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Leonardo DiVinci is frequently credited with introducing the idea of contact lenses in his 1508.

René Descartes proposed another idea in 1636, in which a glass tube filled with liquid is placed in direct contact with the cornea.

You can see the Contact Lenses history here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_lens

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Californian optician Kevin Tuohy (1919-1968) introduced the first plastic corneal contact lens in 1948.

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When where contact lenses invented?

It was invented in the early 1500's..


Who is the inventor of contact lenses?

Leonardo Da Vinci in the early 1500's invented contact lenses.


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How was the contact lenses used when invented?

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Californian optician Kevin Tuohy (1919-1968) introduced the first contact lens in 1948.


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