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    Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over...
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  • Google Contact Lens was a smart contact lens project announced by Google on 16 January 2014. The project aimed to assist people with diabetes by constantly...
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  • A circle contact lens, also known as a big eye contact lens and circle lens, is a cosmetic (non-corrective and decorative) contact lens that makes the...
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    An Intraocular lens (IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short...
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  • Soft contact lenses are one of several types of contact lenses for corrective vision eyewear as prescribed by optometrists and ophthalmologists. In the...
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    A bionic contact lens is a proposed device that could provide a virtual display that could have a variety of uses from assisting the visually impaired...
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  • contact lenses. Ptosis Giant papillary conjunctivitis Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis Epithelium Corneal abrasion Corneal erosion Contact lens acute...
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  • contact or contactor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contact may refer to: Contact (geology), a common geological feature Contact lens or contact...
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    addition, contact lens wearers are typically advised to discontinue contact lens wear and replace contaminated contact lenses and contact lens cases. (Contaminated...
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    short distance in front of the eye. Contact lenses are worn directly on the surface of the eye. Intraocular lenses are surgically implanted most commonly...
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    Long-term contact lens use can lead to alterations in corneal thickness, stromal thickness, curvature, corneal sensitivity, cell density, and epithelial...
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    A scleral lens, also known as a scleral contact lens, is a large contact lens that rests on the sclera and creates a tear-filled vault over the cornea...
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    Keratoconus (section Lenses)
    corrected with glasses or soft contact lenses. As the disease progresses, special contact lenses (such as scleral contact lenses) may be required. In most...
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    Contact lenses that display AR imaging are in development. These bionic contact lenses might contain the elements for display embedded into the lens including...
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    An optician is an individual who fits eyeglasses or contact lenses by filling a refractive prescription from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. They are...
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    million contact lens wearers greater than 18 years old in the United States" in 2018. Of all of these wearers, nearly 90% of them wear contact lenses known...
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    AC Lens is a privately held company based in Columbus, Ohio that sells contact lenses, eyeglasses and vision care products online. Arlington Contact Lens...
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    Orthokeratology (category Corrective lenses)
    Night lenses, Ortho-K, OK, Overnight Vision Correction, Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), Accelerated Orthokeretology, Cornea Corrective Contacts, Eccentricity...
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  • Cataract CLAPC/CLIPC Contact lens associated/induced papillary conjunctivitis CLARE Contact lens associated red eye CLPU Contact lens associated peripheral...
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    are due to minor trauma to the eye such as that which can occur with contact lens use or from fingernails. About 25% of cases occur at work. Diagnosis...
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    of silicone oil (polymerized siloxane). Its applications range from contact lenses and medical devices to elastomers; it is also present in shampoos (as...
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    1-800 Contacts Inc. is an American contact lens retailer based in Draper, Utah. The brands that 1-800 Contacts use includes Johnson & Johnson Vision Care...
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    Google Lens is an image recognition technology developed by Google, designed to bring up relevant information related to objects it identifies using visual...
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    Hydrogen peroxide contact solutions are storage solutions for contact lenses that rely on hydrogen peroxide to clean the contacts and break up proteins...
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    with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or by refractive surgery. Eyeglasses are the simplest and safest method of correction. Contact lenses can provide a relatively...
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    Clearly (redirect from Coastal Contacts Inc)
    Clearly is an online retailer of contact lenses, eyeglasses and sunglasses. The company was acquired by EssilorLuxottica Canada, and is headquartered in...
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    visible light are also called "lenses", such as microwave lenses, electron lenses, acoustic lenses, or explosive lenses. Lenses are used in various imaging...
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    1998) was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses. Wichterle is the author or co-author of approximately 180 patents and...
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    number of ways. A simple cosmetic solution is a specialized cosmetic contact lens with an artificial pupil aperture. Surgical repair of the iris defect...
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    Color blind glasses or color correcting lenses are light filters, usually in the form of glasses or contact lenses, that attempt to alleviate color blindness...
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