Contact Lenses
By Lewis Hardy
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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.
Colour contact lenses work by filtering all the
colour 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 colour (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 colour 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 colours while muting other
colours. 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 colour contact lenses. You will probably
look great on the popular bright blue eyes that
everyone loves. Or you can try the green or
lavender colour 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 colour that match your
skin and hair tones.
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