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opaque tinted contact lens [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

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

A contact lens with sufficient colour in order to mask all or most of the natural iris colour.

OBS

This is a colloquial term and not all such lenses are completely opaque.

OBS

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

OBS

opaque tinted contact lens; eye-masking tinted contact lens: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact suffisamment colorée pour masquer totalement ou partiellement la couleur naturelle de l'iris.

OBS

Il s'agit d'un terme usuel et ces lentilles ne sont pas toutes complètement opaques.

OBS

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

OBS

lentille de contact teintée opaque; lentille de contact teintée pour masquer la teinte naturelle de l'œil : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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