What Kinds of Colored Contacts Are There?

There are several kinds of contact lenses. There is the hard contact lens that is hard on the cornea because oxygen can not reach it. Another is the soft contact lens that is oxygen permeable and more comfortable to wear. Contact lenses are even worn to correct astigmatism, near-sightedness and far-sightedness. Let’s go over all the kinds that are available.

If you are looking for non prescription colored contacts, you should know that all contact lenses require a doctor’s prescription. Even contacts for cosmetic or eye color change need a prescription.

Colored Contact Lenses

The contact lenses used for cosmetic purposes are called Plano contacts. Colored contact lenses come in four different classifications of tints. Enhancement tint lenses are translucent and blend in with the natural color of the eye. These lenses are used to intensify the normal eye color. They are often used for light colored eyes.

The companies that make colored contact lenses have simulated the natural look of the iris, the colored portion of the eye. The iris has colorful shapes and lines naturally. Some color contacts feature a series of tiny colored dots on the lens to make them more natural looking. The center part over your pupil is clear so you can see well.

People use different sized contact lenses so when you blink the colored portion may slide over the pupil. Your pupil changes size according to the light conditions. Sometimes your pupils may be bigger than the clear center of the lens. Your vision may be slightly affected.

Visibility tint lenses don’t change the regular eye color. They have a little color to see the contact if dropped or when taking contact out of the eye.

Contacts for Halloween Costumes

Opaque contact lenses are designed to completely change the color of dark eyes. Opaque lenses use a solid (not transparent tint) that does not allow any of the natural color to be visible. These can be used to totally change the color of your eyes or else have some crazy, wild designs on them for use with Halloween costumes.

Special effects contact lenses are used for novelty and costumes. Some of the special effects are: Zebras, cat-eye, white-out, jaguar, wildlife, red hot, ice fire, hypnotica, knock-out, aliens, wolves,fire, stars and stripes.

Other Kinds of Colored Contact Lenses

Light-filtering tint lenses are made in a way that show certain colors more prominently while muting other colors. These light-filtering tint contacts are used by athletes in sports.

There are colored contact lenses that protect the eyes from ultra-violet rays from the sun.

Toric contact lenses are for people with astigmatism. You can also get bi-focal contact lenses if you need two kinds of magnification. They work like Toric contact lenses where there’s a weight at the bottom to keep them in place in your eye.

Colors of Contact Lenses

The common colors are blue, green, brown, hazel, gray, amethyst, aqua, turquoise and sapphire.

How Do You Choose the Right Color of Contacts?

• If your skin, hair, and natural eye color have a cool, blue-red undertones you might choose a warm-toned color such as light brown.
• If your skin is dark, you could choose bright colored lenses.
• If you wear make-up, choose a contact lenses that will stand out from the mascara and eye shadow.
• If your natural eye color is brown you could choose contact lenses in violet, green, or blue.

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