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Japanese woman wearing wire spectacles. Ukiyo-e print illustration showing a woman seated at a table dressed in a kimono and wearing eyeglasses. Date 1897
Vision can be saved 50% of babies born with syphilis have impaired eyesight : Consult a reputable physician. Poster encouraging examinations for syphilis. Date 1936 or 1937
Shortsighted young cricketer is bowled outA shortsighted young cricketer is bowled out -- the bales are flying off the stumps
Short-sighted signage / W H RobinsonA new kind of pub sign for the short sighted which can be winched down from its normally sky high position to a much more comfortable level for those with less than perfect eyesight
Wambierzyce - PolandWambierzyce (Vamberic / Vamberice), the Silesian Jerusalem, is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in southern Poland
Blind Trainer with a Monkey (riding a white dog) - IndiaA blind monkey trainer with his small dressed monkey, who rides a white dog - India
Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shapingA metalworker tempers a piece of metal in a furnace, while another observes using a viewing plate to protect his eyes from the light emanating from the furnace core. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Afghanistan - Blind Afghan boy & parentsA blind Afghan boy brought (by his parents) to the Mission Hospital at Peshawar with the hope of successful treatment. The parents apparently will now hear the Gospel
Lyncus into LynxWhen Lyncus, Demeters emissary, is menaced by king Triptolemus, she changes him into a lynx - not the one we know, but half-panther half- dog with piercing eyesight
Pince-Nez SpectaclesNegretti & Zambras spectacles, made with finest Brazilian pebbles or the purest glass, carefully adapted to any sight