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  2. Corrective lens - Wikipedia

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    A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward. A corrective lens is a transmissive optical device that is worn on the eye to improve visual perception. The most common use is to treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia.

  3. Astigmatism (optical systems) - Wikipedia

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    Astigmatism causes difficulties in seeing fine detail. Astigmatism can be often corrected by glasses with a lens that has different radii of curvature in different planes (a cylindrical lens), contact lenses, or refractive surgery. Astigmatism is quite common. Studies have shown that about one in three people suffers from it.

  4. Contact lens - Wikipedia

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    There are two ways that contact lenses can correct astigmatism. One way is with toric soft lenses that work essentially the same way as eyeglasses with cylindrical correction; a toric lens has a different focusing power horizontally than vertically, and as a result can correct for astigmatism.

  5. Astigmatism - Wikipedia

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    In those with keratoconus, certain contact lenses often enable patients to achieve better visual acuity than eyeglasses. Once only available in a rigid, gas-permeable form, toric lenses are now also available as soft lenses. In older people, astigmatism can also be corrected during cataract surgery.

  6. List of soft contact lens materials - Wikipedia

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    planned replacement contact lenses. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines soft contact lenses as: made of soft, flexible plastics that allow oxygen to pass through to the cornea. Soft contact lenses may be easier to adjust to and are more comfortable than rigid gas permeable lenses.

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    Target — $10 off eyewear and contact lenses and 50% off prescription eyewear for AARP members. Ages 60 and older. Kohl's — 15% discount every Wednesday on select brands. Ages 65 and older

  8. Keratoconus - Wikipedia

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    In early stages of keratoconus, glasses or soft contact lenses can suffice to correct for the mild astigmatism. As the condition progresses, these may no longer provide the person with a satisfactory degree of visual acuity, and most practitioners will move to manage the condition with rigid contact lenses, known as rigid, gas-permeable , (RGP ...

  9. Stokes lens - Wikipedia

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    Stokes lens also known as variable power cross cylinder lens is a lens used to diagnose a type of refractive error known as astigmatism.

  10. Aberrations of the eye - Wikipedia

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    Low order aberrations (hyperopia, Myopia and regular astigmatism), are correctable by eyeglasses, soft contact lenses and refractive surgery. Neither spectacles nor soft contact lenses nor routine keratorefractive surgery adequately corrects high order aberrations.

  11. Orthokeratology - Wikipedia

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    Orthokeratology, also referred to as Night lenses, Ortho-K, OK, Overnight Vision Correction, Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), Accelerated Orthokeretology, Cornea Corrective Contacts, Eccentricity Zero Molding, and Gentle Vision Shaping System (GVSS), is the use of gas-permeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce ...