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Why was contact lenses invented?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

In 1948, California optician Kevin Tuohy (1919-1968) introduced the first contact lenses that resembled modern gas permeable contact lenses of today.

Wichterle and Lim's discovery led to the 1971 launch of the first FDA-approved soft contact lenses in the United States - Bausch & Lomb's "SofLens" brand contacts.

It was done for people who didnt like to wear glasses..

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