††††Leonardo da Vinci first thought of contact lenses.
In 1887 F.A Muller (a German glassblower), developed inflexible glass contact lenses which covered most of the eye. The American Louis Girard was the first to manufacture contact lenses in the same year.
In 1948 an American, Kevin Touhy, developed the first contact lens covering the cornea of the eye only
In 1958 bifocal contact lenses were developed, while soft contact lenses followed in 1865. In 1988 disposable contact lenses became available for the first time.
