Contact Lenses

Decorative and special-effect contact lenses, like contact lenses intended for correcting vision, present serious risks to eye health if they are distributed without the appropriate involvement of a qualified eyecare professional. 

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Microkeratome
A surgical device that is affixed to the eye by use of a vacuum ring. When secured, a very sharp blade cuts a layer of the cornea at a predetermined depth.

Monovision
The purposeful adjustment of one eye for near vision and the other eye fordistance vision.

Myopia
The inability to see distant objects as clearly as near objects.


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