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  2. Contact lens - Wikipedia

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    History Origins and first functional prototypes Artist's impression of Leonardo's method for neutralizing the refractive power of the cornea. Leonardo da Vinci is frequently credited with introducing the idea of contact lenses in his 1508 Codex of the eye, Manual D, wherein he described a method of directly altering corneal power by either submerging the head in a bowl of water or wearing a ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Contact protection - Wikipedia

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    A “contact” is a pair of electrodes (typically, one moving; one stationary) designed to control electricity. Electromechanical switches, relays, and contactors “turn power on” when the moving electrode makes contact with the stationary electrode to carry current. Conversely, they “turn power off” when the moving electrode breaks ...

  5. How contact lenses grow skin bacteria in your eyes - AOL

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    Prior studies have shown that wearing contact lenses is a risk factor for eye infections, including giant papillary conjunctivitis and herpes keratitis. How contact lenses grow skin bacteria in ...

  6. Corneal neovascularization - Wikipedia

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    For contact lenses related hypoxia, ceasing the use of contact lenses is the first step until corneal neovascularization is addressed by a physician. Modern rigid gas permeable and silicon hydrogel contact lenses have a much higher level of oxygen transmissibility, making them effective alternatives to help prevent corneal neovascularization.

  7. List of contact lens complications - Wikipedia

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    Corneal abrasion. Corneal erosion. Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE) Corneal epithelial infiltrates. Keratitis. Corneal ulcer. Corneal stroma. Corneal neovascularisation. Corneal oedema.

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