An estimated 65% of American adults wear glasses–more than 143 million people–and we tend to think of them as fashion statements more than medical devices. But that’s a relatively recent development, ...

David Fleishman tells of going through the eyeglasses, spectacles and other visual aids in storage at the Atwater Kent Museum, dubbed the gateway to Philadelphia history, and upon pulling out a drawer ...

Eyeglasses sit on millions of noses every single day, correcting vision and finishing off outfits. Most people don’t think twice about them. But the story of how these frames ended up perched on our ...