CONTACT-LENS CUTTER

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Operates jeweler's lathe to cut inside or outside curvature in contact lens blanks: Reads prescription to determine lens thickness and dioptric power and converts specified dioptric power to radius dimensions, using conversion table. Inserts plastic blank in holding chuck of lathe. Adjusts cutting tool mechanism for specified radius of inside or outside curvature and depth of cut. Starts lathe and turns crank to advance cutting tool. Observes gauge and readjusts lathe to prevent excessive cutting. Pulls control arm to move cutting tool across face of lens. Removes lens from chuck and examines lens for smoothness of cut. Measures lens to verify compliance with specifications, using thickness gauge and calipers. Tapes finished lens to work order and places lens in routing box. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: CONTACT-LENS CUTTER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-r-s-t-t-t-t-u"
	-5 letters: concentrates, counterstate, translucence.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: CONTACT-LENS CUTTER

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Specialty Definition: CONTACT-LENS CUTTER