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Article: Tennis players test contrast-enhancing lens.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 3, 2002
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WIMBLEDON, England _ Tennis players who face big-serving opponents have a new weapon at their disposal, and it's not a racket.
It's a tinted, contrast-enhancing contact lens that even people with perfect sight can wear. The company that developed it, Atlanta-based Ciba Vision, claims the lens filters light to block out the background and highlights the bouncing yellow tennis ball, enabling players to follow it better.
The lens _ called ProSoft _ was introduced in the United States this year and is stirring speculation at Wimbledon that it could transform professional tennis. While scientific evidence to back up its maker's claims isn't available yet, the ...
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