eye lens

American  

noun

Optics.

1. the lens of an eyepiece closest to the eye.

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Etymology

Origin of eye lens

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

But they have been known to blind some - in the last fortnight a cyclist made the news after revealing a serial dive-bomber had left him needing major surgery and a prosthetic eye lens.

From BBC

Picture taken with a fish eye lens.

From Reuters

But that fish- eye lens just stared back at her, impassive, unblinking.

From The Verge

The light banks also flicker when dropping down the eye lens.

From Washington Times

Don’t worry that you only see two lenses in the box: the fish eye lens includes a screw cap that you can remove to access the macro lens.

From The Verge