Contact Lens Solution:

Terms Related to Contact Lens Solution

• Extended Wear Contact Lens

  Hydrophilic contact lenses worn for an extended period or permanently.

• Hydrophilic Contact Lens

  Soft, supple contact lenses made of plastic polymers which interact readily with water molecules. Many types are available, including continuous and extended-wear versions, which are ...

• Intraocular Lens Implantation

  Insertion of an artificial lens following removal of the crystalline lens, usually after cataract extraction.

• Saline Hypertonic Solution

  Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).

• Crystalline Lens Cortex

  The portion of the crystalline lens surrounding the nucleus and bound anteriorly by the epithelium and posteriorly by the capsule. It contains lens fibers and ...