Wildeyes- Special Effect

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Wildeyes: special effect lenses
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Frequency Colours

Many of these coloured contact lenses are available in plano form (without visual correction), as well as in designs for people who have astigmatism, who need bifocal correction, or who want a disposable or frequent replacement lens.

Most standard contact lenses come with a  visibility tint is usually a light blue or green tint added to a lens, solely to help you see it better during insertion and removal — or if you drop it. Since it's a very light tint, it does not affect eye colour, or your perception of the world at all.

Companies that make coloured contact lenses have worked hard to mimic the natural iris pattern, by using a multitude of coloured dots on the contact lens which makes it more natural. The centre part of the lens, covering the pupil, is left clear on purpose so that it does not affect how you see.

The pattern and intensity of the dots governs the type of effect of the lenses on your eye.

A good example of a lens that can alter the colour of a lighter coloured eye , or enhance the colour of a darker eye is Freshlook Colourblends , which use a combination of three iris patterns to create the overall effect. Further examples are Acuvue Colour enhancers, which, as the name suggest, enhances your own eye colour rather than dramatically changing it.

If you want a more dramatic effect, for example to change a brown eye blue, you could try Freshlook Colours,  Soflens Natural Colours, or Frequency Colours

Cibavision have also released Freshlook Dimensions which enhance or change light eye colours for a beautiful natural look and Freshlook Radiance which Iluminate and brighten your natural eye color  and feature beautiful pearlescent effects that add sparkle and shine to both light and dark eyes.

Some colour contact lenses have a dot iris pattern, masking natural eye colour. Shown are "honey" and "turquoise" from the FreshLook ColorBlends line.

Some Disadvantages

Although coloured contact lenses are carefully fitted by your Optician, there may be occasions when the coloured part can slide slightly, exposing your own eye colour. Also, the size of your pupil is constantly changing to accommodate varying light conditions — so sometimes, like at night, your pupil may be larger than the clear centre of the lens. In these instances, your vision may be slightly affected. In addition the colour of contact lenses shown on web sites may not be exactly that when seen in real life and the effect of any lens on the eye is difficult to predict - it is only when you see the lens on your eye that you can truly know the final colour produced. It is important to have a trial with the different colours at your opticians so you can work out which lens is best for you.

Special Effects Contact Lenses

Special effects contact lenses have been used in the movies for a long time and are now available to buy over the web. The variety of effects are truly amazing -  you can get devil, cats eyes, white out, black out and many more. These lenses only cover the iris - not the whole eye. Have a look at some of these lenses here.

 It is possible to get specialised lenses that cover the whole eye, called scleral lenses, but these need careful fitting and making by specialised Optometrists and costs £100s of pounds.

Sharing Contacts: A Bad Idea

Sharing contact lenses with your friends can transfer bacteria which can cause severe eye infections.  If lenses are not going to be worn daily, it is usually safe if you store them in contact lens storage solution, but change the solution 2 -3 times per week, so that it stays fresh and carries on disinfecting your lenses. If you simply leave your own lenses in stale solution for an extended period of time they will become heavily infected with bacteria (or even mouldy) and be unsafe to wear.