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HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A contact lens made of water-absorbing material having equilibrium water content greater than or equal to 10 % in standard saline solution at 20 °C.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

hydrogel contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact fabriquée avec un matériau absorbant l'eau ayant une teneur d'équilibre en eau égale ou supérieure à 10 % dans une solution saline normalisée à 20 °C.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact hydrogel : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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