From vision correction to fashion statements, eyeglasses have evolved to be one of the most common sights on a human face these days. Eyeglasses have evolved far from their humble, Italian beginnings in the 13th century, as hand-held, glass-blown lenses in crude frames of leather or wood, to today’s most modern uses which give us things far beyond vision correction.
The newest forms of eyewear are becoming instrumental in allowing for creative flow in certain industries. For instance, surgeons may use monocular eyeglasses to track patient vitals. These glasses display information outside of the line of sight through an optical engine in one lens.
Engineers fixing oil rigs may use binocular glasses which show augmented information through two transparent displays for stereoscopic vision. Other eyeglasses contain speakers and motion sensors, or systems to display 2D objects in 3D.
No matter what the future brings, we can be sure that glasses will be there as an intrinsic part of our human expression.
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