Types of Colored Contact Lenses – Which One is The Best for You?

Do you know, what is the most overlooked part of your body is? Yes, it’s Eyes. Now, contact lenses play an exciting role in changing the way you look. You can wear a pair of baby blues one day; golden tiger eyes the next and look like your favorite movie star or singer with the help of colored contact lenses.

Whether you want to enhance your everyday look or rock a crazy design for any other special occasions, Colored Contact Lenses allow you to change your eye color, and creates the look you wish.

Types of Color Lenses:

Depending on the dramatic change you’re looking for, colored contact lenses are available in 3 options: visibility tints, enhancement tints and opaque color tints.

Visibility Tints: These lenses come up with the slight blend of light blue or green tint.  These tints are visible only when inserting and removing contacts, or in case you drop one.  Since it is a very light tint, a colored lens with a visibility tint does not affect your eye color.

Enhancement Tints: This is a solid, but translucent tint that is a little darker than a visibility tint. This enhancement tint lens doesn’t change your eye color. As the name implies, its purpose is to brighten up the existing color of your eyes. These lenses are usually recommended for contact lens wearers who have light colored eyes and want to deepen their eye color.

Opaque Color Tints: If you have dark eyes, an Opaque colors tint is the right type of lens that will be necessary to change your eye color. Opaque color contacts come in a wide variety of colors, including hazel, green, blue, purple and gray.

If you’re considering wearing contact lenses, make an appointment with your optometrist so you can find the right contact lenses for you. For more, visit http://www.lensesonline.co.nz/

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Contact Lenses – A Laser Free Cure for Short Sightedness!

If you have short-sightedness, you won’t be able to see distant objects, but will be able to see close objects clearly. Now there is good news for all the short sighted people, and that is “Contact Lenses”. Researchers in America recently revealed that Contact lenses could cure vision problems by coaxing the eyeball to grow into a healthier shape.

Causes of Short Sightedness:

Short-sightedness usually progresses until the eyes stop growing at around the age of 20. The severity of short-sightedness then usually decreases but it can also get worse as you get older. The reasons for short sightedness are not yet defined clearly, however it’s more likely for the following:

•    Genetic Disorder (Have parents who are short-sighted)

•    For those who do close-up work such as sewing or using a computer.

•    Have another health condition that can affect your eyes, such as Marfan’s syndrome or homocystinuria

Diagnosis of Short Sightedness:

If you’re struggling with short sightedness, book an appointment with an optometrist to have your eyes tested. Your optometrist will ask you to read a chart (called a Snellen chart) from a distance of six meters. The chart has large letters at the top and small letters at the bottom. If you're short-sighted, you won't be able to read the smaller letters on the chart.

Treatment of Short Sightedness:

Short sightedness can be usually corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses. Concave contact lenses will help focus light more precisely on the retina so that you can see distant objects.

If you’re slightly short-sighted or “squinty”, you can wear contact lenses occasionally, such as when you’re using computer, sewing machine, driving, or watching TV.

Note: Please use recommended contact lens solutions to clean and disinfect your lenses. For more, Visit http://www.lensesonline.co.nz/

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FAQ’s – What You Should Know about Contact Lenses!

More than 30 million people in the U.S. wear contact lenses. Modern advancements in contact lenses mean that they are more comfortable and provide better visibility than ever before. Nowadays contact lenses are available in a wide range of prescriptions, colors and designs, even for readers and progressive wearers.

Thinking about getting contact lenses? There’s lot more things out there, which you need to be aware before picking the right one. Here are some of the frequently asked questions and their answers that will hopefully clear things for you:

How to take care of your contact lenses?

• Lenses that are replaced quarterly or annually also require weekly cleaning in additional to daily care.
• Since daily soft lenses are worn once and then discarded, it doesn’t require maintenance. 

• Use only the prescribed contact lens solutions to clean your contact lenses – never use tap water to clean, rinse or store your lenses.

How should I store my contact lenses?

• Place contact lenses in a clean lens case or holder and filled with the appropriate contact lens solution for soaking and disinfection.
• Clean the lens and soak it overnight in the recommended contact lens solution prior to wearing it.

How do I decide on the right lenses?

Your optometrist can help you decide which lens is right for you. In addition to your choices, the optometrist will evaluate your eye structure, tears, and visual sharpness to determine what lenses will be healthy and comfortable for you.

These are the few things you need to know before buying contact lenses. So, whether you are thinking of swapping your glasses for contact lenses, or simply want the option to wear them occasionally, start shopping contact lenses online!

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Types of Contact Lenses – Pick the Right One!

If you wear glasses and you're considering changing to contact lenses, choosing the right lenses will be a daunting task for you. There are many options to choose from, so make sure you’re getting the one that work best for your eyes and your life.

Arm yourself with the following information before going to your eye doctor and you'll be in a much better position to come out with what's best for you.

Soft Contact Lenses

Soft Lenses are the most common type of contact lenses currently prescribed. They are commonly made up of a type of plastic consisting of 80% water which makes them soft, flexible and allows oxygen to reach the cornea.

Extended Wear Contact Lenses

Extended wear contact lenses are available for continuous wear ranging from 1 to 6 nights or up to 30 days. The advantage is wearer can be able to wear the lenses day and night for 30 days without having to take them out.

Hard Contact Lenses

Hard Contact lenses are being used less today.

The Choice is yours…!
These are the few different types of contact lenses available in the market. Hopefully now you'll be better equipped to make decisions about your vision care. Make sure to consult with your eye doctor about your lifestyle and specific vision problems to determine which lenses are best for you.

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