Color Contact Lenses

Colored contact lenses come in a few different varieties. The main three are opaque, enhancement and visibility tints.

Plano refers to contact lenses with no power, so for people who don't wear corrective glasses or contacts. But many colored contact lenses are available in other forms, for people who have astigmatism, wear disposable contact lenses or bifocal contact lenses.

An enhancement color contact lens is solid but has a transparent tint that is slightly darker than visibility tint contact lenses. Enhancement tints do change your eye color, but their main function is to enhance the existing color of your eyes. This type of colored contact lens is great for those with light eyes who want to make their eyes more radiant.

A visibility tint doesn't really offer any kind of color change. The slight tint added to this type of lens is so that you can see the lens easily during insertion or if you drop it on the floor. Because the tint is very light, it will not change the color of your eyes.

Color tints are the deepest and strongest tint. These change the color of your eye completely regardless if you have dark or light eyes. They usually offer a pattern made of solid colors to make your eye appear natural. This is the most common form of color contact lens and are often available in a variety of different colors including the common green and blues, followed by purple, hazel, gray and lastly brown.

Todays colored lens products such as Eye Kandy Contacts, have replicated the natural appearance of the iris, which is the main area that colored contacts cover. The iris is made up of patterns and sometimes multiple colors, so reproducing this is quite challenging. While the iris is the main focus for the lens producers, the pupil remains clear in the middle.

Modern colored contact lenses provide a great way to give yourself a new look. It is often surprising how different a person can look from simply changing their eye color.