Catalogue Number: 3894 Cycon Contact Lens Instruction Manual Category: Book Sub-Category: Manual, for instruments etc Corporation: Newton Wesley and George Jessen Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1961 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Chicago, Illinois, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: The Plastic Contact Lens Company Description Of Item: Light card covered, 30 pages folded, stapled, 7 black and white photographs, 10 tables, 23 line diagrams. A comprehensive description of the philosophy, design and fitting method for a rigid corneal lens with a toroidal back surface Historical Significance: The Cycon contact lens marks a development in contact lens design by two of the early contact lens pioneers: Newton Wesley and George Jessen. The Plastic Contact Lens Company developed into Wesley-Jessen, a significant manufacturer of contact lenses. It eventually became part of Cibavision. How Acquired: Donated by Bruce Workman Date Acquired: 20-4-2019 Condition: Good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 10 |