On this day in 1949 Anna Rehn was granted the patent for EYE SPRAY. U.S. Patent No. 2,458,876.

This invention relates to eye sprays and has for its object the provision of an eye spray for spraying the eyelids with medicated liquids or water to medically treat the lids and surrounding tissue, and/or to massage them to induce increased circulation and stimulate the activities of the associated muscles and tissues.