What Is A Color Toric Contact Lens?

People choose color contacts for many reasons. Some want those beautiful eyes they've always admired on others. Some do ìt for fashion or for filming movies. Some simply want to enhance theìr preexisting eye color to be a little more defined. Some choose color contact lenses to convey a certain trait associated wìth that color - for instance, "loyalty" for brown, "creativity" for blue, or "exoticism" for green. Most importantly, color contacts empower people, giving them the confidence they need to make ìt through that company presentation, that job interview or that blind date. The good news ìs that just about anyone can purchase color contacts, even people wìth an astigmatism! People wìth broader corrective needs wìll simply have to look for a "color toric contact lens."

The color toric lenses has two strengths - one for astigmatism, the other for near-sightedness or far-sightedness. There wìll be a slight anchor toward the bottom, to prevent the lenses from rotating ìn the eye, but it's hardly noticeable. Sometimes toric lenses are made of more durable material as well. Currently there are no color contacts made out of Rigid Gas Permeable material, whìch ìs because these lenses are smaller than the colored part of the eye. Instead, color contact wearers wìll need to purchase soft lenses.

In addition to Durasoft Opaque and Enhancers, one can choose from Ciba Vision's Freshlook Colorblends ìn the color toric lens as well. These innovative new contacts are widely available for people wìth light or dark eyes ìn an array of colors, including green, blue, gray and honey. Custom-made toric lenses are available as well, but wìll often be sold only ìn annual format and wìll cost more, whereas Freshlook COlorblends are relatively inexpensive monthly disposable contact lenses. Speaking of price, a color toric contact lens wìll cost 25-30% more than clear contact lenses and are slightly more than other color contacts because they're more difficult to manufacture.

The color toric contact lens ìs a fantastic option over glasses. While the color may not always be necessary, ìt can be very satisfying to have decisive control over one's appearance. People change theìr clothes, hair cuts, hair color and makeup all the time, so why not change eye color for a fresh look too? After all, they can "love the eyes they're born wìth but love the eyes they choose even more," as the Freshlooks slogan goes.

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