Editing Glasses (section)

===In fashion===

In the 1930s, "spectacles" were described as "medical appliances".<ref name="pullin">{{Citation |last=Pullin |first=Graham |title=Design Meets Disability |date=2009 |pages=13–64 |chapter=Fashion Meets Discretion |place=Cambridge |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=9780262162555 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> Wearing spectacles was sometimes considered socially humiliating. In the 1970s, fashionable glasses started to become available through manufacturers, and governments also recognized the demand for stylized eyewear.<ref name="pullin" />

Graham Pullin describes how devices for disability, like glasses, have traditionally been designed to camouflage against the skin and restore ability without being visible.<ref name="pullin" /> In the past, design for disability has "been less about projecting a positive image as about trying not to project an image at all".<ref name="pullin" /> Pullin uses the example of spectacles, traditionally categorized as a medical device for "patients", and outlines how they are now described as eyewear: a fashionable accessory.<ref name="pullin" /> Much like other fashion designs and accessories, eyewear is created by designers, has reputable labels, and comes in collections, by season and designer.<ref name="pullin" /> In recent years, it has become more common for consumers to purchase eyewear with non-prescription lenses as a fashion accessory.<ref name="pullin" />