# Eugène Kalt

> Eugène Jean Baptiste Kalt was a French ophthalmologist who developed the first known application of a contact lens for the correction of keratoconus. In 1888, he worked on a crude flat-fitting glass scleral lenses designed to "compress the steep conical apex thereby correcting the condition". His first lenses were crafted from the bottoms of glass test tubes.

*French ophthalmologist (1861–1941)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1861-02-24
- **Died:** 1941-05-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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