Contact Lenses : Research, Industry, and User Perspectives

This book covers contact lenses from its origin and history, integrated with research, industrial, and consumer perspectives. Readers will be able to acquire knowledge on the origin of contact lenses up to the evolution of basis material used for contact lens manufacturing. In terms of research perspectives, major material properties of contact lens, together with the compilation of studies for contact lens properties that had been done so far, will be served in this book, which is beneficial to the researchers. For industrial perspectives, commercialization of contact lenses will be discussed, including the steps in manufacturing contact lenses and other aspects in the industry including the latest challenges, development, and improvement in contact lens. Moreover, this book gives exposure on the type of contact lens that is available in the market and some useful guidelines for contact lens users.