contact lens

noun

: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision

Examples of contact lens in a Sentence

She wears contact lenses more often than glasses.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2018, the Google spinoff Verily shelved its high-profile program to develop a glucose-sensing contact lens that would spare diabetes patients from needle sticks. —Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026

Many contact lens wearers find success with these formulas as well. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2026

Patients can access services ranging from comprehensive eye exams and glasses or contact lens prescriptions to evaluation and treatment of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. —Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Worth Noting: The gentle formula is suitable for the entire eye area, including the eyelids, and is safe for contact lens wearers. —Tracy Perez Han, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for contact lens

• deferens
• bens
• cleanse
• dens
• gens
• glens
• hens
• jens
• pens
• tens
• wrens
• zens

Kids Definition

contact lens

noun

con·​tact lens

ˌkän-ˌtak(t)-

: a thin lens used to correct bad eyesight and worn right over the cornea of the eye

Medical Definition

contact lens

noun

con·​tact lens ˌkän-ˌtakt- 

: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision