The First Sunglasses Were Made By The Inuits
Many folks out there consider the sun to be the worst enemy of their eyesight, and for good reason. The first ones to use sunglasses had been the Inuits, who trudged through the snow over 4,000 years ago. The snow goggles prevented ultraviolet light from damaging their eyes and kept them from getting snow blindness. They invented the hand-carved goggles and left tiny slits so that they could still see through them. The thing that impressed modern researchers was that they did not fog over despite the polar conditions. The only drawback would be the fact that they significantly limited the vision of the wearer.
