COLORED CONTACT LENSES
New Advances Make These Lenses for Everyone!
When colored lenses were first introduced they were not overly successful with many patients because these lenses had many limitations. However, there was the desire by a large percentage of contact lens wearers for colored contact lenses. So, what was the problem? The problem was that the colored contact lenses were really only useful for individuals with light eyes. Since a large number of individuals with dark eyes were the most interested in colored contact lenses the lens manufacturers knew they must do something in order to make colored contact lenses available to everyone that included individuals with already perfect vision. As a result, the quest began and now a decade later colored contact lenses are available in many colors, styles, and even for people without the need for prescriptions.
TYPES OF COLORED CONTACT LENSES
A while back the only contacts available were ones that enhanced your natural eye color. Today, these types of colored contact lenses still exist, but there are many new options as well. If you go to the optometrist today looking for colored contact lenses you will encounter four different kinds. These include visibility tints, enhancement tints, opaque color tents, and light filtering tints. These types of colored contact lenses will be described in detail so that you know exactly what they are and which one you are most interested in. You will save yourself a lot of time if you know what you want when you arrive at the optometrist office anyway.
There are 4 different types of colored contacts and these contacts are available for wearers who need no eye correction and also for those that have astigmatism as well as those that need bifocals. They also come in disposable wear as well.
VISIBILITY TINT CONTACTS
These types of colored contact lenses are not really colored at all and will not even change the color of your eyes. The visibility tints are added to many contact lenses to make them more visible to the wearer and to help in the rescue process if the contact lens is dropped. Most of the time these lenses are a super light blue or green, just enough to change the clear color of the lens to a tint that will help you find it in your case and place it in your eye. The light tint to these lenses has helped many find their contact when it was dropped.
ENHANCEMENT TINT CONTACTS
Enhancement tints are colored contact lenses that are just slightly darker than visibility tints and the purpose of these colored contact lenses is to make your current eye color brighter. You would not buy blue enhanced tints if you have brown eyes because these types of lenses are made to enhance the eye color you already have.
COLOR TINT CONTACTS
Now, if you are really interested in changing the color of your eyes, no matter what color they are naturally, then you might be interested in color tints. These lenses are opaque and considerably darker than either of the other two tints already mentioned. These lenses are generally patterned to look like real eyes and then dark enough to effectively cover your baby blues, bright green, or dark brown eyes.
These lenses are great at changing your eye color, at least while you have the lenses in, and they are available in almost any color you can imagine. So, if you want to change from blue to brown or brown to green that is no problem at all. There are other colors available as well like gray, amethyst, turquoise, honey, and other specialty colors.
You may also be interested in the color tints that are black, red, sclera, cheetah, team spirited, and the like. These are wonderful for plays, movies, Halloween, other parties, or if you simply have a unique personality.
LIGHT FILTERING TINT CONTACTS
The light filtering tint colored contact lenses are really new and are not for everyone. However, those individuals playing sports or even spectators watching sports might benefit significantly from light filtering tints. These types of colored contact lenses are designed to enhance certain colors while muting others. That way, when you are playing tennis, golf, softball, or other sports the ball will stand out more and background colors will be muted. As a result, you can imagine that these types of lenses are becoming more and more popular with sports players. It is important to know, however, that these colored contact lenses come in a variety of colors and are designed specifically for golf or tennis, baseball or skiing, and even trap shooters. Make sure you inform your optometrist what sport you play in order to order the right colored contact lenses for you.
Obviously, there are many types of colored contact lenses available and you can find just the color of lens that you always wanted naturally. There is certainly something to be said for finally having the color of eyes you have always dreamed of. However, colored contact lenses are not perfect and they do have some drawbacks. These include your lens slipping a bit when you blink which ultimately moves the lens allowing others to see the colored portion of the lens. Additionally, sometimes when your pupil becomes very large in order to allow you to see at night you will notice reduced vision because the lens blocks a large portion of your pupil when it is larger than normal. These are not huge disadvantages, but they are possibilities that you should be aware of before buying colored contact lenses to make your dreams of a new eye color come true.
You may choose to visit your optometrist to buy colored contact lenses or if you are very busy you might prefer to buy them online. As long as you have your prescription this is no problem whatsoever. If you don't have a prescription then you will need to get one first in order to ensure you are buying the right type of colored contact lenses. Always remember to follow your optometrist's advice and you will love your new colored eyes.
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