View Single Post
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 06-05-2008, 12:59 PM
CaptainKremen CaptainKremen is offline
Contact Lenses Forum - Masters Degree
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 218
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by flowerhorn View Post
Dk stand for oxygen permeability of the contact lenses material while t represents the thickness of the lenses. Dk/t has its unit in (cm/sec)(mlO2/ml x mmHg).

As contact lenses act as a barrier to oxygen in reaching the cornea, oxygen permeability (Dk/t) is an important factor to consider while selecting your contact lenses. It will determine the amount of cornea swellings you might get from it.
Interesting, but that still doesn't explain the letters D, K and T.
Also . . . "mmHg." Is that "millimeters of mercury" as in blood pressure?
Reply With Quote