Corrective lens

<p>A corrective lens is a <a href="/facts/Lens/ejlH6n5c">transmissive optical device</a> that is worn on the <a href="/facts/Eye/h3lbYU55">eye</a> to improve <a href="/facts/Visual_perception/g7Tfaq2l">visual perception</a>. The most common use is to treat <a href="/facts/Refractive_error/bcWcSg2N">refractive errors</a>: <a href="/facts/Myopia/KSqGQPUH">myopia</a>, <a href="/facts/Hypermetropia/h8pFNRfI">hypermetropia</a>, <a href="/facts/Astigmatism/r6xCWw56">astigmatism</a>, and <a href="/facts/Presbyopia/SYtUhl2D">presbyopia</a>. <a href="/facts/Glasses/ER3sFKmJ">Glasses</a> or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye. <a href="/facts/Contact_lens/0nzxq5Rm">Contact lenses</a> are worn directly on the surface of the eye. <a href="/facts/Intraocular_lens/cCpALNCV">Intraocular lenses</a> are surgically implanted most commonly after <a href="/facts/Cataract/RzN7k7K2">cataract</a> removal but can be used for <a href="/facts/Refractive_surgery/FIVGvNWL">purely refractive purposes</a>. 
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Corrective lens