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LENTILLE FLEXIBLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A plastic corneal contact lens characterized by its thinness and by its small diameter.

OBS

A smaller, thinner version of the Tuophy lens that was introduced in 1951 ... [that] had but a single posterior curve, and still was designed flatter than the cornea. ... the small-diameter lens did expose to atmospheric oxygen a greater area of the cornea than its larger counterpart. People could wear the new lens for longer periods of time and were quicker to accept it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

[...] il s'agit toujours d'une lentille dure, mais elle est plus petite, [et] ne recouvre plus toute la cornée.

Spanish

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