contact 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 … The new mediacal dictionary
Contact lenses — Lentilles de contact Verres de contact posés avec la face concave vers le haut … Wikipédia en Français
contact lenses — small plastic lenses placed directly on the eyes to correct a vision problem (used instead of eyeglasses) … English contemporary dictionary
contact — [ 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.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
contact 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 … English dictionary
Линзы 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
hard contact lenses — small non permeable plastic lenses worn on the eye for correcting vision … English contemporary dictionary
soft contact lenses — optical lenses made of a soft material … English contemporary dictionary
Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward … Wikipedia
contact lens — one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously. Cf. hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens. [1885 90] * * * Thin artificial lens worn on the surface of the … Universalium
