Museum

• Eyewear Cases and Containers
• Contact Lenses
• Decorative Items, Art, Photos
• Eyeglasses and Spectacles
• Four Lens Spectacles
• Instruments, Equipment, Tools & Training
• Lorgnettes
• Martin’s Margins
• Miscellanea
• Pince-nez, Folding, & Quizzers
• Recreational and Safety Eyewear

Visitors to the American Optometric Association headquarters in Saint Louis may view exhibits of selected items from the Museum collection in the first floor Archives area.  They reflect the history of eyewear and the optical industry as well as methods of vision testing and care.

Many interesting items are included in the collection, including eyeglasses, contact lenses, instruments and tools, photographs, and other historical artifacts.  You may view some of them in the virtual museum on this site.  See the categories above.