glacier goggles

Thousands of years ago, the Inuit and Yupik people of Alaska and northern Canada carved narrow slits into ivory, antler, and wood to create the world’s first snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays—thereby reducing eye strain and preventing snow blindness. These first goggles were curved to match facial contours and fit the nose. They were affixed with a caribou sinew head strap.

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