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Contact Lenses
Contact lenses usually serve the same corrective function as eyeglasses and are placed directly on the cornea of the eye. They are lightweight and completely invisible. Although eliminating the bother that comes with wearing eyeglasses, modern contact lenses have several interesting uses.
The primary purpose of contact lenses - like eyeglasses - is to correct vision. But modern contact lenses are used also extensively in sports activity where eyeglasses can be bothersome, dangerous, and fail to give the necessary competitive vision edge in sports competition.
The modern contact lens also has an exciting cosmetic application. Contact lenses are now available that can enhance or change natural eye color - and special-effect contact lenses are novel and can be used widely in theatrical and film productions. Colored prosthetic contact lenses are used to cosmetically mask eye disfigurement.
Some modern contact lenses are used to correct vision disorders such as keratoconus and also therapeutically applied in the procedure of orthokeratology.
Modern contact lenses are growing in popularity and the comprehensive information below will help you to make an informed decision about this interesting and versatile eyewear. |
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