Medical Device
contact lens Audio
con·tact lens
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Lens (device)
Definitions related to contact lenses:
  • (contact lens) A corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens placed on the cornea of the eye.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (contact lens) Thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Contact lenses provide better peripheral vision than do eyeglasses and can be prescribed to correct the following:
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Contact lens, thin artificial lens worn on the surface of the eye to correct refractive defects of vision. The first contact lens, made of glass, was developed by Adolf Fick in 1887 to correct irregular astigmatism. The early lenses, however, were uncomfortable and could not be worn for long. Until...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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