History of contact lenses, A.G.Sabell; anatomy and physiology of the cornea and related structures, G.L.Ruskell; contact lens materials, B.J.Tighe; drugs and solutions in contact lens practice and related microbiology, J.H.Stewart-Jones et al; practical optics and computer design of contact lenses, W.A.Douthwaite et al; keratometry and slit lamp biomicroscopy, M.Sheridan; external eye photography, D.C.Campbell Burns; assessment of patient suitability for contact lenses, Janet Stone; patient management and instruction, K.W.Atkinson and M.J.A.Port; rigid gas permeable and hard corneal lens fitting, A.J.Phillips; soft (hydrogel) lens fitting, Andrew Gasson; hard lens verification procedures, Rita Watts; the verification of hydrogel contact lenses, D.F.Loran; toric contact lens fitting, D.Westerhout; extended wear lenses, Brien A.Holden and Helen A.Swarbrick; bifocal and multifocal contact lenses, J.T.de Carle; preformed scleral lens fitting techniques, E.G.Woodward; eye impressions, production and fitting of scleral lenses and patient management, Kenneth W.Pullum; after-care symptoms, signs and management, C.W.McMonnies; refractive changes after wearing contact lenses, R.H.Rengstorff; contact lenses in abnormal ocular conditions - keratoconus, E.G.Woodward; - aphakia, M.J.A.Port; - postkeratoplasty, E.G.Woodward; - infants and pre-school children, Lynne Speedwell; - cosmetic and prosthetic contact lenses, M.J.A.Port; soft lenses in other abnormal conditions, D.Westerhout; contact lens manufacture, E.J.D.Proctor; modification procedures, A.J.Phillips; special types of contact lenses and their uses, Janet Stone. Appendices: spectacle and ocular refraction or effective power of spectacle lenses in air at various vertex distances - positive lenses; sagitta; back and front vertex powers for various centre thicknesses and back optic radii, calculated on the basis of a refractive index of 1.49; appropriate drugs and solutions for use with contact lenses.