Contact Lenses Clear or slightly colored plastic lenses worn directly on the eyeball to correct vision problems, held in place over the cornea by a thin layer of tears. The concept of corrective lenses that sit directly on the eyeball was developed in...

Modern contact lenses are thin corrective pieces of eyewear made of plastic. Because they float on a thin film of tears and cover the cornea--the transparent tissue covering the pupil and the iris--they offer the benefits of near invisibility,...

A contact lens (also known simply as a "contact") is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Modern contact lenses were invented by the Czech chemist Otto Wichterle, who also invented the first gel used for...

SPECIALTY TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT CONTACT IMPROVISATION. Contact improvisation explores movement choices based on touch, weight, gravity and momentum. It engages your entire body and all of your senses in preparation for sudden shifts of balance, subtle weight changes and large...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Although Leonardo da Vinci conceived the idea for contact lenses in 1508, it took nearly four centuries before the first lenses were actually made. These early lenses (scleral lenses) were made of glass and covered the entire eye, including the...

Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.The warning concerns AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. Centers...

The company involved in a voluntary recall of a contact lens solution said Tuesday it stands by its product and blamed improper handling of contact lenses for the eye infections that forced the product to be pulled from the shelves."What we're trying to handle right...

It is a process paper on how to take care of contact lenses.

Describes the development of contact lenses. Discusses the impact contacts had on society. Explores the world of vision correction.