This was for an essay assignment at my school, please enjoy.
The invention that traces back to 1000 AD has evolved into one of the most modern-day medical and everyday devices. Eyeglasses, the non-glass invention that was invented by the near and far-sighted founding fathers of the US.
Like I said, Benjamin Franklin wasn’t only one of the founding fathers of the US, he was also the inventor of the eyeglass that’s still used right now. The weird fact was that Benjamin Franklin was near and far-sighted, which is a rare case. Therefore, tired of switching between two pairs of eyeglasses, he decided to cut his lenses in half and put them together. The top half of both glasses would help with distant objects, leaving the bottom half to aid near-object sight.
Surprisingly, speaking of nearsightedness (myopia), people with myopia are more likely to acquire eye diseases. Made specifically for this problem, some glasses are near-sighted for people like Benjamin Franklin. The chances of getting myopia are unexpectedly common, if your parents are myopic, you have a large chance of being myopic too. In the UK, 1 in 3 people are myopic, that’s common!
Regardless of the name ‘glasses’, glasses aren’t made of glass! Glasses are generally manufactured with high-quality plastic which is more durable and scratch-resistant than glass. This plastic also protects your eyes from UV rays! Speaking of UV rays, the amount of reduced UV rays depends on the size of your eyeglass lenses. The larger the lens, the more UV minimized.
Glasses don’t only help people with eye problems, it has helped the medical society by making eye disease curing easier and more efficient. As a result, the near and far-sighted founding father of the US might have invented one of the most medically helpful devices ever. Hopefully, in the future, eyeglasses will become a more developed gadget.
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