Free Eye Contact Lenses Without Prescription

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By tcstix

Contact Lenses Without Prescription

If you are on the hunt for a pair of contact lenses without prescription, then you are looking for colored contact lenses that are non corrective since you do not need vision correction. These are often also referred to as cosmetic colored contacts or even special effect contact lenses - depending on how wild the design is.

This article will review what you need to know about getting contacts without prescription including what you need to look out for when shopping for them.

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Looking to Change Your Eye Color With Contact Lenses?

It's fun to change things up once in a while. Women and girls like to change their hair, their makeup and clothes every so often. Maybe it's because of a birthday, a new year / season or just for fun. Along with changes to hair and makeup, consider what colored contact lenses can do.

If you want to maybe get contacts without prescription, you should know what colors are available and how they are to wear.

Choosing Colors

It's fun to see what colors are out there and how you can change the color of your eyes with them. One thing to first think of is what color of eyes you have now. The range of colors and styles available to you will depend on what color of eyes you have now - naturally.

Enhancement Tint Colored Contacts - These are for people with light colored eyes. So if you have light blue, gray or even green colored eyes, then you have the option of getting enhancement colored contacts. They do let some of the natural color of your eyes show through. So if you have blue colored eyes and get gray enhancement lenses, you could end up with a very amazing color of eyes. That's just one example. Enhancement contacts are fun to tryout because of this reason.

Opaque Contact Lenses - Like the name implies, these are the kind that totally block out the natural color of your eyes. These can be worn by people with light are dark colored natural eyes - however, people with dark colored eyes will need to use this kind if they want to make their eyes a lighter shade.

Is a Prescription Actually Required?

People that need or don't need vision correction can wear colored contact lenses. If you don't need any magnification, then they are called non prescription colored contacts since they do not correct your vision and they are sometimes called "plano" contact lenses.

If you normally wear prescription contact lenses, then getting colored contacts is easy. You will just order them that way the next time you place your order. If your prescription is less than a year old, then you can do it now. If you wear glasses right now, then you'll need to go in for an eye exam and specify that you want a prescription for contact lenses as well.

If not do not wear glasses or contacts now, then to get a pair of colored contact lenses, you will need to go get a prescription. This is for a few reasons. First, it's the law in the United States, in Canada and in the United Kingdom. They can only be sold to someone who has a prescription. The law states that they have to be worn under the supervision of an optometrist since they are classified as being medical devices. Second, it's good to get your eyes checked, just in case you do need some vision correction. It's best to find out and get the prescription to take less strain off of your eyes. You'll feel better.

To sum up, those looking for colored contacts without prescription are actually looking for non prescription colored contacts because they do not offer any vision correction. To get that kind, they will need to see an eye doctor because it's the law to do so.

Free Colored Contact Lenses

Did you know that you can get free samples of contact lenses? Yes, those looking for free colored contacts without prescription should know that they can get these kind of contact lenses for free and the process is pretty simple.

As mentioned above, even though they are non corrective, you will need to get a prescription for them. It's the law and a good idea.

Get Free Colored Contacts

The process is simple. Right now, look for the free contact lenses offers that are on the Web. They're everywhere. Visit the websites of contact lens manufacturers and you'll find their offers for the free trials. Fill out the information and then you'll get a certificate or coupon to either print out or else in the mail. Take that to your eye doctor when you get your eye exam and right there you can get your free trial contact lenses ordered.

Special Effects Contact Lenses

If you really want to make an impression, freak people out or make your Halloween costume something special this year, then check out some of the amazing kinds of special effect contact lenses that are available.

  • Vampire
  • Cat Eyes
  • Alien Eyes
  • Cataract (half way opaque)
  • Blind Eye (totally white)
  • Red Wolf
  • Double Iris Contact Lenses
  • Glow in the Dark
  • Canine Contact Lenses
  • Bull's Eye
  • Negative
  • Twilight Contact Lenses
  • Werewolf
  • Demon
  • Devil
  • Yellow Devil
  • Crow
  • Jaws (teeth)
  • Troll
  • Ultraviolet
  • Night Stalker

These are all, of course, pretty intense designs of SFX colored contacts that are out there. They are typically worn for theatrical performances but anyone can get them.

How Much Do They Cost?

The professional quality special effects contact lenses go for about $150 to $800 per pair. Yeah, so they're not cheap but they are very real looking and much safer to wear than cheap colored contacts that you can find at novelty stores. The cheap ones could be made with cheap paint that could damage your eyes.

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Richard Thomas 22 months ago

I've tried color contacts before and they make such a huge difference to the way we look! I loved it.

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