Specialty Contact Lenses: A Lens for Everyone

With all of the specialty contact lenses available today, there is sure to be a contact lense for you; regardless of your needs.

Contact lens technology has advanced greatly in the last two decades; resulting in options for people who could never wear contact lenses before. If you've even been told you can't wear contact lenses, then it would be worth it to check again; more than likely, there are a variety of lenses available that will work with your condition.

There are two general types of specialty contact lenses:

1. Lenses designed to work with special eye conditions, or
2. Colored contact lenses or theatrical and special-effect contact lenses

The first type is the most common and offers a wide range to choose from.

Specialty contact lenses might include, but are not limited to, lenses to work with any of the following:

• Astigmatism: People with astigmatism used to have no option except to wear eyeglasses. Nowadays, nearly every major contact lens brand has contact lenses for astigmatism; these are known as toric lenses. 
• Presbyopia: Presbyopia is a common eye condition that happens to nearly everyone with age. If you've found that you are having difficulty reading things up close, or if you've worn bifocal eyeglasses for years, then you might need multifocal contact lenses. These lenses will allow you to read up close and see far away, and every other range in between.
• Keratoconus: This eye disease causes the cornea to become cone-shaped, which affects vision and the ability for normal contact lenses to fit appropriately. 
• Any combination of the above: some people have two or more of the above-mentioned conditions, and need special-fitting lenses to work with their conditions. 

Of course, specialty contact lenses do have to be fitted to your specific eye, with very careful measurements taken by a qualified eye care practitioner. This sometimes costs more than a standard fitting, but in the long run is worth it in order to be able to see clearly and comfortably.

The second type of specialty lenses are colored lenses. These are contacts that can either enhance the natural color of your eye, or completely change it to a whole new color.

There are even theatrical, or special effect lenses, that are full eye contact lenses and can give you the appearance of having bloodshot eyes, demon eyes, cat eyes, or no eyes at all. Ciba Vision contact lenses have a line called Wild Eyes, which offers everything from jaguar to zebra print to other ideas you never imagined!

There is a common misconception that you do not need a prescription for colored contact lenses. After all, these are just contact lenses for fun, and don't need any vision correction; so why do you need a prescription? You need a prescription because contact lenses are medical devices, and still have to be measured to fit your particular eye.

If a lense doesn't fit your eye correctly, it can cause damage, infection, and even blindness. So, steer clear of any sites or stores that try to sell you these contact lenses without a prescription.

The world of contact lenses is now open to nearly everyone. Even if you've been told you couldn't wear contacts in the past, there more than likely are a few specialty contact lenses available for you today.

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