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This Halloween, why not take your costume to the next level?
With Halloween contact lenses (also commonly known as "special
effects contact lenses" or "decorative lenses") you can do just
that. As long as you adhere to the health and safety advice
mentioned below, Halloween contacts could be the perfect
finishing touch to bring the character in your costume to life!
Special effect contacts have been used in film, television, and
theatre, even rock concert stages, for years, and now they're
available at affordable prices to you, the consumer. You can
find decorative contact lenses in all kinds of styles. From
simple colors (ever wanted to be a red-eyed alien or a
green-eyed reptile?) to elaborate designs (zebra stripes, stars,
flowers, X's...) there are as many ways to use decorative
contact lenses to enhance your Halloween ensemble as there are
jack o' lanterns aglow on All Hallow's Eve.
Some of the great designs and styles of Halloween contacts
available this year include: hypnotic spirals, cat eyes, wolf
eyes, eagle eyes, bloodshot eyes, flames, all-white, all-black.
It really gets your creative wheels spinning doesn't it? What
are you going to be this year after all?
One variable you'll have to consider when poring through the
choices is whether you want Halloween contact lenses that cover
the entire sclera (that's the whites of your eyes) or just the
pupil (the eyeball). There's plenty in either category, making
it either harder or easier to decide, depending upon your
viewpoint.
Knowing the kind of look you're going for will help a lot. Are
you, for example, trying to transform yourself into a particular
character (a Vampire, possibly, or even more specifically, the
Vampire Lestat himself - because that's available too)? Special
effects lenses that include the entire sclera often creates an
all-encompassing, fully-transformative effect, incorporating
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maybe you merely want to accentuate a "look", the zeitgeist of
an er a, or an abstract concept. For this latter option, a cute
design or a picture superimposed on your pupil alone, like a
temporary tattoo, might be just the thing. Some current
favorites of the decorative lenses you'll find include those
with the Biohazard /"Radioactive" symbol, symbols of poker
suits, stars-and-stripes, Dune eyes, dollar-sign eyes, spider
webs, smiley faces, both Predator eyes and Alien eyes, both
Darth Vader and the Sith. You'll find styles and designs both
timely and timeless as you explore all the options of Halloween
lenses available.
Crucial in the safe and responsible use of special effect
contact lenses for Halloween or at any other time, according to
the FDA, is involvement by a licensed eye care professional. In
fact, it's the law. Decorative lenses improperly made or used
improperly have been known to cause permanent eye injury and
even eventual blindness. Therefore, you must see your eye doctor
before shopping for Halloween contact lenses to get proper
fitting and instructions as well as the necessary prescription.
You will n eed this whether you ordinarily wear prescription
lenses or not. And don't even think of purchasing decorative
lenses from any store (online or off) that doesn't ask for your
prescription; it is illegal.
Some of the things your doctor will invariably tell you are that
decorative contact lenses are not for everyday wear. Consider
them for special occasions only. Never sleep or swim or bathe
with them in, and don't use them while engaging in any activity
that requires sharp visual acuity, for example cooking or
driving or operating heavy machinery. In plain English - someone
could get hurt.
Halloween contacts should not be worn unceasingly for long
periods of time since prolonged use can cause strain and
infection. And they should be clean and disinfected carefully
before and after each use, according to your doctor's
instruction. If after using Halloween contact lenses, you notice
redness, swelling, or feel any sort of pain in the area, please
contact your eye doctor immediately. Even if it turns out to be
nothing, the joy in Halloween is that the danger is imagined, so
let's keep it that way.
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
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