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Contents.History In 1929, Colonel worked with, a Rochester, New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would reduce the distraction for pilots caused by the intense blue and white hues of the sky. Specifically, MacCready was concerned about how pilots' goggles would fog up, greatly reducing visibility at high altitude. The prototype, created in 1936 and known as ‘Anti-Glare’, had plastic frames and green lenses that could cut out the glare without obscuring vision. They also added impact-resistant lenses in 1938. The sunglasses were redesigned with a metal frame the following year and patented as the Ray-Ban Aviator.
According to the, the glasses used “Kalichrome lenses designed to sharpen details and minimise haze by filtering out blue light, making them ideal for misty conditions.”In 1999, the Global Eyewear Division of Bausch & Lomb, including Ray-Ban was acquired by for US$640 million. Sunglasses lines Ray-Ban's most popular sunglasses are the and models.
During the 1950s, Ray-Ban released the Echelon (Caravan), which had a squarer frame. In 1965, the Olympian I and II were introduced; they became popular when wore them in the 1969 film. The company has also produced special edition lines, such as The General in 1987, bearing similarity to the original aviators worn by during the. References. April 29, 1999. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
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And so Macready began working with Bausch & Lomb to design goggles especially suited to protect against the dazzle in the stratosphere. “My dad gave Bausch & Lomb the original shape, tint and fit” of aviator lenses, Wallace said. Business Insider France (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-24. ^ Foreman, Katya. ^. Archived from on 18 October 2016.
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