Are there any accounts of how poor eyesight may have affected history? We were talking the other day, and the subject of “When did you start wearing glasses?” came up, which eventually led to someone wondering what life was like before corrective lenses were invented. Which led to those of us taking our glasses off and realized how freaking different life would be without them.
This got me to wondering how, or if, world events were affected by the reality of many, many people having poor eyesight? Generals who cannot clearly see troops on the battlefield, soldiers for whom everything was simply a blur, and all sorts of activities, jobs, and pastimes that would seemingly require relatively clear eyesight.
Thus, I’m asking if anyone knows of any writing/study/research into any possible ancient documentation that would infer an effect on someone’s actions because of their eyesight?
Thanks!
This got me to wondering how, or if, world events were affected by the reality of many, many people having poor eyesight? Generals who cannot clearly see troops on the battlefield, soldiers for whom everything was simply a blur, and all sorts of activities, jobs, and pastimes that would seemingly require relatively clear eyesight.
Thus, I’m asking if anyone knows of any writing/study/research into any possible ancient documentation that would infer an effect on someone’s actions because of their eyesight?
Thanks!