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Colored contacts without prescription definitely have their advantages and disadvantages.
One advantage of course is picking and choosing your eye color on a daily basis. The downfall could be the discomfort of how some of the more cheap generic brand contact lenses feel once you have them in. You want to make sure to choose a well known brand or company (yes, even for contacts without a prescription).
Now, I know you can walk into just about any boutique these days or even go online to buy a pair of color contact lenses for a fairly inexpensive price. Just be prepared for the old saying “beauty hurts”. Remember that the no-name brand companies that sell colored contact lenses without a prescription are not always made from the best materials which can feel hard or rough on your eye. Plus, the paints used for coloring could even be toxic. So buyer beware and do your research if you insist on this method of wearing color contact lenses.
Durasoft colors, Freshlook and even Acuvue Colors are just a few of the excellent, well known companies on the market for prescription contact lenses and color contact lenses without a prescription. Using the highest quality materials for a gentle comfortable wear, as well as guaranteed safe materials that will not be toxic to your eyes.
Another wonderful option with buying these types of colored contact lenses is choosing what they call “enhance” or “opaque” colored lens. What these terms mean for the contact lens wearer is you can brighten your eye color to the most amazing shade of your natural color by enhancing or you can completely change your eye color with opaque.
Something else you could be unaware of is that purchasing color contact lenses without a prescription from a brand name company will still require you to have an eye exam and doctors prescription. Now yes, you could just go out and buy those colored lenses you saw next to the cash register at the last place you shopped. Just remember that those are like buying a “one size fits all” of discomfort and poor quality. Nobody’s eyes are in a “one size fits all” category. With that being said, information like suggested diameter and the base curve of your eye (hence needing the eye exam) is very important for the contact lens company to know in order to provide you with the correct and most comfortable wearing experience.
I hope this information has helped so you can feel confident about your choice on purchasing your next set of colored contact lenses. Remember, you only get one set of eyes, protect them by making a choice that offers quality and protection.
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