据了解，眼镜最早出现于1289年的意大利佛罗伦萨。据说，这种世界上重要的工具是由一位名叫阿尔马托的验光师和一位住在比萨的意大利人斯金纳发明的。美国发明家本杰明·富兰克林患有近视和远视，为避免频繁更换两副眼镜的折磨，于1784年发明了远近视两用眼镜。1825年，英国天文学家乔治·埃利发明了可以矫正散光的眼镜。有人认为，中国人在2000年前就发明了眼镜。虽然眼镜是谁最先发明的仍然是个谜，但中国在明代中期出现眼镜已是不争的事实。明万历年间田一臣在《留清日记》第二卷中写道：According to information, glasses first appeared in Florence, Italy, in 1289. It is said that this important tool in the world was invented by an optometrist named almato and an Italian named Skinner who lives in Pisa. American inventor Benjamin Franklin, suffering from myopia and hyperopia, invented dual-purpose glasses for far myopia in 1784 to avoid the torture of changing two pairs of glasses frequently. In 1825, British astronomer George Ellie invented glasses that can correct astigmatism. Some people believe that the Chinese invented glasses 2000 years ago. Although it is still a mystery who invented glasses first, it is an indisputable fact that glasses appeared in China in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Tian Yichen of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the second volume of the diary of staying in the Qing Dynasty: “every time I read an article, my eyesight is faint and I can’t distinguish the details. I cover my eyes with this, my spirit is not scattered, and my strokes are clear. It is connected with silk and silk, tied behind my head, and everyone doesn’t know it. I raise it to ask for more.