This paperback edition of a book, first produced in 1985 and revised for reissue in 1997, is aimed at the contact lens practitioner seeking information regarding the effect of contact lenses on the eye. It not only offers chapters covering the anatomy of the eyelids, conjunctiva, tear film, anterior limbus, and cornea, but it also reviews various aspects of corneal and anterior segment physiology such as corneal swelling, epithelial behaviour, and sensation and the way these are affected by contact lens wear. Chapters discussing lens spoilation, infection, and …