The origin of contact lens could be traced back to sixteenth century. A good number of inventors or scientists have contributed to the evolution and modification of the concept behind contact lenses. So no single person could be adjudged as the sole inventor of contact lenses.
However credit for the modern form of contact lens is usually attributed to F.E.Muller. F.E.Muller’s version came up in 1887. The other one who is also considered as one of pivotal contributor to the evolution of contact lenses is Rene Descrates. Descrates invented corneal contact lens. Another British scientist Jhon Herschel’s contribution is widely acknowledged.
Second half of nineteenth century witnessed a new herald in the history of contact lenses with lots of inventions and innovations. That was the period in which mainstream of society got aware of the lenses that could be directly placed on cornea or sclera. However this awareness was limited to only niche.
Eugen Fick’s Scleral contact shells in late nineteenth century became an instant hit among niche. This lens was later on modified by August Miller.
With the advent of plastic scleral lenses contact...