The world of contact lenses has changed dramatically over the past few years, having gone from a single lens scenario to a virtually limitless universe filled with various options, ranging from Disposable Lenses, 30 Day Lenses, Silicon Lenses, Extended Wear Lenses, and the hugely popular Daily Disposable Lenses. Today, depending on the user’s personal preferences and conditioning of the eyes, many types of lenses are available at different price points, making contact lenses not just convenient, but also affordable for a larger set of people.
But apart from these basic categories of lenses, two trends have revolutionized, or are in the process of revolutionizing, the contact lens world. And these are Cosmetic Colour & Fashion Lenses; and in the case of prescription users, HD Lenses. Let us first take a look at Colour Contacts. These fashion accessories have grown in popularity. They can be purchased in some very exciting colours and patterns. Until recently they were restricted to films, where various colour lenses would be used to aid the characters’ make-up. Today, if you want “cat eyes” or even “Dracula’s blood shot eyes,” you can buy them easily. So depending on your mood and the occasion, you can buy the choicest colors and patterns from any good optician. In fact, such has been the advancement of fashion lenses that there is now a Circle Contact Lens that makes the iris look larger than its natural size, thus endowing the user with beautiful, big round eyes – a trait much sought after by communities with traditionally small eyes.
Then come HD Lenses. Today, everything is in HD. Our televisions, computer screens, even our mobile phones are High Definition. By its very definition, HD signifies crystal clear images, rich & deep colors, fantastic contrast and life-like reproduction of the real world. This same technology has been brought to contact lenses too. HD Lenses help near and far-sighted people by reducing fatigue. They are pricey, but definitely the way forward. Thin lenses that are extremely efficient to use and handle.
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