Colored contact lenses can add some interest to your vision correction. In fact, some people wear them as an accessory - even people who don't need contacts to see better! If you do need contacts to correct your vision, the ability to buy colored ones can make being nearsighted a bit more fun. Here's some tips on how to choose colored contacts. Contacts have come a long way from the hard contact lenses that first appeared after World War II. In recent times, there has been many advances in comfort and quality. From the soft contacts with the added comfort to disposable contacts with the added convenience, contacts have been a reliable method of vision correction for over 50 years. One of the more fun advancements in contact lenses has been the colored contact lens. With colored contacts you can completely change the color of your eyes, or simply add a tint to the color you already have. You can have a collection of colors so that you can have blue eyes when it suits you and green eyes on the other days. You can even change your eyes to a striking violet color! 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 are more for convenience than for changing eye color. These contacts are lightly tinted and are mainly s that you can see them easily. Anyone that has ever dropped a contact, will agree that trying to find them is almost impossible, but visibility tints make this much easier. This tinting does not really change the color of your eye. Enhancement tint contacts have a translucent tint which enhances the natural color of your eyes. It is not a solid color but a dark tint that works with your natural color to jazz it up a bit. If your eyes are too light in color, you might consider these to give your eyes a little spark. Opaque contacts can be used to completely change your eyes to a different color. You have blue eyes and want green? No problem with opaques. How about changing brown eyes to purple - again no problem. These can be fun to play around with. Get a pair to match every out fit and see if anyone notices! There is also a type of colored contact, the light filtering contact lens, that is mainly used for sporting. These lenses actually tint what you see and can make it much easier to see that golf or tennis ball. For those of us that have to wear contacts, getting colored lenses can make the daily chore of sticking something in your eye to see a little bit more fun! |
