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Instructions in the fitting of the Domex corneal contact lens

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Catalogue Number: 1863
Instructions in the fitting of the Domex corneal contact lens
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Manual, for instruments etc
Corporation: Midwest Scientific Co Ltd
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1958
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Chicago
Publisher/Manufacturer: Midwest Scientific Co Ltd
Description Of Item: Light blue textured card cover, 36 pages, illustrations in text
Historical Significance: This booklet describes the fitting of Domex contact lenses. USA Patent No 2,809.556. This is a two zone plastic lens with a rounded edge. The central zone is designed to clear the apex of the cornea. The booklet was published before contact lenses entered mainstream optometric practice in the 1960s.
How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 4

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