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What are Cosmetic Contact Lenses?
Cosmetic contact lenses – also known as cosmetic or decorative contact lenses – are contact lenses that change how your eyes look. These contact lenses can make your eyes look different in many ways, from changing your eye’s color or pupil shape to giving cartoon or film character effects. Common examples are blackout contacts, black sclera contact lenses, cat eyes and zombie eye contacts. They can be made with or without vision correction.
What damage can Cosmetic Contact Lenses cause?
Non-prescription costume contacts can cut, scratch and infect your eye if they don't fit exactly right. Mis-sized lenses can cause corneal abrasions, corneal ulcer and potentially blinding painful bacterial infections like keratitis. Costume or theatrical contact lenses also might let less oxygen through to the eye, because the paints and pigments used to add color make the lenses thicker and less breathable.
Are Cosmetic Contact Lenses safe if you have a prescription?
Contact lenses are medical devices that require a commitment to proper wear and care by the wearer. When people use contact lenses of any kind, it is important that they understand the risks.
Take proper care of your contact lenses?
• Follow the schedule your eye doctor gives you for wearing and replacing your lenses. You should not wear daily wear lenses while you sleep.
• Remove contact lenses before taking a shower, using a hot tub, swimming, or doing anything where water gets in your eyes.
• Before touching your contact lenses, wash your hands with soap and water and dry them with a lint-free towel.
• Do not use saline solution or rewetting drops to disinfect your lenses. They are not disinfectants.
• Do not rinse or store contacts in water (tap or sterile water). Also, never use a homemade saline solution.
• In each day, do not wear contact lenses too long.
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Cosmetic contact lenses – also known as cosmetic or decorative contact lenses – are contact lenses that change how your eyes look. These contact lenses can make your eyes look different in many ways, from changing your eye’s color or pupil shape to giving cartoon or film character effects. Common examples are blackout contacts, black sclera contact lenses, cat eyes and zombie eye contacts. They can be made with or without vision correction.
What damage can Cosmetic Contact Lenses cause?
Non-prescription costume contacts can cut, scratch and infect your eye if they don't fit exactly right. Mis-sized lenses can cause corneal abrasions, corneal ulcer and potentially blinding painful bacterial infections like keratitis. Costume or theatrical contact lenses also might let less oxygen through to the eye, because the paints and pigments used to add color make the lenses thicker and less breathable.
Are Cosmetic Contact Lenses safe if you have a prescription?
Contact lenses are medical devices that require a commitment to proper wear and care by the wearer. When people use contact lenses of any kind, it is important that they understand the risks.
Take proper care of your contact lenses?
• Follow the schedule your eye doctor gives you for wearing and replacing your lenses. You should not wear daily wear lenses while you sleep.
• Remove contact lenses before taking a shower, using a hot tub, swimming, or doing anything where water gets in your eyes.
• Before touching your contact lenses, wash your hands with soap and water and dry them with a lint-free towel.
• Do not use saline solution or rewetting drops to disinfect your lenses. They are not disinfectants.
• Do not rinse or store contacts in water (tap or sterile water). Also, never use a homemade saline solution.
• In each day, do not wear contact lenses too long.
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66 Q. House Asoke Building Fl. 16
Sukhumvit 21 (Asoke) Rd., Khlongtoey Nua,
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Sukhumvit 21 (Asoke) Rd., Khlongtoey Nua,
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
©2018 Rutnin-Gimbel LASIK Centre All Rights Reserved.