Because our doctors and staff take your vision seriously we have taken the time to provide you with some answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vision and contact lens wear. If you do not find the question or answer that you need, we encourage you to contact us for additional assistance.

The information contained herein is not intended as a substitute for medical advice and care from qualified doctors of optometry. The reader should regularly consult a doctor in matters relating to his or her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. 

 
 

Colored Contacts

Contact lenses aren't just for seeing better. They're for looking better too. In fact, some people who don't even need vision correction wear tinted contact lenses as a way to change their look.

Today's tinted lenses allow you to enhance your natural eye color -- making the blue bluer or the green greener -- or change it altogether. 

Three categories of tinted contact lenses are available: 
- Cosmetic enhancement tints are designed to enhance your natural eye color. These translucent lenses are best for light-colored eyes (blues and greens, hazels and grays). When wearing these tints, the color of your eye becomes a blend of the lens tint and your natural eye color. 
- Opaque, or "cosmetic," tints change the color of dark eyes. The pattern on the lens, which is colored, overlies the colored part of your eye. The result is a natural look. 
- Visibility tints are very pale, but are colored enough to make the contact lens visible during handling without any effect on eye color.

With tinted lenses you accomplish two goals at once: Seeing better and looking better.

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