a corrective or cosmetic lens Contactlenses
a device that you put on the eye either to correct the vision or for many other different reasons, like enhancing the color of the eye or change the color of the eyes
a health care device designed to be worn on the eye
a hydrophilic disc that floats on your cornea
a lens placed directly on the cornea of the eye
a thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted
A small, bowl-shaped removable plastic lens that rests directly on the eye, in contact with the cornea or the sclera or both; ordinarily used to correct refractive errors, either with or instead or eye glasses.
thin lens worn on the eye to correct vision
a dished transparent disc that rests against the cornea to alter its focusing power
a thin plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea, usually for the correction of refractive error.
additional lens for the eye to aid in vision Term Meaning
A thin plastic shell shaped like the front of the eyeball which is held in position by the suction of a thin layer of tears. This lens is used to correct refractive errors including irregularly shaped cornea as a cosmetic lens to change iris color or to cover unsightly scars.
thin plastic material designed to fit over the cornea for the correction of a refractive error.
A thin, bowl shaped lens worn on the surface of the eye. Go to Top | Close Window
Lens made of glass or plastic designed to maintain contact on the surface of the cornea. Usually used to correct refractive error.
A contact lens is a thin plastic lens that fits over the cornea and corrects an error in someone's sight.
Either a thin rigid plastic shell (hard or gas permeable lens), shaped like the front of the eye, or a soft lens material which drapes over the front of the eye. These lenses are used to correct vision as an alternative to spectacles,as a bandage in some painful eye conditions or for cosmetic reasons.
A contact lens (also known simply as a "contact") is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Modern contact lenses were invented by the Czech chemist Otto Wichterle who invented also the first gel used for their production.
