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Are you a person who has always wanted to go on the show Extreme Makeover? You just feel that there is something not right about your appearance and you cant put your finger on it? Im sure your friends and family tell you youre insane for wanting to get any kind of makeover because there is nothing wrong with you, but you still feel somethings not right. That is, until you see a friend youve known for years with a major appearance difference theres something different about their eyes. When you look closer, you realize the eyes are a different color blue instead of brown. Thats it! you exclaim. I need a splash of color for my eyes! But then you begin to think about the fact that you wear glasses and wonder if color contacts are right for you. Well if this is your concern, then worry no more. This article will give you the tips and advice you need to take you on a path toward the right contacts for you.

Decisions, Decisions

Once you confirm that you are ready to buy your color contacts you have several decisions you have to make. So first I want to help you decide what kind would be best for you based on the style, comfort, and the condition of your eyes. For example, if your eyesight is perfect and you just want to change the color of your eyes, you have fewer concerns than a person who wears contacts to correct their vision, so lets take a look at the different types you can choose from.

Hard By choosing hard contacts, you are choosing what is officially called rigid gas permeable hard contact lenses. They are not flexible like the soft ones but are more durable. Since they are rigid gas permeable, they allow oxygen to circulate to your eyes cornea. They also maintain their shape better than the soft lens, which results in clearer vision. However, a few things to consider with the hard lens are the risks involved, including infections and corneal ulcers and reshaping of your cornea. Also, it is more challenging to adjust to the harder lens, and even if you take one day off, it can take time to readjust.

Soft Soft color contact lenses are made from soft plastic and are more comfortable than the hard lens; they are also known for providing UV protection. While hard lens is usually permanent (as permanent as they can be) and are expected to last over a longer period of time, soft lenses are usually disposable and are to be thrown away within a few days or weeks at most. By choosing to wear the soft lens, you are decreasing the risk of infection because of constant replacement; however because of the plastic used for the soft lenses they are more fragile and likely to absorb pollutants.

Tonic Tonic lenses are made for people with astigmatism and can be either soft or hard. They are especially useful because you can also wear them if you are nearsighted or farsighted.

Bifocal Bifocal lenses are useful only for those who have presbyopia and are in need of these specific lenses. Very similar to bifocal glasses, they have two sections that help you correct nearsightedness and farsightedness simultaneously. Like tonic lenses, you can find these in either hard glass or soft plastic.

Choosing the Color Lens

It is important to know that when you are choosing your color contacts

Visibility Tint Visibility tint contact lenses are colored but with a light tint. This is done so that you can find your lenses if you drop them. While these lenses have color on them, they dont change the color of your eyes.

Enhancement Tint These color contacts are equipped with a translucent tint. Having this tint helps to enhance your natural eye color. So if you have blue eyes or green eyes, the tint will make your natural eye color pop and look more stunning than usual. With these lenses, people will probably notice a difference but do not know what to attribute it to.

Light-Filtering Tint These lenses are typically used by athletes (and even sports fans) to help filter out the light in certain sports settings. They are used to enhance some colors and mute out the others, which in turn makes the ball standout. For example, if you are a basketball player, you would get contacts to enhance the orange-brown color of the basketball so that you wont be taken off-guard by a no-look pass; they dont change the color of your eyes

Colored Tint Colored tint lens falls under the category of color contacts youre probably accustomed to (and looking for). Color contacts are meant to change your eye color and can be purchased in a variety of interesting shades from blue, green and brown, to violet and even gold. These contacts usually dont affect your eyesight whatsoever and are used for style only. But if you already have a glasses or contacts prescription, you can get contacts that will enable you to see at your prescription strength.

Tips for Wearing Your ContactsOnce youve chosen the right color contacts for you (preferably with the help of a professional), you need to keep a few thing in mind concerning care:

Clean Your Lenses Regularly Because of the risk of infection to your cornea, you have to make sure to maintain the proper care, so make it a point to clean your lenses according to the guidelines given to you, whether your lenses are prescription or simply for style.

Dont Share Your Contacts The major rule of thumb with your contacts is to never share them with someone else. Again, because of the risk of infection, you could endanger someone elses eyes as much as they could endanger yours.

Once you decide what color contacts you want, you can take the necessary steps to get what you want. Just be sure to understand the difference between the colored lenses, as well as the potential risks of both soft and hard; that way you are guaranteeing the best experience you can have with your color contacts.

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