For Dr. Albert who has been helping me see clearly since I was a kid LHH To D.G. for being the light to my eyes JJ Special thanks to Tony Chahine OD the Ocular Heritage Society
GLASSES THEY'RE EVERYWHERE Most people wear glasses to help them see Some people wear them just for fun We're so used to glasses that we hardly think about them Where did they come from And what on earth did people do without them shop 3
4 AROUND AD 45 Two thousand years ago a writer named Seneca had a problem He loved to read But the words in his scrolls were blurry
Then Seneca noticed something He put a scroll behind a glass of water The words looked bigger and clearer He was thrilled Now he could read all the scrolls in Rome 5
