armate invents wearable eyeglasses Made of solid glass Corrected hyperopia and presbyopia LENSES 1400s developed to correct myopia 1ST 1752 sunglasses developed Made with blue/green glass to reduce glare Intended as vision correction, not sun protection 1ST 1887 contact lenses developed in Switzerland Made of glass Based on design by astronomer Sir John Hershel BADIAL 1898 keratotomy debuts 1st vision surgery Cornea flattened to change focus of light Unreliable results NON-CORRECTIVE 1929 sunglasses hit mass market EXCIMER 1970s laser introduced for vision surgeries 1ST 1988 photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) procedure Laser used on surface of cornea to reshape it LASIK 1990 surgery developed in Europe Flap created in cornea Laser used to reshape cornea beneath flap LASIK 1999 approved in the U.S. WAVEFRONT 2002 technology approved by FDA Maps patient's prescription Corneal maps are similar to fingerprints BLADELESS 2002 vision surgery debuts РНАKIC 2005 intraocular lens surgery introduced in the U.S. Offers permanent vision correction Artificial lens inserted into eye INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY GERSTEIN O EYE INSTITUTE www.gersteineyeinstitute.com Sources http://www.contactlenses.org/timeline.htm http://www.glasseshistory.com/ http://visianinfo.com/about-visian-icl/history-of-eye-correction/ http://www.lasik.com/articles/laser-vision-correction-history http://visionaryeyecare.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/history-of- vision-correctiondo-you-know-who-invented-the-bifocal/ http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/glass_3.htm (O)