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Can Anyone Buy Coloured Contact Lenses?

Coloured contact lenses are a great way to spice up your style, if you can keep your eyes clean and can remember to take them out every night. Although they can really emphasize some of your features, not everyone can buy colored contacts. Most types of contacts require a prescription.

Although there is a type of colored contact lens that doesn’t require a prescription, known as plano, or ones that don’t significantly correct your vision, it is always best to consult an optometrist before radically changing your eyewear usage (read: if you haven’t ever worn lenses or glasses before).

It is also true that the law requires you to have a prescription, even if your lenses don’t have any vision correction and are purely cosmetic. The FDA has a warning that even plain contacts present a risk of eye injury and blindness if you fit or wear them improperly.

It will also help if you see the optometrist to find your new eye color. Only they can tell exactly how the lens should fit over your eye, and before you buy them in a novelty shop or online, it will help to try them out in the optometrist’s office.

Black out contact lenses
If you are looking for a way to make a dramatic statement, either in time for Halloween, another costume party, or simply looking to stand out in everyday life, blackout FX contact lenses may be the way to do it. These lenses completely cover the iris of your eye so that your pupil appears much larger, and can emphasize your eye without looking too different, but different enough that people will notice.

These types of lenses are most frequently used in horror movies for the effect they have on producing a vampire or a zombie, but can work great for your event as well. It is important when looking for these types of lenses to look for a reputable seller and to also check the seal on the contacts when you receive them to make sure it is not broken.

As with other color contacts, you may need to get a prescription, particularly if you are looking to get ones that correct your eye vision as opposed to being simply for cosmetic purposes. Due to the dual nature of these lenses, they don’t disable your sight in any way, and will simply make you look more serious or dreadful from afar, depending on what you are going for.

Can Children Use Contact Lenses?

Shonda wrote, “My child (probably both kids soon) needs glasses and has accidentally broken two pair of glasses. Can she switch to contact lenses instead of us continuing to buy new glasses?”

Thanks for the question Shonda! Regarding your child, before you do anything, make sure she isn’t breaking the glasses on purpose. Wearing glasses can be a traumatic experience for children. Other kids make fun of them and they just don’t like it.

If you still want to have your kids wear contact lenses, most optometrists allow it if the kid is older than 8 years old. Any younger and getting the contacts into the eye would be nearly impossible because of the size of the contact and the child.

As the child gets older (12 years old and older), you should have no trouble getting contact lenses. Below that and you might have to find a doctor that is willing to prescribe contact lenses. Children normally prefer wearing contact lenses when they realize the other option is to wear glasses.

Children wearing contacts really comes down to the individual child. You know your child better than anyone, is he or she ready to wear contact lenses?

Cheap Blue Contact Lenses

We’ve recently talked about blue costume contact lenses, navy blue contacts, and baby blue contact lenses. Today we’re looking at cheap blue contact lenses. These contacts are great for every day use and special parties such as Halloween. Cheap contact lenses are nothing new at Discount-Lenses.com, but cheap blue contact lenses are definitely a new lens for us! We’ve been selling cheap contacts since 1999 and as recently as 2007 we began selling a full line of colored contact lenses. These contact lenses have been selling better than we ever expected they would.

When blue contact lenses first came out in 1997 they were expensive! Now with so many companies selling blue contact lenses, the prices have come down and you can get cheap blue contact lenses from just about anyone who sells contact lenses (including us!).

Before you buy your cheap blue contacts, keep in mind that there are many companies selling illegal contacts. They may be branded with the Acuvue logo, but in fact they’re not real. You can call the manufacturer and ask them about a particular reseller or contact lens distributor and make sure they distributor is legit. Here is a list of contact lens brands and manufacturers. So when buying your cheap blue contact lenses, make sure and remain safe!

Colored Contact Lenses for Astigmatism

If you’re one of the many people that suffer daily from astigmatism, don’t worry, you can still wear colored contacts!  Many doctors are torn on the issue, but many more are beginning to come around and allow their patients to wear colored contacts even though they have Astigmatism.   I always recommend talking to your doctor before making a decision about wearing colored contact lenses if you have any eye disease.

Colored contact lenses for astigmatism come in all different colors.  If you’re looking for baby blue contact lenses, deep red contact lenses or even white and black dragon contact lenses, you can find them for astigamtism sufferers.  Don’t give up your search if you’re having a difficult time finding someone who sells contacts for those with Astig.

You’re not alone in wanting to wear colored contact lenses, in fact, many celebrities wear contacts every day!

Red Eye Contacts

Red eye contacts are not just eyes that are irritated. Red eye contact lenses are an actual contact lens that turns your cornea red. As you can see below in the picture of red eye contacts, the woman is wearing a red contact lens. These red contacts are great for Halloween costumes, stage performers and any else who wants to change their eye color from any color to blood red. This is especially effective for people who have deep, dull and dark colored eyes. They can give your eyes a complete and total makeover. The best part about deep red eye contacts is that you can remove them when you’re done. Unlike getting a haircut, dark red eye contacts are just a temporary makeover!

Picture of Red Eye Contacts:

The picture gives you a great idea as to what the Red Eye contact lenses look like when they’re actually in your eye. Outside of your eye they don’t look special, but when they’re on your eye, people everywhere will take notice of your new red contact lenses.