Colored Contact Lenses: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

Posted by Steven Jones
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Feb 13, 2017
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Plano colored-lenses are available with no prescriptive power. It is used for cosmetic purposes only (to enhance or alter the color of eye without vision correction). Whereas, colored contacts can be a convenient and temporary way for enhancing or changing your eye color. Prescription colored contact lenses correct vision like regular contact lenses but have the added benefit of changing or enhancing the color of your eyes.


How Safe Are Colored Contact Lenses?


Colored lenses are safe to use when purchased from a reputed, authorized and authentic vendor with a prescription. Contact lenses in the U.S. are considered as medical devices and should not be sold without a valid prescription, as per the U.S. law. One can get prescription from a qualified eye care professional. It is very important to understand that you should get an eye exam and have the contact lenses fitted by qualified professionals only, regardless of whether or not these lenses have prescription power.


How do I Care for Colored Contact Lenses?


It is important to take care of your colored contact lenses the same way you take care for any traditional lenses. Moreover, it is important to keep contact lenses clean and disinfected. You should only wear contact lenses for the period of time recommended by your eye consultants. It is important to replace contact lenses according to the recommended schedule.


You should avoid using lenses if they are expired. It is important to use only FDA-approved colored lenses that are purchased with proper prescription.


How to Clean Contact Lenses?


It is important to wash your hands with soap and warm water and dry them with a lint-free towel. Remove one contact and add a few drops of contact lens solution. Even if you are using no rub solutions, rub and rinse cleaning method is the best way to go for cleaning contact lenses.


Different Types of Colored Contact Lenses


Color Tints

These opaque color tint lenses alter your eye color completely. You will need these types of lenses to change your eye color, if you have dark colored eyes. In order to meet the precise needs and demands of the customers, color contacts with color tints come in a wide variety of colors such as blue, violet, amethyst, brown and grey.


Theatrical Lenses

Long used in the movies such as Avatar and the Twilight series, these theatrical contact lenses are now widely available for novelty use.


Visibility Tints

Visibility tint usually is a light green or blue tint added to a contact lens, for helping you see better during insertion and removal or in case you drop it. These don’t affect your eye color as they are relatively faint.


Enhancement Tints

It is little darker than a visibility tint and is used for the purpose of enhancing the natural color of your eyes. It is best for the people who have light colored eyes and want to enhance their eye color.

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