Soft lens design in aphakia.
Because of their size and mass, weight is a major concern in the fitting of soft gel lenses. Lenticular design is necessary, and there are essentially two lens designs for aphakia: the spin-cast lens of Bausch & Lomb and the lathe-cut lenses of the other manufacturers. A solution to the problem of weight in a single cut soft contact lens is presented.
D001035:Aphakia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D010969:Plastics