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A Beginner Guide to Colored Contact Lenses
By Andrew Loh
Today, colored contact lenses has slowly become a fashion that
aims to change your appearance. As the old saying goes, 'Eyes are
the window to the soul'. With just a pair of colored contact
lenses, you have the ability to transform your appearance with a
pair of captivating eyes. Therefore, do not under-estimate the
impact of a pair of colored contact lenses can really make.
Today, colored contact lenses are not only used for cosmetic
reason only but it can be used for people who has astigmatism and
presbyopia problem.
Color contact lenses work by filtering all the color in the light
except the desired color. There are few different categories of
colored contact lenses:
Opaque lenses - Opaque lenses can dramatically change the natural
color of your eyes regardless of how dark is your eyes color. It
has a solid colored 'ring' that covers the iris while leaving a
clear hole in the center to let the light passes through.
Majority of colored contact lenses are opaque.
Enhancement tint - Enhancement tints lenses are translucent and
are used to enhance your natural eye color (therefore, it also
known as enhancer tints). If your natural eye color is dark
color, enhancement tints lenses will be hard to make the color
change visible. Therefore, enhancement tints lenses are
recommended for light colored eyes only.
Visibility tints - Visibility tints do not change the eye color
at all. It is slighted tinted for handling purpose so that you
can remove and insert the lenses better. Also, it helps to find
your contact lenses more easily if they are dropped or misplaced.
Light Filtering tints - Light filtering tints is the latest
development in colored contact lenses. It is designed mainly to
be used in sport such as tennis, golf or baseball. Light
filtering tints can enhance certain colors while muting other
colors. As a result, it is easier to target the balls that stands
out against the background. For example, tennis players wearing
light yellow or gold tint colored contact lenses would track the
ball more easily by brightening the background.
Colored contact lenses are available as extended wear, disposable
and daily disposable. Majority of colored contact lenses come in
the form of soft lenses which are usually comfortable to wear and
easy to adjust even for the first timer. In general, colored
contact lenses are fun and safe to wear. However, if you feel
uncomfortable and experience some irritation, you should contact
your eye care practitioner immediately.
With continuing technology improvement in contact lenses
industry, the price of contact lenses has become so affordable
that you can simply try out various color contact lenses. You
will probably look great on the popular bright blue eyes that
everyone loves. Or you can try the green or lavender color
contact lenses that create the exotic look. There are so many
colored contact lenses to choose from that you probably have to
try them all on to find the color that match your skin and hair
tones.
Color contact lens is a fast growing market. Many large contact
lenses manufacturers are producing a variety of new design and
colors contact lenses every few months. In other words, you have
more options to choose now. At present, Wesley-Jessen (acquired
by CIBA Vision in 2000) is the market leader in colored contact
lenses. They have produced a popular range of Freshlook
colorblends contact lenses. In addition, you can also find wide
selection of other popular colored contact lenses such as Acuvue
2 Colors, Focus Softcolors, Durasoft 2 Colorblends, CibaSoft
SoftColors and many more.
Internet is an excellent place where you can buy colored contact
lenses online. Unlike local eye-care shops, you are not
geographically restricted to buy contact lenses online. Moreover,
it is convenient and easy to make price and product comparison on
the web that help you to save times and money. If you are looking
to buy discount color contact lenses, online market is the right
place for you. On the Internet, you can find many online stores
with large collection of cheap colored contact lenses. But before
you make your purchase, you should only order from reputable
online contact lenses stores that offer money back guarantee or
full refund should you not satisfy with your purchase.
Andrew Loh is the owner of Colored Contact Lenses Guide, a
website that provides informational guide to colored contact
lenses - how to choose the right colored contact lenses, where to
buy discount colored contact lenses online and more.
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