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

Are Contact Lenses Right for You?

If you are an eyeglass wearer, chances are that you have considered switching over to contact lenses. However, you may be concerned about the negative aspects of wearing contact lenses besides only the positives.

There are many good reasons to switch over to wearing contact lenses and they may be just the right choice for you.

As any eyeglass wearer knows, there are a few nuisance values to wearing eyeglasses. For example, eyeglasses are easily lost and can break. Eyeglasses, for the most part, are covered by insurance companies on a scale of something like one pair per year. If you damage or break or worse yet, lose your eyeglasses, you are at risk of having to tape them up or waiting until your next calendar year to purchase a new pair.

Looking for your eyeglasses may seem like an age-old joke, but it is not funny when you really need them the most and simply cannot remember where you have put them.

On the positive side, eyeglasses have come a long, long way as far as fashion is concerned. There are so many pretty, stylish types of frames, that eyeglass wearing has become somewhat more of a fashion statement besides being a necessity.

Contact lenses have many upsides and downsides as well.

On the obvious end, contact lenses offer support for the following:

* Near-sightedness
* Far-sightedness
* Astigmatism
* Presbyopia

Of course, there are also other benefits that are not only visually related. For example,

* You can wear contact lenses during sporting activities, which is not often possible with glasses. 

* Contact lenses allow you to see better without having to worry about how you look in glasses. They can be more of a fashion statement because they are not obvious.

* Self-esteem and image are also important factors to consider, especially for teens or pre-teens.

On the downside, contact lenses are something that needs time to get accustomed to, especially in the beginning. Contact lenses are easily dropped and lost and can sometimes cause difficulty if they move or shift. Sometimes debris can get underneath the lens and irritate the eye and the wearer.

In addition, contact lens wearing consists of traveling with extra lenses if available and eye solution, as well as a carrying pouch. If you forget this important factor while traveling, you are at a serious disadvantage.

In order to decide whether or not contact lenses are right for you or not, speak with your eye doctor. Moreover, speak to others who have tried the contact lens route and the eyeglass route and see overall who prefers what in your circle of friends and family.

It is always great to get some input from others, especially when it comes to matters as important as your eyesight.

Maryjane Angelo