Global marketing communications firm JWT believes that "3D is the new HD," with the format set to break into the small screen this year as successfully as it has done the big screen thanks to Avatar. Expect further three-dimensional invasions of the living room later this year - sports network ESPN plans to launch a dedicated 3D channel .– … [Read more...]
One of the oldest and independently, family run eyewear companies is Zyloware Eyewear. Founded in 1923 by Joseph Shyer, Zyloware originated in Long Island City, New York. At that time the area was surrounded by potato fields. For over 90 years, through expansions into the global supplier it is today, Zyloware has evolved into a well known eyewear … [Read more...]
Ok, getting into this more visual aids from the past: What is even more interesting? We still have quite a few of them today, except maybe the microscope goggles and the Specto Chrome. (Source, images and you can purchase here) 1.) Now the blind can see? They would get in trouble today for false advertising. But telescopic eyewear is still … [Read more...]
1929 Helps You Pull A Cinder Out of Your Eye: Popular Science ; SAFETY-FIRST device, small enough to carry in a vest pocket, has been invented by A. F. Ouellet, of New York City, to aid in removing cinders or dust particles from your eyes. A five-power magnifying mirror, one inch in diameter, is fitted with a wire clamp by which it is attached to … [Read more...]
In Honor of World Health Day, April 7th , we want to stress the importance of Washing Hands with Soap. As an FYI, World Handwashing Day is celebrated in October 15 of every year. The use of hands in eyewear seems to go back to the 1950's up until 2011, where Jeremy Scott made his handy eyewear. 5 Fundamental facts about hand … [Read more...]
Quite awhile ago, we did a post on Eyeglasses for chickens, did you know their are contact Lenses for chickens? Apparently this is quite a controversy. Apparently the color RED makes chickens less aggressive and they eat less. Now they could go about their business of ... instead of fighting and eat less food. In 1960 a farmer, Irvin Wise found … [Read more...]
1946 Popular Science Radio Eyes Teleran – “radio eyes” for blind flying! Teleran (a contraction of TELE-vision — Radar Air Navigation) collects all of the necessary information on the ground by radar, and then instantly transmits a television picture of the assembled data to the pilot aloft in the airplane. On his receiver the pilot … [Read more...]
At one time optical lenses were hand ground glass and put into various materials to make eyeglasses. One of the oldest, still in business, optical equipment companies is A.I.T. Industries is still successfully operating today. We decided to do a post on The History Of A.I.T Industries. 1952- A.I.T Industries Established 1964 Yordan … [Read more...]
Today March 7, Alexander Graham Bell Patented the first Telephone. Today many people use their telephones as eyewear- headwear, since they can't keep away from their bluetooths. Telephones today are being used to try on frames, give eye exams and as magnifiers. See Eyewear Apps While Lady Gaga made popular on her Telephone Video Telephone … [Read more...]
Who would have thought that back in 1902, you could buy a complete optician kit from Sears for $27.85. In the 19th century the responsibility of choosing the correct lens lay, as it always had, with the customer. Even when the optician was asked to choose, it was often on a rather casual basis. Spectacles were still available from traveling … [Read more...]
Recent discovery of a fun blog called Industrial Anatomy, which features rare and vintage industrial items including optical medical devices. 'The Demonstration Eye dates to the 19th century and was the first device to let the doctor experience eye problems from a patients point of view. The eye is first adjusted for normal vision by pulling … [Read more...]
On one of the forums we participate in, the question came up who started the whole luxury eyewear bit. In one of the forums, it was asked who started the Luxury Eyewear Market. Whilst they were naming various companies from the 70's and 80's, in actuality, luxury eyewear started back in the stone ages! HaHa, but in the 1500's anyone who wore … [Read more...]
Blindness and eye infections were a huge Egyptian problem back in the pyramid ages. Think about it-insufferable heat, sand storms, allergies and all that stone grit flying around. Can you imagine the eye problems? No sunglasses for protection. So what did they do? A dab of bats blood to blind patients eyes just might be the ticket to a cure. The … [Read more...]
I don't know who invented the Phoropter and can't seem to find information on who invented it. What we do have is some early shots of Phoropters and resources on where to purchase vintage optical and medical equipment . A phoropter is an instrument commonly used by eye care professionals during an eye examination, containing different lenses … [Read more...]
Vision therapy, also known as visual training, vision training, or visual therapy, is a broad group of techniques aimed at correcting and improving binocular, oculomotor, visual processing, and perceptual disorders. Various forms of visual therapy have been used for centuries.[2] The concept of vision therapy was introduced in the late nineteenth … [Read more...]
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