Contact lenses : the story : a history of the development of contact lenses / Timothy J. Bowden.

Gravesend : Bower House, 2009.

xli, 743 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pre-contact lenses -- Development of scleral contact lenses -- Development of corneal lenses -- Development of disposable lenses -- Development of silicone hydrogel lenses -- Major lens manufacturers -- Research and regulation -- A chronology of various landmark optical and world events -- Bibliography -- English eye makers -- Article and papers by Dallos -- Awards and patents of Professor Otto Wichterle.