Fashionable Contact Lenses

While some individuals are still trying to decide whether or not contact lenses as opposed to glasses are the right choice for them, others are already exploring the idea of fashionable contact lenses.

Fashionable contact lenses are pretty much exactly what they sound like – contact lenses that are merely used for fashionable statements.

You should consider many things before purchasing fashionable contact lenses. As with anything else you would put in or near your eyes, you need to gather as much information as possible to ensure your visual safety.

While the upside to fashionable contact lenses is that you can make a really cool statement or change your look to match your fashion, it is necessary to be aware of the downside as well.

Typically, fashion contact lenses do not have anything to do with corrective vision, rather they are a fashion statement.

Purchasing Fashionable Contact Lenses

The term “buyer beware” certainly does apply to anyone, anywhere who is selling fashionable contact lenses but is not a professional. An ophthalmologist or optometrist is your best and only safe bet to purchase these types of lenses.

There are some not-so-serious and some very serious side effects to purchasing them from let’s say a drug store or from a craft market.

* Pink eye
* Infection
* Scratched cornea

These are just to name a few. Improper use without a prescription and the knowledge on how to clean and place these fashionable lenses can cause serious damage to your eyes.

Safety Tips for Fashionable Contact Lenses

If you do decide to purchase fashionable contact lenses, make sure that you follow safety rules in doing so:

* Seek out the advice of a professional
* Make certain that you have a prescription
* Ask questions if you are unsure about the care and handling of your lenses
* Make sure to properly clean the lenses
* Take the time and trouble to go for an initial exam and follow-up exam with your eye practitioner

If there is any kind of problem, even if it seems mild at the onset, seek out the aid of your eye practitioner. Whether it is redness, irritation, or blurriness, your eyes could be at serious risk if you do not reach out and ask for help immediately. It is imperative to be diligent with eye care.

If you follow these safety tips and keep in close contact with your eye practitioner, fashionable contact lenses can be a fun and innovative way to change your look, give your self-esteem a little boost, or simply have fun while everyone asks you if you have done something different.

Maryjane Angelo

Funky Facts: All about Eyes

All about Eyes

While most of us go through our day not even thinking about our eyesight or even our eyes, there are many facts about our eyes that may prove interesting.

It is probably even safe to say that some of us may not even blink about the fact that we have healthy eyesight or that this could change at any given moment. For most of us, eyesight deterioration is something that we think of as affecting older folk.

For example, did you know that eyesight deterioration is something that is preventable? There are many ways to downplay vision issues. Of course, these are also related to overall health and wellbeing of your body. However, if you take care of your body by eating right, exercising, and resting, you will also lower your chances of high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
                                     

What do these have to do with healthy vision? Well, if you have lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol, you are more likely to have healthier vision as well, according to recent studies.

So, how about those fun facts all about eyes:

* The average individual blinks about once every ten seconds.

* The typical blink lasts about 1/10th of a second.

* Blinking is a necessary function of the human body to clear and keep debris away as well as to keep eyes moist and lubricated.

* A new baby does not produce tears until approximately one month old.

* Many individuals are born with two different colored eyes, known as heterochromia. Some poeple have one eye a completely different color or it can show up as an iris with a slightly different color as compared to the rest of the eye.

* Lighter colored eyes can show up at any time in later generations – this is a good thing to know if both parents have darker colored eyes as it will answer any questions jokingly put forth.

* For individuals with lighter colored eyes, the ability for eyes to adapt to clothing or lighting does exist. For example, if you are green eyed, there is a chance that your eyes will appear bluer if you are wearing a blue shirt.

                                    

* The quickest and most used muscle in the body is in the eyes.

* About half of the brain is necessary for seeing.

* Many individuals cannot help but sneeze when they are exposed to light in their eyes.

* It is just about impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

These are just some of the fun facts about your eyes that you may or may not have known.


Maryjane Angelo