You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contact lenses.
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt
; 44(6): 1053-1057, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
John Lennon has an enduring, instantly recognisable, iconic, spectacle look. However, prior to 1966, he was rarely seen wearing glasses in public. From ages 7 to 26, he effectively hid his myopia away, including a period of unsuccessful contact lens wear during Beatlemania. This narrative review examines John's experience with contact lenses from 1963 to 1966 when he wore corneal rigid lenses made from polymethylmethacrylate, which regularly fell out. This frequent lens ejection was most likely due to the interaction between his upper eyelid and a spherical back surface rigid lens fitted to his right eye, which had a moderate degree of with-the-rule corneal astigmatism. John's recollection that his contact lenses stayed in place while 'stoned' supports this hypothesis, as a cannabis-induced upper eyelid ptosis would reduce the likelihood of lens ejection.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Lentes de Contacto
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Miopía
Límite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido