Terminology to be used according to ISO 18369-1:2007
CONTACT LENS HYDROGEL :
CONTACT LENS hydrophilic ( TERM DEPRECATED ) : CONTACT LENS MADE WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL WHICH WATER BALANCE WATER CONTENT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER than 10% IN A SALINE STANDARD A 20 º C.
CONTACT LENS RIGID GAS ; RGP CONTACT LENS :
Hard contact lens gas permeable ( TERM DEPRECATED ) : HARD CONTACT LENS CONTAINING ONE OR MORE POLYMER COMPONENTS THEREOF, IN CONCENTRATION TO ALLOW ENOUGH OXYGEN TRANSMISSION THROUGH CONTACT LENS .
Multifocal contact lens :
CONTACT LENS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT AREAS OF REMEDIAL POWERS .
PRODUCT FOR MAINTAINING CONTACT LENSES :
FITTING CONTACT LENSES FOR MAINTAINING THE SECURITY AND BENEFITS OF A CONTACT LENS AFTER OPENING AND REMOVING THE LENS OF ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
OTHER ACCESSORIES CONTACT LENSES :
ITEMS USED FOR HANDLING OF CONTACT LENSES OR AS PART OF A PROTOCOL TO MAINTAIN THE SAME , EXCLUDING PRODUCTS FOR MAINTAINING CONTACT LENSES .
EXAMPLE THE SUCKER USED TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF A CONTACT LENS EYE SURFACE .
MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF CONTACT LENSES
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY:
CAPACITY OF A CONTACT LENS TO KEEP ITS ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS ALONG TIME .
OXYGEN PERMEABILITY , DK :
OXYGEN FLOW , J , UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE MATERIAL CONTACT LENS UNIT IN A THICK WHEN SUBMITTING TO A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT .
NOTE 1 THIS IS THE PERMEABILITY GAS THAT NORMALLY USED FOR MATERIALS CONTACT LENSES .
TRANSFER OF OXYGEN , DK / T:
OXYGEN PERMEABILITY , DK, DIVIDED BY THE THICKNESS , T, IN INCHES , MEASURE SAMPLE UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS .
WATER CONTENT :
QUANTITY OF WATER ( EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FRACTION mass ) PRESENT IN A hydrated contact lens , LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED .
NOTE 1 THE TERM IS USED MOST OFTEN WHEN IS ABOUT MATERIAL HYDROGEL .
NOTE 2 WATER CONTENT INFLUENCE ON MANY OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS HYDROGEL , AND VARIOUS PARAMETERS IN CONTACT LENS FINISHED .
CONTACT LENS FOR LOW WATER:
CONTACT LENS HYDROGEL WHOSE WATER CONTENT , IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 10% AND 50 % OF RETAIL
CONTACT LENS WATER CONTENT MEDIUM:
CONTACT LENS HYDROGEL WHOSE WATER CONTENT , IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 50 % AND LOWER OR EQUAL TO 65 %
CONTACT LENS HIGH WATER CONTENT :
HYDROGEL CONTACT LENS WATER CONTENT WHICH IS ABOVE 65 %.
IONIC :
CONTAINING MORE THAN 1% (EXPRESSED AS A FRACTION OF MOL) MONOMER IONIC FOR A PH OF 7.2 .
NO IONIC :
CONTAINING A 1% ( EXPRESSED AS A FRACTION OF MOL) OR LESS FOR IONIC MONOMERS PH 7.2 .
CONTACT LENS UV RADIATION ABSORBING ;
CONTACT LENS BLOCKING THE UV RADIATION ; CONTACT LENS FILTER TO UV RADIATION :
CONTACT LENS SPECIFICATION WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS 1 OR CLASS 2 .
CONTACT LENS OPAQUE tinted ;
Tinted CONTACT LENS FOR MASKING NATURAL EYE COLOR :
CONTACT LENS COLOR THAT CONTAINS ENOUGH FOR MASKING ALL OR MOST OF THE NATURAL COLOR OF IRIS .
HANDLING TINT ; VISIBILITY TINT :
COLOUR TO BE ADDED TO A CONTACT LENS TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY DURING HANDLING THIS , BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON APPARENT COLOR IRIS .
CONTACT LENS LATHING:
CONTACT LENS MADE BY REMOVING MATERIAL MAINLY WITH A LATHE .
CONTACT LENS SHAPED :
CONTACT LENS MADE PRIMARILY IN A MOLD .
EXPIRY DATE ; EXPIRATION DATE :
DEADLINE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER , AFTER WHICH SHOULD NOT USE THE PRODUCT.
LIFE:
SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD , BETWEEN THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCT AND EXPIRY DATE INDICATED ON THE LABEL.
DATE OF REPLACEMENT; PERIOD OF USE ( TERM DEPRECATED ) :
SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD , BETWEEN FIRST USE UNTIL THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE DISCARDED .
DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENS :
FORECAST FOR CONTACT LENS SINGLE USE ( USE PERIOD ) .
NOTE A DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE RE-USED . EXPECTED TO DISPOSE AFTER REMOVING EYE .
REUSABLE CONTACT LENS :
CONTACT LENS for reprocessing SCHEDULED FOR REUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER , INCLUDING PERIODS OF USE.
NOTE reprocessing REUSABLE A CONTACT LENS NORMALLY INCLUDES CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF IT.
FREQUENCY OF REPLACEMENT:
PERIOD RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO DISCARD A CONTACT LENS .
NOTE REPLACEMENT RATE IS DETERMINED FROM FIRST USE LENS SCOPE UNTIL TIME RECOMMENDED DISPOSAL OF IT.
CONTACT LENS REPLACEMENT FREQ :
CONTACT LENS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF REPLACEMENT OR LESS IS THREE MONTHS.
CONTACT LENS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM :
CONTACT LENS FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT PERIOD .
DAILY USE :
METHOD OF USING A CONTACT LENS IN THE USA THAT THIS IS ONLY FOR PERIODS THAT IS AWAKE .
PROLONGED USE :
METHOD OF USING A CONTACT LENS ON WHICH THIS CONTINUOUSLY USED IN SUBSEQUENT PERIODS THAT IS AWAKE AND ASLEEP .
COSMETIC CONTACT LENS :
CONTACT LENS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHANGE OR APPEARANCE OF EYE MASK .
ALSO NOTE THE COSMETIC LENSES CAN BE USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES.
COSMETIC CONTACT LENS NEUTRAL :
CONTACT LENS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR NEUTRAL OR CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF EYE MASK .
NOTE THE NEUTRAL COSMETIC CONTACT LENSES ALSO CAN BE USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES.
THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENS :
CONTACT LENS DESIGNED TO PROTECT , MAINTAIN OR HELP RESTORE EYE TISSUE INTEGRITY .
CONTACT LENS TRIAL; CONTACT LENS DIAGNOSTIC
CONTACT LENS USED ONLY AN OPTIONAL O PO R ADAPTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTED PARAMETERS NAR APPROPRIATE CONTACT LENS FOR YOU EXPECTED .
CONTACT LENS TRIAL FOR USE WITH DIFFERENT PATIENTS :
CONTACT LENS TEST THAT CAN BE USED FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON .
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY :
CAPACITY TO KILL , DESTROY OR OFFSET MICRO , AVOID THE PROLIFERATION AND / OR UNDERMINE THE ACTION PATHOGENIC .
Neutralizing Agent :
INGREDIENT ( S ) CHEMICALLY ACTIVE ( S ) TO GET THE DISABLE .
SURFACTANT :
AGENT AMENDING THE SURFACE ENERGY ( SURFACE TENSION ) FOR A SOLUTION .
NOTE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS ARE COMMON INGREDIENTS USED IN COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING PRODUCTS CONTACT LENSES .
PRESERVATIVE :
COMPONENT FOR PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROORGANISMS IN OR ON A PRODUCT.
STERILE :
EXEMPT FROM VIABLE MICROORGANISMS .
CLEANING CONTACT LENS :
PROCEDURE TO REMOVE SURFACE CONTAMINANTS OF CONTACT LENS .
NOTE NORMALLY CLEANING IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE TOILET TREATMENT OF A CONTACT LENS REUSABLE . OFTEN USED CHEMICALS ( The Savoy LO , surfactants ) ON THE STRUCTURE OF CLEANING PRODUCTS CONTACT LENSES TO FACILITATE DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS SUCH STRANGE GLASSES .
MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL CONTACT LENSES :
SERIES OF PROCEDURES SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR CONTACT LENS CLEANER AND APPLIED BY THE USER OF THE SAME TO MAINTAIN EYE HEALTH, GOOD CONDITION LENS , COMFORT AND VISION .
DISINFECTION OF CONTACT LENS :
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VIABLE MICROORGANISMS ON A CONTACT LENS , A LEVEL WHERE TO BE HARMFUL OR EYE FOR QUALITY OF LENSES AND ACCESSORIES .
NOTE WHEN bacterial spores , THE Acanthamoeba , Some fungal spores , prions VIRUS AND SOME NOT NECESSARILY inactivate DURING THE DISINFECTION OF CONTACT LENS .
DISINFECTION AGENTS CONTACT LENS :
PHYSICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR CHEMICAL OR DISINFECTION OF CONTACT LENS .
PRODUCT OF DISINFECTION OF CONTACT LENS :
PRODUCT HOLDING ACTIVITY BIOCIDA ( MATA , DESTROY AND / OR INACTIVE) , FULFILLING THE CRITERIA PRIMARY PRODUCT TEST ONLY , SPECIFIED IN THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14729:2001 .
PROTOCOL DISINFECTION OF CONTACT LENS :
MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL CONTACT LENSES DESIGNED TO MEET THE CRITERIA EITHER SIDE ONLY PRODUCT TEST , TEST PROTOCOL AS SPECIFIED IN THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14729:2001 .
ABRASIVE CLEANER :
SUSPENSION CONCENTRATION ENOUGH TO BE USED FOR EASY CLEANING CONTACT LENSES , IMPROVING RUBBING .
ENZYMATIC CLEANER , OR LIPID PROTEIN REMOVER :
LIQUID OR SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING ENZYMES AS ONE OR MORE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS , INTENDED TO REDUCE THE PROTEIN AND LIPID ABSORBED ON A CONTACT LENS .
NOTE THE ENZYME CLEANERS ARE OPTIONAL PRODUCTS FOR MAINTAINING CONTACT LENSES RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF THESE LENSES TOILET .
RINSE :
ACTION TO ELIMINATE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS OF A CONTACT LENS THROUGH A LIQUID FLOW RIGHT ON THE SURFACE OF THE LENS .
NOTE NORMALLY , THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS RINSE SOLUTION ON THE PRODUCT LABEL FOR A MINIMUM OF RINSE
CONTACT LENSES IN ORDER THAT THIS SOLUTION PRODUCE ITS INTENDED PURPOSE .
