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Optics of Contact Lenses

Scott A. Tomasino, OD

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Slide 1. Lens power created by altering the tear layer under a contact lens. A. Back radius longer than corneal radius. B. Back radius same as cornea (plano lacrimal lens). C. Back radius steeper than cornea (plus lacrimal). (Slide courtesy of Robert A. Koetting, MD.)