THE CLEAR VISION GUIDE

Cornea explained

The transparent front tissue of the eye, which contributes substantially to focusing incoming light.

Eyes and vision

How to understand it

Its shape and health influence vision and contact-lens fitting. It is tissue, not the removable contact lens on top of it.

An example

Removing a painful contact lens does not automatically resolve an injury or infection of the cornea.

A common mix-up

Do not treat a red, painful lens-wearing eye as merely a dirty lens.

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