The history of contact lenses. Volume 3 : from corneo-scleral shells to corneal contact lenses (1920-1970) / Robert F. Heitz ; translated by Colin Mailer.

Paraguay : Wayenborgh Publishing, 2014.

357 pages : black and white illustrations ; 31 cm.

The Zeiss corneo-scleral shells in German-speaking Europe -- The alternatives to Zeiss contact shells in German-speaking Europe -- Glass corneo-scleral shells in the United States of America (1928-1940) -- The glass corneo-scleral shells in other countries throughout the world (1920-1942) -- The first corneo-scleral shells made from synthetic thermoplastic materials -- Corneo-scleral shells made from PMMA in the United States of America (1940-1950) -- Corneo-scleral shells made from PMMS throughout the world (1940-1950) : except the USA -- The PMMA corneal contact lenses -- Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of contact shells and contact lenses -- 50 years of advances in fitting procedures for contact lenses : an overview -- Bibliography -- Index of personal names.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English, translated from the original French.