G-15 Lens Technology: History

A Preventative Solution: G-15 Lenses

The history of G-15 technology dates back to the 1930s when newer airplanes allowed pilots to fly higher and farther than ever before. Many U.S. Army Air Service Pilots were reporting that the glare from the sun was giving them headaches and altitude sickness during flight. In 1929, U.S. Army Air Corps Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb, a New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation lenses that would reduce the headaches and nausea caused by the intense blue and white hues of the sky. A new kind of lens was introduced in 1936: known as G-15 Anti-Glare, they featured green lenses that cut out the glare without obscuring vision.