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noun

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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Compare hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens.

Origin of contact lens

First recorded in 1885–90

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How to use contact lens in a sentence

Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And he said, I know you see this crisis through a very personal lens.
The NY Police Union’s Vile War with Mayor De Blasio|Michael Tomasky|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The spokesman also said that Ambassador King “did not view the movie and did not have any contact directly with Sony.”
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, he was in contact with Lansky prior to converging from the hillside onto the streets of Havana.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before Ulm he nearly ruined Napoleon's combination by failing to get in contact with the enemy.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Go carefully over the film with an oil-immersion lens, using a mechanical stage if available.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is sometimes indented, with its convex side in contact with the periphery of the cell.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Other forms of contact rapidly oxidized and went out of business.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
In fact, it was to be expected of almost any man who happened to be thrown in contact with Lyn Rowan for any length of time.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for contact lens

contact lens

noun

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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Medical definitions for contact lens

contact lens

A thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted over the cornea of the eye to correct various vision defects.

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