contact lens
noun
: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision
Examples of contact lens in a Sentence
She wears contact lenses more often than glasses.
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No matter what causes your contact lens to suddenly become MIA, here’s how to handle the situation like a pro.
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The Triggerfish contact lens transmits information to an adhesive patch that’s connected to a recording device.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2017
Many are reshaping the narrative around contact lens care.
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Your provider can carefully examine your eye under a microscope and flip your lid up to safely fish out any contact lens or piece of a lens that might be lurking therein.
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Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
The Triggerfish contact lens transmits information to an adhesive patch that’s connected to a recording device.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2017
Many are reshaping the narrative around contact lens care.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Your provider can carefully examine your eye under a microscope and flip your lid up to safely fish out any contact lens or piece of a lens that might be lurking therein.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Contact lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20lens. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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contact lens
noun
con·tact lens
ˌkän-ˌtakt- 
: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision
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