eyewear

noun

eye·​wear ˈī-ˌwer How to pronounce eyewear (audio)
: corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes

Examples of eyewear in a Sentence

a shop that specialized in fashionable eyewear
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Staar Surgical — The eyewear company surged more than 12% after Alcon amended its takeover bid for Staar. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025 The entrepreneur turned her vision to make eyewear stylish, accessible and affirming into a thriving, inclusive brand. Essence, 9 Dec. 2025 Rivals raise stakes Google, long absent from the consumer smart-glasses space after shelving its original Glass project nearly a decade ago, is now positioning AI integration as the breakthrough that could finally make smart eyewear mainstream. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 These include Bumble Bee Foods, eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica—maker of Ray-Ban—Kawasaki Motors, Revlon and Yokohama Tire. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eyewear

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eyewear was in 1918

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“Eyewear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewear. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

eyewear

noun
: corrective or protective devices (as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
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