Colored Contact Lenses

Colored Contacts-Why?
There are so many brands of colored contact lenses on the market today, you are bound to find the exact shade you're searching for. Selecting the correct color selection depends on your natural eye color, hair color, skin tone, and the degree of change you want. Ophthalmologists and optometrists will let you have a free in-office trial to see whether a given type of lens is right for you. Don't purchase unless you are completely satisfied with the change you see in the office, since a lens that looks good in an advertisement may not look good on you.

Colored contact lenses range from slightly tinted to completely opaque. The lightest tints enhance natural eye color without changing it, while it is possible to change the color of even dark brown eyes with the completely opaque lenses. Technology and design have improved considerably since colored contacts were first introduced onto the market, and the new color looks completely natural. Rather than being monochromatic, newer models combine at least 3 shades to create subtle, natural depth.

The lowest level of color is called a visibility tint. These colored contact lenses are lightly tinted to make it easier for the wearer to find the lens if it is dropped. Such a light tint does not affect eye color. Enhancement tints are translucent colors meant to enhance the natural eye color. These are slightly darker than a visibility tint. Color tints are darker and more opaque lenses that change eye color, and these come in a wide array of specialty colors, including amethyst, violet, and green.

There are even novelty lenses available for costume parties and Halloween, featuring such patterns as cat and reptile eyes. This can be a great way to complete a costume.

Because only the area covering the iris is colored, these lenses do not color the wearer's vision. The opening for the pupil has been optimized in size so that the colored portion will not be noticed by the wearer. The exception is specialty contact lenses with a light-filtering tint. These colored contact lenses are designed for athletes and sports fans. They enhance certain colors and mute others, just like sunglasses. For example, contact lenses for tennis players would enhance optic yellow, the color of tennis balls.

Colored contacts are available for people with perfect vision, but it is still safest to buy them ( the first pair, anyway) from an optometrist, who will perform a pre-sale eye exam to rule out any eye problems that would make wearing contacts inadvisable. Conditions which would preclude contact lens wear are the inability to produce enough tears (dry eye syndrome), constant exposure to fumes, a history of viral infection of the cornea, or an inability to take proper care of contact lenses with regard to hygiene.

Colored contacts are available in all the same prescription strengths as regular contacts, as well as for patients with astigmatism. Like standard contact lenses, they come in disposable as well as non-disposable brands. For instance, Dura-Soft sells non-disposables, while other manufacturers such as Fresh Look sell disposables. Depending on the brand and how well the non-disposables are cared for, they can last for 45 to 180 days.

Colored lenses require the exact same care as regular contact lenses. Never share your contacts lenses with anyone.

Once you have had an eye exam and have settled on the brand you like best, many websites offer great deals on contact lenses. One pair of colored contacts usually retails for around $15-$20, depending on the brand, and two pairs for $25- $36. However, shopping around on several websites may net a special sale for a lower price.

Once you get your first pair of colored contacts, you may like them so much that you purchase additional colors to match your every mood or outfit.

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Corrective Or Cosmetic Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses, or contacts, were originally developed to correct the wearer?s vision without the need for glasses. This sits directly on the cornea of the eye and essentially does the exact function of traditional glasses but without the need for visible frames. In fact, contacts are almost invisible and are very lightweight. Some contacts have a very pale blue tint to them so that they are easier to see for purposes of insertion and removal but it is unusual for the lenses to be noticeable while they are being worn unless you are specifically looking for them.

Gradually the popularity of contacts grew as people realised how simple they were to use and wear and many then felt that they had other benefits. A large number of people choose contacts for reasons of vanity, believing they look more attractive without glasses than with them. They are also more practical in wet weather as they do not get rain drops on them, they don?t steam up and they can be safer for those who enjoy playing sport as there is no risk of physical damage to the face which can occur when wearing glasses.

Following the success of contact lenses, demonstrated by the fact that it is believed that approximately 125 million people worldwide use them, further advancements were made. It was discovered that in addition to correcting visual problems, lenses could be given a color. When worn these lenses would give the impression of the wearer having a different eye color to that which they naturally have. For example, someone with brown eyes could choose to have colored lenses making their eyes appear green.

Initially colored contact lenses were limited to those who required contact lenses for the purposes of vision correction. However, those without the need for vision correction soon decided that they liked the idea of changing their appearance with contact lenses and so a range of coloured contacts was designed which had no effect on the vision of the wearer. These proved so popular that new and different designs were being launched with great regularity. The movie industry soon caught on to the potential of this type of lenses, known as cosmetic contact lenses, and use them for many characters who require an unusual and often eerie appearance. Musicians are also known for using this type of lens. Examples of those who have worn cosmetic lenses are Marilyn Manson and the character of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

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My own contact lens experience â€" part 2
I thought I should tell you about my own experience with contact lenses. As you can imagine, I was really frightened when I heard about them. I don’t know why, but sticking something in my eyes didn’t offer me too much confidence. I preferred to wear glasses, I thought them much more safer. The problem was they were getting dirty much to fast, they were troubling me at my work and they were always slipping out of my nose. So, I took heart and I went for advices for contact lenses. It didn’t take too much to decide to replace glasses with contact lenses. I went to an eye care doctor to get my prescription and to ask for a good company of contact lenses. He recommended some, and one of them was Ciba Vision. He told me that he as a doctor would use Ciba contact lenses, because they have the nest quality.It was a new experience for me, but I didn’t go back. I was decided to renounce at glasses. I had given attention to all the doctors’ instructions, so I can manage by myself with putting in and removing them. The first days with lenses wasn’t that comfortable that I was expecting, but I knew that my eyes have to get used with them, and for that there are necessary from 7 to 10 days. Having something in my eyes hadn’t offered me a great pleasure, so I was beginning to believe that I didn’t make the best choice. All the people around me were telling me that I look much better without glasses, but that didn’t made me to feel better. I start asking other people who were wearing contact lenses, to see if I’m the only who has this opinion. I was amazed to find out that were many that had bigger problems at the beginning, with putting and removing the lenses. Some of them were close to faint, so I thought myself to be a lucky person. I got over this fear that something was wrong after 15 days I think, and since then I’m enjoying my contact lenses. I don’t have to clean them every 30 minutes, or to raise them every time they slip out of my nose. Now I even use colored contact lenses that correct eyesight problems too, to surprise people around me. It’s amazing how a pair of lenses can change your life, your attitude. I clean them with attention, I respect all the instructions and I can say that I have never had a problem in all these years, since I wear contact lenses. There is not even one person that has no doubts at the beginning in what concerns contact lenses. The problem is how you get rid of them. You have to impose yourself that you’ll succeed, and like this you’ll pass one of the problems. It’s how I did and as you can read from this, I am one happy contact lenses wearer, who enjoys all their advantages.

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