If eyeglasses did not exist in ancient history, how did people with poor vision see?

Question

I depend on my eyeglasses to see clearly, without them I literally can't make out much of anything, it's just a big blur. How did cavemen and people in history before eyeglasses were available manage to see without prescription eyeglasses if they had poor to horrible vision. Were they rendered useless or considered handicap, maybe even thought of as going blind?

Answer 1

The truth is that nobody knows who invented eyeglasses. At some point in Italy between 1268 and 1289 someone came up with the idea, but the actual inventor remains anonymous. What we do know is that the earliest lenses were made from quartz and were usually set into bone, metal, or leather. As soon as early opticians figured out how to make glass without bubbles and other obstructions, they started making lenses out of glass

Answer 2

Ancient Eyeglasses

Answer 3

I suspect there weren't nearly as many near-sighted people back then. Kids would be gathering food with their parents, or playing with other kids, not burying their noses in books. It's controversial, but there is evidence from animal experiments that shows that prolonged near work can promote nearsightedness.

There would have been some people born with poor vision; maybe they'd learn to cope with it, or get by with help from family, and hopefully find some way to contribute.

Answer 4

The people with freat vision were the warriors and hunters. The people with bad distance vision and gread Near vision could do close work....baskets and pots and take care of small things like detailed beadded work. They most likely took care of the little babies too. There is a job and place for everyone. Even then.

Answer 5

They didn't. They were blind. On the bright side, they didn't have to read or drive, so possibly didn't even notice, if the condition wasn't too bad. But, on the down side, they couldn't see the saber-toothed tiger lurking behind those bushes. Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Answer 6

i wonder that too since i really need glasses
they probably just worked and followed their other senses (touch, smell, taste, and hear)

Answer 7

They didn't.