Did people have eye glasses in the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

1st Answer:

There were no eyeglasses since they hadn't been invented yet. It will take another several hundred years before the first glasses are made.

2nd Answer:

Eyeglasses may have been invented during the Middle Ages, in China or Europe, or possibly in both separately, in the 13th century. They were said by at least one Chinese author to have been invented by Arabs of the 11th century, but it seems this is not accepted for reasons I do not known. The underlying idea of a lens dates back to ancient times.

Eyeglasses improved the lives of the people who were able to get them in the ways one might be able to expect. They made it possible for nearsighted people to make out distant objects and for far sighted people to read.

There is a link below to the history section of an article on eyeglasses.

Answer 2

Yes, eyeglasses were invented and introduced to Europe in the High Middle ages, about the year 1270.

There is some question about where they were invented, with some historians claiming they were invented in the Middle East, others claiming China, and others Italy.

There is a link below to an article on eye glasses, the section on the invention.