Summary: The pros and cons of colored contact lenses include changing eye color and size limitations. Weigh the pros and cons of contact lenses with tips from an optics specialist in this free eye care video.
Stefan Czelusta is the office manager at Texas State Optical in Austin, Texas. He has worked in optics for more than nine years. Czelusta helps customers choose glasses, contacts and...read more
"I'm going to discuss with you the pros and cons to wearing colored contacts. Obviously, the pro is I'm changing my eye color, I'm changing my appearance, I'm doing something a little bit different, you know, something you may consider to be fashionable. The other pro is, some people have a hard time seeing the contact lens when you're putting it in or if it drops, they can't see it. If your prescription's bad enough, maybe the clear contact lenses don't cut it, so the color actually helps you figure out where the contact lens is in relation to your eye, it may be easier to put in. The cons, people don't think about this, but like I said before, the size can be limiting. The major distributor of colored contact lenses in the world, only has one size of contact lens and it's large. It's meant to take your, you know, cover your whole eye. So, there could be some unnecessary movement, it may not feel very good, and, you know, some people are willing to live with that so they can have colored contacts. The other thing is, that people don't feel right realize, is if doesn't fit properly, the contact lens moves around which, hence, brings the color into your line of sight so you're not seeing as clearly as you would with a clear contact lens. Or maybe if you didn't need a prescription, without any contact lens at all. It's just something to consider when you're thinking about purchasing colored contact lenses."
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