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Show Glasses Which FitEyeballs Fit FitEyeballs Eyeballs Appeared Appeared100 100 Years ears Ago AgoWhy o oWhy Why They Cannot BeGenerally Be , . - Generally GeneraI1y Used Now NowCONTACT NowC NowONTACT . CONTACT CONTACTeye CONTACT ONTACT ONTACTeyeglassesthin eyeglasses-thin eyeglasses thin eyeglassesthinshells eye eyeglasses gtasses-tll111 gtasses tll111 gtassestll111shells - thinV- thinV thinVshells l C - > * shells made to fit incon incon- inconspicuously inconspicuously inconspicuously - - spicuously between eyelids eyehds and andeyeballhave andeyeballhave andeyeball eyeball-have eyeball have - have been hailed wIth wIthconsIderable withconsiderable withconsiderable consIderable publicity pubhclty . The gen- gen general general gen general - - eral impression ll11prcsslOn , seems seC111S stems to be bethat bethat bothat that they arc are the latest dung thing thingIn dungIn In cosmctlcally cosmetically attractive eye eyeglasses eyeglasses eyeglasses glasses , , fcomething &omcthlng omcthlng something & for the person personwho personsvho person.who personwho . who svho mu&t mut mU.t must & : . wear glasses and finds findsthe findsthe findsthe the ordinary bhell bheU or metal frames framesuncomfortable framesuncomfortable framesuncomfortable uncomfortable or unbecoming . They ha have hate \ e aroused arow.ed arowed . "vain vain " hopes hopesand hopesand hopesand and patients ask about them : . , " ' stat stat- stated stated . - ed Dr Ray Hay K . Dally of Houston HoustonTexas , Texas , at the St . . Louis meeting meetingof meetingof of tlie the Southern Medical associa RS'SocIa RSSocIa associa- association association ' - . tion Uon . . When they are necessary necessarywhen , , when they may be use used J , and why whythey whythey whythey they cannot be generally general1y used at atprcent atpresent atpresent prc--ent prc ent present - was told by Doctor Dally . . They are really not very new . , for forDoctor forDoctor Doctor D'1.lIy D1.lIy D1lIy D'tlly Dtlly ' . ' poInts out that "ex- "ex ex " - - perlments periments with wltb contact glasses glasseshave glasseshave have been made for tor almost oM one oMhundred onehundred onehundred hundred years . " Meet Technical Difficulties . . The chief deterrent to their use usewns usewas usewas wns was , at first first , , , the teclinlcal technical difhcultyof dlfhcultyof dlfheultyof dlfhculty dlfheulty of manufacturing them , even for foruse foruse foruse use In the one eye condition forwhich tor for torwhich forwhich which they are particularly helpful helpfuland helpfuland helpfuland and for which they s \ ' . were sere ere orIgInally orIgInallydesIgned originallydesigned originallydesigned originallydesignedIhese desIgned desIgned'lhese designedZhese Ihese 'lhese lhese Zhese ' technical difficulties dlfiicuitles have havebeen havebeen havebeen been overcome 0ercome otercome 0\ 0 \ ercome , , but they are still stillver stillvery stillver ver very ; expensive expensh e . Doctor Dally Dal1y Daily does doesnot doesnot doesnot not feel they can be generally general1y in- in included In Included . - cluded In the outfit of the eye spe spe- ape- ape apeciallst speI specialist - - I cialist clallst ciallst until they have hae hate ha\ ha \ e been great great- greatly greatly greatly - - ly reduced In price and made acces accessible accesshble accessible sible shble to the large mass of peopleThere people peopleThere peopleThere There are no conditions for forwhIch forwhich forwhich whIch contact glasses are definitely definitelyunsuitable definitelyunsuitable definitelyunsuitable unsuitable , . , Doctor Dally Daily said Oneauthority One Oneauthority Oneauthority authority finds that persons with withInelastic withinelastic withInelastic Inelastic eyelids cyellds eyeilds or eves eyes e es sensitive sensitiveto to smoLe smob.e smobe smoke . cannot wear them them.Where themWhere . Where They Th Y Are Used . Chle Chief ! Indication for their the1r use 1.3 13 is . 1.3the isthe Isthe the eye e e conditionanon condition .no\\ .no . ( l no\vn no vn .non anon \ \ n as kerato kerato- keratoconus kerato-conub kerato conub - . - conu conus : . , said Doctor Dally Dal1y Daily . This Is Isa isa Isa a cone sliaped shaped deformity of tlie the thle cor- cor cornea cor cornea - . nea of ttie the eye , the condition forwhich tor for torwhich forwhich which contact glasses were orig orlg orig- originally originally . - inally de\ de devised deIsed detised \ Ised and tor for which they theydo theydo theydo do the mo most mos > t good . Vision Is im- im improved Im 1m Improved . - proved proed pro\ pro \ ed , , the condition Is kept trom from tromgetting fromgetting fromgetting getting ' " worse orse , and In some cases Is Isactual1y Isactually isactually actual1y actually Impro\ Impro Improved Improed \ ed , It appears from fromDoctor fromDoctor fromDoctor Doctor Daily's Dailys Dnlly's Dnllys ' discussion . . Fortu Fortu- Fortunately Fortunately . - natel nately , , pel poisons persons sons suffering sulTerIng from this thiscondition thiscondition thiscondition condition have hate ha . , e e eyes es os very tolerantof tolerant tolerantof tolerantof of contact gla glassesThe glasses glassesThe Ses SesThe ' > The glasses glasse : . may be used for the themore themore themore more common conditions such sucb as asfarsightedness asfarsightedness asfarsightedness farsightedness , nearslghtedness nearsIghtedness and andastigmatism andastigmatism andastigmatism astigmatism . , In which the Imagesare Images Imagesare imagesare are not brought brougbt to a proper focus focuson focuson focuson on the retina Properly fitted and andground andground andground ground contact glasses are more morehelpful morehelpful morehelpful helpful than ordinary glasses glasse9 In Inthese Inthese Inthese these conditions , . according to a aGel aGerman aGeiman German Gel man authority , quoted bv by Doc Doc- Doctor Doctor . - tor Dally Daily Because the contact contactglasses contactglasses contactglasses glasses enlarge the field of vIsIon visionthey , they are patrlcularly particularly helpful todrivel to todrivels todrivers drivels drivers s , . , pilots , sportsmen , swIm swImmers swiminers swimmers mers iners and the like hke tike Doctor Dallv Daily Dallvpointed Dailypointed Dailypointed pointed out , . e\ e even een \ en though they are arenot arenot arenot not a necessity for the average per person person person son with sltto \ ' . Ith ordinary eye defectsTheir detects detectsTheIr detectsTheir TheIr Inconsplcuousness Inconspicuousness of course coursegives , gives them particular appeal for ac actors actors actors tors and artists |