How did people with extremely poor eyesight cope before corrective lenses?

by itsmeeloise87

I am someone who personally has terrible vision- without glasses or contact lenses, I’m close to being legally blind; I can only see big blobs and shapes of color from a distance. Before the invention of glasses, how did people like me get through daily life?

hannahstohelit

This is a pretty popular question- you can check out u/sunagainstgold's great answer here!