Heinrich Wöhlk
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Heinrich Wöhlk (9 April 1913 in Kiel – 23 December 1991 in Schönkirchen) was a German optometrist.
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In 1940, German optometrist Heinrich Wöhlk invented plastic Contact lenses, based on his experiments performed during the 1930s.[1] In 1951, he started his own company.
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