Contact lenses provide a convenient substitute for those who dislike wearing spectacles. Contact lens can be made for disorders such as myopia or hyperopia, astigmatism etc. Basically, contact lens is a curved plastic lens that can be fitted onto the cornea of eye of the user. Various categories of contact lenses have hit the market such as soft, hard, disposable, colour-based, and many more. Sportsmen and hightly active people find using contact lenses better in comparison to spectacles. Utmost hygiene and care should be taken while using contact lenses and dipped in solution when not in use to prevent eye infections. Consultation prior to purchase of contact lenses is important and so is an annual check up of eye and the lenses.

In the passage of time, coloured contact lenses have come a long way. From the hard ones that became popular in the second World War to the soft ones that have been considered as favorite accessories. When the hype of modernization rose, so did this ocular aid which can now be availed in different shades of green, blue, gray and brown, among the others. Also, this has been proven to correct whatever visual problems there are including astigmatism.

Colored contacts that change the color of your eye use many different colored dots on the lens.  This mimics the natural pattern of an iris (the colored part of your eye) so that the color isn’t just flat.  Some lenses use a combination of three differently colored iris patterns to give an entirely natural overall look.  In some brands, you can choose your own two colour combinations for a custom made look!

There are three different technologies used in colour contacts to achieve the color-changing effect. The three types currently on the market are visibility tints, enhancement tints, and opaque color tints.

Visibility tints are typically a light blue or green cast infused into a contact lens. The dye is too weak to affect how your eye color looks, but it’s just enough to make the contacts easy to see. That helps when inserting them and minimizes the odds of losing one. These colored contact lenses are lightly tinted so you can easily find them in the contact lens case or on any other surface. Visibility tints don’t affect the color of your eyes. Anyone who’s ever dropped a clear contact will agree that a little bit of color can make it a lot easier to find in a sink. You can also get enhancement tints which are a deeper tint that work to enhance and intensify your natural eye color.

The second type is enhancement tint. It changes your eye color but its effect is not like the opaque color tint. Enhancement tint, as the name suggests, only helps to improve or emphasize your eye color. This type of lens is usually used by those having light colored eyes. It gives the existing color more intensity and boldness. The enhancement tints are a solid tint that is not much darker than the visibility tint but does affect the wearer’s eye color. As the name implies the lenses enhance the existing color of the eyes. The enhancement tints are a nice yet subtle change for those just wanting to add a bit of intensity to their eye color. Light eyes are usually recommended with enhancers. For light eyes, with brown hair, and light and medium complexion, gray is a very rewarding color for you. Those with the same light eyes with light hair and light complexion, any color would be able to give you a good change. If you have auburn hair, light eyes and medium complexion, green would be perfect.

Opaque colored contact lenses use opaque tints that completely mask your underlying iris. No light can pass through the opaque tint, which means your natural eye color is no longer visible. Regular opaque lenses are carefully designed to mimic the natural look of the eye while completely altering eye color. You can go from brown-eyes to green, blue-eyes to purple, there is no limit to the color changes available.

Give yourself an eye makeover with colored contact lenses! What ever color you choose for your eyes, combined with a winning attitude, this would surely make others look your way.