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Est. 2026

History of Optometry

Infographic: History of optical correction in 4500 BC using polished quartz. Over 5000 years later plus and minus powered lenses were first put into frames. Benjamin Franklin invents the bifocal. In 1924, Optometry is regulated and licensed in all 50 states and D.C.
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