eyeglasses: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The challenge of providing spectacles in the developing world. Sep 02, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Does wearing glasses weaken your eyesight? Dec 26, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - What's That Rash? - Do glasses make your eyesight worse? Oct 14, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Ophthalmology - Compliance to spectacle use in children with refractive errors- a systematic review and meta-analysis. May 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Southern Illinois University - OpenSIUC - The History of Spectacles. (PDF). Feb 17, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The challenge of providing spectacles in the developing world. Jun 28, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Health Encyclopedia - Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses. Apr 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Eyeglasses between Design and Healthcare. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: American Academy of Ophthalmology - Eyeglasses: How to Choose Glasses for Vision Correction. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Eyeglasses. Mar 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Atlantic Eye Institute - The History Of Eyeglasses. Jul 31, 2022
Add new Web site: Glasses History. Jul 31, 2022
Add new Web site: Old And Sold - Spectacle. Feb 11, 2014
Add new Web site: WebMd - Eyeglasses: Tips to Help you Pick the Right Lenses. Dec 27, 2011
Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Kids - Glasses and Contact Lenses. Dec 27, 2011
Add new Web site: Healthline - What is the Vagus Nerve? Dec 27, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Eyeglasses. Dec 26, 2011
Added image of girl wearing glasses. Nov 15, 2010
Added image of pince-nez, c. 1870. Oct 06, 2010
Article revised and updated. Sep 07, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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