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PROTECTIVE CONTACT LENS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A contact lens designed to protect, maintain or aid in restoring integrity of ocular tissue.

OBS

This type of contact lens can be designed to include a refractive element.

OBS

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

OBS

bandage contact lens; protective contact lens; therapeutic contact lens: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2006.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Lentille de contact destinée à protéger, maintenir ou restaurer l'intégrité du tissu oculaire.

OBS

Ce type de lentille de contact peut être conçu en vue de contenir un élément de réfraction.

OBS

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

OBS

lentille de contact pansement; lentille de contact protectrice; lentille de contact thérapeutique : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 2006.

Spanish

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