Are Colored Contact Lenses Safe To Wear?
- posted: Mar. 20, 2023
What Are Colored Contacts?
Colored contact lenses can give you a new unique appearance. Most of these colored contacts are safe. However, some colored contact lenses are not FDA-approved and have serious risks you should know before using them.
Focus Vision Optometry in Calimesa, Redlands, Beaumont, Moreno Valley, San Jacinto, and Sundance, CA, provides eye care services, including eye exams, contacts, and glasses.
Colored contact lenses are contacts with a colored portion. The colored piece fits over the iris, or colored part of the eye, while the rest of the contact is clear.
Which Colored Contact Lenses are Safe?
Colored contact lenses are added to medically prescribed contacts. Although, the FDA must approve them to be medically sold. They also require a prescription from an optometrist. These facts are valid even if the lenses are only cosmetic and not used for vision correction.
Colored contact lenses prescribed by an eye doctor and purchased from an eye care facility are as safe as other contact lenses.
Non-Approved Colored Contact Lenses
You can find colored contacts online and in local shops that aren't FDA approved. These contacts can cause severe damage to your eyesight because they are not made to FDA standards.
The paint used to create the color can be non-breathable, preventing the eye from getting adequate airflow. In addition, some have toxic materials in the paint itself.
These contacts need to be fitted for the individual posing a problem. Ill-fitting contacts can cause eye injury and interfere with vision.
Colored Contacts at Focus Vision Optometry
If you are interested in colored contact lenses, contact us at Focus Vision Optometry. We provide eye care services, including eye exams, glasses, contacts, and Lasik surgery.
We will perform a comprehensive eye exam and help you find the right contacts or glasses for your needs and preferences. We serve patients in Calimesa, Redlands, Beaumont, Moreno Valley, San Jacinto, and Sundance, CA. Call our office at (888) 505-4555 to schedule an appointment.
- posted: Mar. 20, 2023
What Are Colored Contacts?
Colored contact lenses can give you a new unique appearance. Most of these colored contacts are safe. However, some colored contact lenses are not FDA-approved and have serious risks you should know before using them.
Focus Vision Optometry in Calimesa, Redlands, Beaumont, Moreno Valley, San Jacinto, and Sundance, CA, provides eye care services, including eye exams, contacts, and glasses.
Colored contact lenses are contacts with a colored portion. The colored piece fits over the iris, or colored part of the eye, while the rest of the contact is clear.
Which Colored Contact Lenses are Safe?
Colored contact lenses are added to medically prescribed contacts. Although, the FDA must approve them to be medically sold. They also require a prescription from an optometrist. These facts are valid even if the lenses are only cosmetic and not used for vision correction.
Colored contact lenses prescribed by an eye doctor and purchased from an eye care facility are as safe as other contact lenses.
Non-Approved Colored Contact Lenses
You can find colored contacts online and in local shops that aren't FDA approved. These contacts can cause severe damage to your eyesight because they are not made to FDA standards.
The paint used to create the color can be non-breathable, preventing the eye from getting adequate airflow. In addition, some have toxic materials in the paint itself.
These contacts need to be fitted for the individual posing a problem. Ill-fitting contacts can cause eye injury and interfere with vision.
Colored Contacts at Focus Vision Optometry
If you are interested in colored contact lenses, contact us at Focus Vision Optometry. We provide eye care services, including eye exams, glasses, contacts, and Lasik surgery.
We will perform a comprehensive eye exam and help you find the right contacts or glasses for your needs and preferences. We serve patients in Calimesa, Redlands, Beaumont, Moreno Valley, San Jacinto, and Sundance, CA. Call our office at (888) 505-4555 to schedule an appointment.
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