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HARD GAS-PERMEABLE CONTACT LENS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A rigid contact lens that contains one or more components in the contact lens polymer in sufficient concentration to permit oxygen transmission through the contact lens.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

rigid gas-permeable contact lens; RGP contact lens: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact rigide contenant un ou plusieurs composants en concentration suffisante dans le polymère constitutif de la lentille pour permettre la transmission de l'oxygène au travers de la lentille de contact.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact rigide perméable aux gaz; lentille de contact RGP : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • lentille de contact rigide perméable au gaz
  • lentille de contact dure perméable au gaz

Spanish

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