5 Things to Know About Color Contact Lenses
Are you the type of person that likes to play around with your
looks? On the other hand, maybe you have always wanted green
eyes instead of blue. If either of these descriptions sounds
like you, you might be interested in colored contact lenses.
Maybe you have even thought about using them before but didn't
know if they were safe, or how expensive they might be. If so,
keep reading the following tips will help you decide.
1- Color contact lenses come in a variety of colors and shades.
They are available in blue, green, brown, violet, hazel and grey
with new colors emerging all the time. These are great for
someone who is tired of how they look and want a temporary
change. Color contact lenses are available in three basic tints,
the visibility tint, enhancement tint and the color tints. Each
of these types of contacts serves a specific purpose for contact
lens wearers.
2- The visibility tint is a lens with a light green or light
blue tint that has been added for ease of contact use, this is
also very helpful if one is dropped, but does not affect eye
color at all. The enhancement tint lenses feature a solid and
translucent tint of color that does affect eye color, but only
slightly. These color contact lenses are not meant to change the
eye color, but rather to enhance it, to make it more intense.
3- Color tints however, are the contacts that are used to change
eye color; these are what most people think of when color
contacts come to mind. The color tint lenses have a deeper color
added to the lens that allows the natural color of the eye to be
completely hidden. These are the types of lenses that are
available to transform the eye into something that is truly
unusual.
4- If you are a regular contact wearer, you will need a
prescription for colored contacts as well, but other than the
fact that they are color contact lenses, all the normal rules of
contact use and care apply. However, these contacts are
available from the same sources you are currently purchasing
your regular contacts from.
5- The most important tip, do not, under any circumstances share
your contacts with anyone. This is mentioned because most people
that use color contact lenses don't intend for them to be
permanent and the desire to try them might over rule common
sense. This is said strictly for your safety.