Lakshman Subbaraman, PhD, BSOptom is Head of Biological Sciences at the Centre for Contact Lens Research, in the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo.
Alisa Sivak, MA(Ed.), is Head of Knowledge Translation at the Centre for Contact Lens Research, in the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo.
Terms like wettability, lubricity, contact angle and coefficient of friction are often used in describing interactions between a contact lens and the eye. What do these terms mean and how do they relate to contact lens comfort? Download the Research Brief here: