A pair of blue-tinted glasses gifted by John Lennon. (Catherine Southon Auctions) John Lennon appears during a press conference at the Hotel Americana on May 13, 1968, in New York. (AP Photo, File) ...

John Lennon’s glasses were an essential part of his image and crucial for his vision. Yet he hesitated to wear them for years, and Paul McCartney recalled a hilarious story about how bad his ...

John was severally near-sighted but was embarrassed to wear the thick black-rimmed glasses that were popular in The Beatles’ early career. It didn’t help that his bandmate, Paul McCartney made ...

John Lennon's round glasses are a key part of his image. He started wearing them because of a 1967 movie role and the National Health Service.