What About Those Halloween Contact Lenses?

If you were thinking about picking up a pair of Halloween, special effect colored contact lenses at the Halloween costume store or the beauty salon, think again. First, it's illegal for that place to sell them without getting your prescription. Second, these cheap Halloween contacts can be very dangerous. They could severely damage your eyes or even cause blindness!

Color lenses may cause blindness (health.asiaone.com)

"The shop owners claim that color contact lenses are wearable overnight. This is not true," said Rufina Chan, chairman of the HKSPO. She said color contacts can only be worn for four to six hours at the most.



Illegal contacts put eyes at risk, Oklahoma doctors say (newsok.com)

Due to trendy circle contact lens use, ophthalmologists at Oklahoma City's Dean McGee Eye Institute say they and colleagues nationwide are seeing severe eye infections that lead to vision loss and could even require corneal transplants.



Halloween contact lenses may cause nasty infection (weblogs.baltimoresun.com)

But not only are they illegal, they can permanently damage your eyes and even make you go blind, said Dr. Elliott H. Myrowitz, an assistant professor and chief of Optometric Services at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. He's joining a chorus of doctors, organizations and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in warning consumers off these products.

What are popular right now are circle contact lenses along with Halloween contact lenses. To wear them safely, you should first see an eye care professional, get a prescription and then order them from a name brand company that does not use cheap paint. When you wear them, only wear them during the day and take them out at night. Your eyes might have to first get used to them and you should start off just wearing them a few hours a day. Of course, never share your contact lenses with anyone else either.
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Hazel Green Contact Lenses

The saying by Stendhal that beauty is the promise of happiness rings true all over the world and no where is this more evident than in the eye wear industry. When it comes to contact lenses, the color options availed are as numerous as the sky is wide but one of the superlative options comes in the form of the hazel green contact lenses.

Now for those that may be making their maiden voyage into the contact lenses arena certain considerations must be made. For a start these lenses could either be of a functional or aesthetic nature especially if you have no idea what it means to suffer from presbyopia or astigmatism.

As mentioned earlier the rainbow colors that contact lenses come in might serve to confuse but for individuals keen on drawing unsurpassed attention to their eyes then there are hazel green contact lenses. This eye art comes in distinct formats for one day use or for extended wear each with its own advantages. Whereas the former is worn once then discarded the silicone versions can be worn for an entire month giving you an accurate feel of the contact lenses.

Whether for the short or long term the contact lens has various types of shade applied to it a factor that has to be carefully thought through. As an example the color tint alters the color of the eye completely creating visual appeal as well as boosting the wearers self esteem. On the other hand, the tint you choose to take on could be just enough to enhance your eye color.

Make sure that you see your eye doctor before getting any kind of contact lens. This is the law in most areas. Another advantage in doing that is your local optometrist should be able to hook you up with a pair or free contact lenses as trial pairs.

Once you have settled on the hazel green color for your contact lenses the second step is to select the category that best suits your eyes. The two main divisions are the soft and hard and whereas the first variety is good for a single wear the rigid gas permeable lenses can be worn several times over.

For those that do know what it means to have myopia or hyperopia then contact lenses are right up your alley. Contact lenses have made the idea of donning spectacles less daunting and has made eye wear a fashion statement as opposed to something to be ashamed of as may have been the case in the past.

There are copious advantages contact lenses have for those that have vision difficulties whether they are slightly tinted or totally darkened. Firstly the fact that they are worn in the eye improves vision immensely and also provides the wearer with stable sight especially when compared to spectacles.

Contact lenses also afford the eyes a measure of protection especially if you have had cataracts removed.

In conclusion the contact lens can be used to correct your sight or simply give your eyes that much needed vibrancy. Either way this invention that can be traced as far back as Leornado Da Vinci is here to stay and should you be keen to own a pair then hazel green ought to be the color of choice.