Colored Contact Lenses

Indeed these contact lenses are an easy way to change your appearance in an instant – you can be browned eyed today and blue eyed tomorrow.

If you consider purchasing this type of contact lenses, you must consider the flowing:

- Get your eyes measured by a professional. Since the main purpose of a colored contact lenses is to change the color of your eyes, they must fit perf3cly or you will look funny. After all no one wants to have half of his or hers eye in its original color not to mention that most people prefer their “new” eye color to look natural.

- Chose carefully the color and the type of lenses that will suit you best. There are lenses that are not designed to completely change your eye color but just to enhance its original color. These types of lenses are usually called enhancement tint lenses o make sure you are not purchasing this type unless you specifically opted for them.

Lenses that can completely change your eye color are called opaque color tints lenses. Obviously the main question here is what color is best for you. The good news is that there is no wrong answer to this question. All depends on your final goal: if you want to drag attention to your eye just pick a color that greatly differs from your typical one. For example if you are dark just put blue or green lenses. The other way to go about choosing a color is to match it with your skin and hair type.

- Never share your colored contact lenses with other people. You may be asked from friends or members of your family to let them try or wear your lenses for a day. This is a bad idea. First of all your lenses may not fit the other person and cause him discomfort and even eye irritation. Moreover swapping lenses with other can bring you eye infections of different kind.

- Take a good care of your contact lenses – clean them before and after use and don’t wear them for longer periods than the ones prescribed by your doctor.

Contact Lenses

Hardly there is a person who is not aware of the existence and use of contact lenses, especially those who wear glasses.

Indeed contacts have gained great popularity in the recent years mainly because of the new, modern types that have been developed.

While in the old days they used to be made of glass and prescribed to patients with therapeutic or corrective purposes, today they are turning into an accessory for those who has no problems or whatsoever with their eyes.

Modern contact lenses are soft, made of material that is harmless to the eye. They are easy to put on and take off as well as easy to maintain. Soft ones are made of gel and they are much safer to the eye than the old fashioned glass lenses.

There are many manufacturers offering this amazing product, however the basic types of lenses is the same. There are lenses made to improve vision. They serve as regular glasses. Moreover there are lenses specifically designed to help those who have problems with color vision.

Apart from vision problems, some lenses are made to specifically help other eye problems such as bullous keratopathy, dry eyes, corneal ulcers and erosion, keratitis, corneal edema, descemetocele, corneal ectasis, Mooren's ulcer, anterior corneal dystrophy, and neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis. Some lenses are even used to deliver drugs to the eye.

Apart from the use of contacts instead of glasses with medical purposes, there are lenses made to simply enhance your look. Those so called cosmetic lenses are made to change the way your eye look – they can change its color and even give your eye an unusual appearance. Cosmetic contact lenses can also correct vision.

Each type of lenses has a specific wear time and conditions of use. Ones made of glass are more durable and can be used many years. Soft lenses have shorter life. There are daily lenses (have to be taken out every night), weekly lenses (can stay in the eye for about a week) and monthly lenses. Despite of the type of your lenses however soft lenses usually should be replaced in about 2-3 months.

Contact Lenses and Dry Eyes

Frequent lenses wearers are surely aware of the problem - contact lenses and dry eyes.

However is there a steady connection between this uncomfortable eye condition and wearing contacts?

Many people who don’t wear glasses or lenses can experience eye dryness. There are several possible causes for this.

It might be that their eyes are not producing enough tears to moisture the eye sufficiently. Also some people have tears with content that does not provide enough moisture to the eye. If you fall into one of the above groups of people it seems that wearing contact lenses and dry eyes have no connection.

Being exposed to specific conditions such as smoke, extensive heat, dry air or wind can also cause dryness in your eyes. Again this can happen even if you are not wearing contacts.

Contact lenses and dry eyes however are connected. Many frequent lenses wearers complain that they feel their eyes dry. The reason behind this is the composition of the lens. Soft lenses usually contain water. Since part of their water evaporates they practically dehydrate your eye by absorbing water from your natural tear film covering the eye. For that reason it is recommended to wear lenses that have less water content.

Another connection between them is the length of the period you have been using contact lenses. People who have used extensively contacts for many years often complain that their eyes are dry. The simple reason for this is that they have damaged the structure of the cells covering the eye. The constant rubbing of the lenses with their eyes most likely damaged the special structures of the eye designed to keep the tear film stable.

Contact lenses and dry eyes is not a reason to stop wearing contacts though. All you need to do is to follow a strict routine of when, how and for how long to wear your lenses. It is not recommended to wear lenses when you are exposed to conditions that can dry your eyes in general. It is also not recommended to stay long hours or overnight wearing lenses. If you feel your eyes tend to go dry just purchase artificial tear drops and use them regularly.

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