How To Choose Color Contact Lenses

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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The first step to getting color contact lenses is to have your eyes examined, even if you have perfect vision. In addition to checking your eye sight, the optometrist will measure your eyes and examine their overall health to make sure there are no preexisting conditions that could make wearing contact lenses unsafe.

Many eye diseases are silent which means you don''t know you have a problem until you start experiencing impaired vision. An eye exam will ensure that the contact lenses won''t aggravate an existing condition that could cause permanent damage to the eye.

Decide Your Use Frequency

Contact lenses are produced in a variety of materials that allow them to be worn anywhere from one day to a month. It is important to discuss how often you will be wearing your color contacts with the optometrist, so she can prescribe a brand that fits your lifestyle. To help you make a decision, here are the different types of contacts and the length of time you can wear them:

Disposable Lenses: These are single use contact lenses. They are best for occasional wear such as a night out ...
... on the town.

Daily Lenses: These contacts can be worn 12-14 hours a day for a period of two weeks to a month before they need to be thrown out. Daily wear contacts are perfect for people who to make a permanent eye color change.

Extended Wear Lenses: If you don''t want to be bothered with taking your contacts out every night and putting them back in every morning, then extended wear contacts are for you. These contacts allow more oxygen into the eye which means you can sleep in them without worrying about damaging your retinas.

Specialty Lenses: Technology has advanced so that people who have astigmatisms or who need bifocal contact lenses can join the fun and wear color contacts as well.

Which Color Type?

Color contacts come in two types of color saturation:

Enhancement Tint: These contact lenses only have a small amount of pigment in them and are meant to enhance your existing eye color. Because of their light tinting, these contacts only work well on people with light colored eyes.

Opaque Lenses: Designed for dramatic color changes, these contact lenses have more pigment so that they completely cover your natural eye color. Opaque contacts come in a range of colors including brown, blue, violet, green and grey.

Deciding which colors look best on you depends on the effect you want to achieve. If you want you your eyes to pop and have people notice them, then opaque lenses in a bright color is the way you want to go. If you want a more natural look then the enhancement tint might be more your style.

Color Matching Tips

People with light skin and blue eyes who want to enhance their color should try blue, aqua or grey color contacts. To make green eyes sparkle, try sea green or hazel.

Grey, brown and hazel color contact lenses look more natural on medium to dark skin while sapphire blue, gemstone green and amethyst purple color contacts will make you stand out.

Next time you get the urge to make yourself over, try color contacts. They are an inexpensive way to add a little glamour to your life. Bonny Kominek has been wearing contact lenses for about 10 years now and has tried all the tips and tricks associated with them.