contact lens

American  

noun

1. one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously.

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contact lens British  

noun

1. a thin convex lens, usually of plastic, which floats on the layer of tears in front of the cornea to correct defects of vision

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Etymology

Origin of contact lens

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

We went through four different contact lens and colors, but we wanted the one that would allow people in more.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Those people, along with some athletic types, are catered to by the contact lens market.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

So, Dengbao Xiao and coworkers wanted to develop a contact lens that accurately measures and wirelessly transmits real-time signals about eye pressure across a wide range of temperatures.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

Typically, corneal abrasion patients spend seven to 10 days wearing a clear, oxygen-permeable bandage contact lens, often instilled with eyedrops containing antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

He selected a small vial from the shelf and removed the electronic contact lens from a fluid capsule.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer