Letter to the Editor Concerning “Historical Development, Applications and Advances in Materials Used in Spectacle Lenses and Contact Lenses” [Letter]

• Main Authors: Erdinest N, London N
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-11-01
• Series: Clinical Optometry
• Subjects: contact lens materials; advances in lens materials
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/letter-to-the-editor-concerning-ldquohistorical-development-applicatio-peer-reviewed-article-OPTO

Nir Erdinest, 1 Naomi London 2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; 2Private Practice, Jerusalem, IsraelCorrespondence: Naomi London 5 Even Israel, Jerusalem, IsraelTel [phone]Fax [phone]Email [e-mail] This review on historical developments and advances in spectacle lens and contact lens materials was read with great interest and the authors are to be thanked for encompassing the past, present and possible  future materials and their unique coatings.1 In the interest of thoroughness, we would like to add a few fascinating developing materials and coatings for contact lenses in research that were not mentioned.   View the original paper by Pillay and colleagues