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Optical Heritage Museum Web Site

Industry Present and Past Historical Resources Page

Lens Product History by Company / lens design

Progressives, Multifocals, Aspherics, Low Vision, etc.

Progressive Lenses

1920 Dr. Estelle Glancy AO Progressive Lens Measurements
AO Lens Designers

Varilux ("Variable light") turns 50 in 2009

American Optical - PAL Release dates

SOLA

Essilor

Zeiss

Single Vision

AO Price 1928 List / Catologue of Lenses / Frames

15mb pdf download

SV Lens design /ad claim info

Aspherics

Mutifocals 

AO’s longest running product line- Glass Executive

Norman Rockwell  Painting in Ad

Low Vision Aids

Contact Lenses

AO Technical Publications on OHM website 

Lens Materials- History of CR39

Lens type/design history

Optical Industry Vintage Advertising

Lens Companies

Lens Equipment

Safety Eyewear

Sunglasses

Standards / Organizations

Links of Interest

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