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Doctor Center Archives & Museum Museum Exhibits Four Lens Spectacles

Four Lens Spectacles



In the 19th century four-lens or double-lens eyeglasses were popular. In these additional lenses were hinged to each side of the temple, rotated behind the first. In some cases this was to change the optics; in others to add color for therapeutic effect.