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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This node, which looks like a contact lens, contains more than half a million nerve cells.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The researchers have created a new type of contact lens that has a diameter of 10mm.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
If a patient’s eyes are healthy, a provider will usually fit a contact lens made of a different material or with a different edge design, size, or curve.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 7 Dec. 2023
That said, a contact lens exam can almost always be performed at the same time as your routine eye exam.
—Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Set aside to finish drying. 11 of 15 Cabinet Knobs
Refresh cabinet doors with flirty floral resin knobs cast in a contact lens case.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
More health plans are covering routine eye exams these days, but that generally does not include the type of test used to determine eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions — or the cost of the lenses.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
The mascara is also ophthalmologist-tested, safe for contact lens wearers and can be removed easily with warm water — no tugging or rubbing necessary.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
There are between 30,000 and 75,000 cases of corneal ulcers a year in the United States — and contact lens wearers are ten times more likely to develop one.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
Brenda Goodman, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The researchers have created a new type of contact lens that has a diameter of 10mm.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
If a patient’s eyes are healthy, a provider will usually fit a contact lens made of a different material or with a different edge design, size, or curve.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 7 Dec. 2023
That said, a contact lens exam can almost always be performed at the same time as your routine eye exam.
—Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Set aside to finish drying. 11 of 15 Cabinet Knobs
Refresh cabinet doors with flirty floral resin knobs cast in a contact lens case.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
More health plans are covering routine eye exams these days, but that generally does not include the type of test used to determine eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions — or the cost of the lenses.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
The mascara is also ophthalmologist-tested, safe for contact lens wearers and can be removed easily with warm water — no tugging or rubbing necessary.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
There are between 30,000 and 75,000 cases of corneal ulcers a year in the United States — and contact lens wearers are ten times more likely to develop one.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
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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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