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Sunglasses have a dark history, but with a bright future. The history of sunglasses can be traced back to Roman Emperor Nero, who was born through contests gladiators polished emerald green jewels in the eyes.

The invention of sunglasses was somewhere between 1268 and 1289. A visual historical recording of early sunglasses is a painting by Tommaso da Modena in 1352. The person in the painting wearing sunglasses. This was the first painting of a subject in sunglasses and many more were to go, since it became a fashionable symbol of distinction or honor.

Around the twelfth century and before 1430, sunglasses were worn by judges in China's courts. The smoky quartz, flat glass panels not used as sun protection. They were used to conceal any expression in their eyes to give the results of their decisions. Glasses were developed in Italy in 1430 and later was used by Judges in China.

In the 1600s people began to realize the benefits of prescription glasses as helping the elderly to see better and the motto "a blessing for the Aged" came into force in 1629. Was the slogan of a manufacturer English spectacled, spectacle manufacturers of the company.

In the mid 18th century, James Ayscough developed blue and green corrective lenses began using sunglasses for correcting optical deficiencies.

The development of glasses and sunglasses continued throughout the years. Problems in keeping eyeglasses on the face or resting on the nose led to experiments. Spectacle frames are made of leather, bone and metal, and were supported in the nose. Patillas began as silk strips of ribbon that loop around the ears. Instead of loops, the Chinese added ceramic weights to the ends of the tapes. Solid side panels were finally invented by Edward Scarlett in 1730. Benjaman Franklin's invention of bifocal lenses followed in 1780.

In the 20th Century, sunglasses were used to protect the eyes from the sun. In 1929, Sam Foster began selling its protective sunglasses at Woolworth stores on the boardwalk in the beaches of Atlantic City and New Jersey. His Foster Grants were the first mass produced sunglasses and started the trend of sunglasses for fashion.

In the 1930s the Army Air Corps the Bausch & Lomb to develop efficiently sunglasses to reduce sun glare for high-altitude pilots. Bausch & Lomb sunglasses came with it was a dark green tint that absorbed light through the yellow spectrum.

Edward H. Land had invented the Polaroid filter and by 1936 it was used in the manufacture of glasses sun and soon, sunglasses became "cool". Movie stars started wearing sunglasses as a statement and to hide behind. Aviator glasses became popular between movie stars and the general public in 1937 after Ray Ban developed the anti sunglasses use polarized light. The goal has already been created to give more protection to the eyes of pilots of light reflected in their control panels.

For the 1970 Hollywood stars and fashion designers have had a huge impact on the sunglasses market. Clothing designers and stars put their names on glasses and sunglasses and everyone had to have.

In 2007, stars are still hiding behind his designer sunglasses large, making fashion statements and protecting their eyes against the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays. With modern technology and improvements, sunglasses continue to evolve. We have gone from holding green gems up our eyes to see sports Gladiator 2004 Oakley sunglasses with digital audio players built in. What's next?

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