contact lenses

  • 1contact lenses — lenses worn directly against the eye, separated from it only by a film of tear fluid. Corneal microlenses cover only the cornea, while haptic lenses cover some of the surrounding sclera as well. Contact lenses are used mainly in place of glasses… …

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  • 2contact lenses — lenses worn directly against the eye, separated from it only by a film of tear fluid. Corneal microlenses cover only the cornea, while haptic lenses cover some of the surrounding sclera as well. Contact lenses are used mainly in place of glasses …

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  • 3Contact lenses — Lentilles de contact Verres de contact posés avec la face concave vers le haut …

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  • 4contact lenses — small plastic lenses placed directly on the eyes to correct a vision problem (used instead of eyeglasses) …

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  • 5contact — [ kɔ̃takt ] n. m. • 1586; didact. av. XIXe; lat. contactus, rac. tangere « toucher » → tact 1 ♦ Position, état relatif de corps qui se touchent. Contact fugitif, prolongé. Certaines maladies se communiquent par contact direct. ⇒ contagieux.… …

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  • 6contact lens — contact lenses N COUNT: usu pl Contact lenses are small plastic lenses that you put on the surface of your eyes to help you see better, instead of wearing glasses …

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  • 7Линзы Контактные (Contact Lenses) — линзы, надеваемые непосредственно на глаз и отделенные от него лишь тонкой пленкой слезной жидкости. Роговичные микролинзы (corneal microlenses)закрывают лишь роговицу глаза, в то время как тактильные линзы (haptic lenses) закрывают также и… …

    Медицинские термины

  • 8hard contact lenses — small non permeable plastic lenses worn on the eye for correcting vision …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9soft contact lenses — optical lenses made of a soft material …

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  • 10Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward …

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