Contact lens
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contact-lens-164-16679123
title:
Contact lens
text:
Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision or for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. In 2010, the worldwide market for contact lenses was estimated at $6.1 billion, while the US soft lens market was estimated at $2.1 billion. Multiple analysts estimated that the global market for contact lenses would reach $11.7 billion
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Lenses placed on the eye's surface
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_lens
date created:
2002-08-22T15:10:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T04:20:49Z
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