- contact lens gas permeable
- any contact lens that transmits oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
contact lens gas permeable
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gas permeable lens — UK US noun [countable] [singular gas permeable lens plural gas permeable lenses] a type of contact lens (=a piece of plastic you wear on your eye so that you can see clearly) that allows air to reach your eye … Useful english dictionary
gas permeable lens — noun count a type of CONTACT LENS (=a piece of plastic you wear on your eye so that you can see clearly) that allows air to reach your eye … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gas-permeable lens — /gas perr mee euh beuhl/ a semisoft contact lens, usually removed each day, that allows air to pass through to the eye and affords a wider range of vision corrections than a soft contact lens. * * * … Universalium
gas-permeable lens — /gas perr mee euh beuhl/ a semisoft contact lens, usually removed each day, that allows air to pass through to the eye and affords a wider range of vision corrections than a soft contact lens … Useful english dictionary
Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward … Wikipedia
contact lens — one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously. Cf. hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens. [1885 90] * * * Thin artificial lens worn on the surface of the … Universalium
Contact lens — Lentilles de contact Verres de contact posés avec la face concave vers le haut … Wikipédia en Français
gas permeable lens — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gas permeable lens : singular gas permeable lens plural gas permeable lenses a type of contact lens (= a piece of plastic you wear on your eye so that you can see clearly) that allows air to reach your eye … English dictionary
contact lens hard — a contact lens that maintains its shape without support and absorbs little or no water; it may be gas permeable or non–gas permeable. Called also hydrophobic contact l. and rigid contact l … Medical dictionary
contact lens — (also lens) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gas permeable, hard, soft ▪ daily wear, disposable ▪ extended wear ▪ tinted … Collocations dictionary
