Groupon Says
Prominent American Contributions to Optometry
American revolutionary and secret two-and-a-halfth president Benjamin Franklin contributed to eyewear as well as constitutional democracy with his invention of bifocals. What other Americans have made advancements in the field of optic accessorizing?
- Tim “Fancy-Pants” Yancy (1826): Inventor of Peekaboo, first baby millionaire.
- Amos “Gazpacho” Marx (unsuccessful Marx quintuplet, 1943): Made first “Groucho” glasses from face of spotlight-hogging older brother, plastic models to follow.
- Kryxzik Arthurous aka “Tony Peters” (1956): Giant ant posing as inventor brings 3-D glasses technology to humanity so that American teens may bear witness to the full grandeur of his people.
- Michael “Mike” Nesmith (Monkees Guitarist, 1966): First flip-up shades.
- “Wacky” Walter Branaghan (1961 – Present, Killed in Prison): President and spokesperson of X-Ray Specs
