Modern contact lens manufacture

2 March 2011
Volume 12, Issue 1

This article aims to help practitioners understand better the products they are providing.

Introduction

This article describes how the majority of modern contact lenses are made. It is hoped that an understanding of lens manufacture may help practitioners understand better the product they are using and the modern marvel that it is.

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