Novelty Contact Lenses
Some of the different types of novelty contact lenses include, cat eye contact lenses and sharingan contact lenses and these are very popular and look great.
Novelty contact lenses are of course not usually for everyday use. They offer the wearer a unique and eye catching look (no pun intended). They come in several varieties and they can help you look the part at any club or fancy dress party by setting off your outfit or costume
Do novelty lenses aid vision?
Not usually, no, novelty contact lenses are simply what they are called – a novelty - and nothing more. Although there are some exceptions to the rule, they are not generally made on prescription for those with particular types of vision impairment. This would usually become quite expensive, and there are very few people who want to go to work looking like a cat!
Are novelty lenses expensive?
The cost of novelty contact lenses largely depends on the variety really. These days they are relatively affordable and most people can get hold of a pair to wear for a fancy dress party quite easily. They can cost anywhere from £20 - £50 usually, but then this all depends on where you buy them really.
The more expensive novelty contact lenses tend to be the more special effect types, or the ones that you’ve probably seen in movies like the Underworld for example, where there are special effect contact lenses being used to their full potential on vampires and werewolves! Indeed, Halloween is the most popular time for the purchasing of novelty contact lenses.
Are novelty lenses safe to wear?
Yes, novelty contact lenses are absolutely safe to wear in much the same way as regular contact lenses are. They are made from phema, which is a material designed to help keep the eye moist during wearing; this is essential for comfort because, as anyone who has worn contact lenses before will tell you, they can feel very uncomfortable if they dry up on the eye.
Discomfort will only occur if these novelty contact lenses are worn for too long, or in the event of something getting into the eye. But it must be remembered that these eventualities would be the same as any contact lens and is not at all exclusive to novelty contact lenses.
Main Brands for Novelty Contact Lenses
Are you searching for novelty contact lenses that will help you change your eyes’ appearance? Whenever we want to change something about our appearance we research different looks, products, and more. With novelty contact lenses it should be no different. To search for main brands, you have to know what is out there and what is better.
One thing you need to keep in mind about coloured contact lenses is the plethora of manufacturers out there. Walking into a convenience store and buying throw away contact lenses is not the best way to shop. Often these companies offer unknown brands that could have real issues making the lenses. The main brands we list here on our site for novelty contact lenses are the better choices as they are reputable companies.
CIBA Vision
CIBA Vision is a premier brand in the United Kingdom for all sorts of novelty contact lenses. They have a number of different styles under their main brand including Wild Eyes. The subset of branding will determine if the contact lenses are prescription, non prescription, coloured contact lenses, or regular corrective contact lenses. CIBA Vision deals in all of these. This site, www.contactlensesbypost.com will offer you their full range brand including regular corrective lenses.
Bausch and Lomb
Bausch and Lomb is another premier brand that sells worldwide. They offer FreshLook and Expressions as two other brands under the same company. Bausch and Lomb is well known for their corrective lenses, but they also have a wide range of coloured and novelty contact lenses.
Crazy Contact Lenses
Crazy may not seem like a brand, but they are. Crazy or Crazy Eyes contact lenses are one of the largest suppliers of design and symbol coloured contact lenses. This means that they offer you aces, smiley faces, targets, spirals, cyborg, vampire, wolf, cat, panther, flags, crosses, jewels, flowers, and other tattoo like designs on the lenses to change your eye colour and also how your eye looks. If you want theatrical contact lenses Crazy is definitely a brand to examine.
Cooper Vision
Cooper Vision might be known to you as Focus, since they are the same company. Like Bausch and Lomb, Cooper Vision offers you corrective lenses and novelty contact lenses. They have a plethora of choices when it comes to the styles, symbols, and designs provided. They also offer quite a few choices in prescriptions for novelty contact lenses.
Dollond and Aitchison
This is a United Kingdom brand. We do ship to the United States and other overseas countries. However, Dollond and Aitchison is not well known in these other places. As a UK brand, you will find they offer novelty contact lenses that fit within the UK mainstream such as rave, coloured contact lenses, UV, natural, contrast, and symbol style novelty contact lenses.
Now that you know many of the main stream brands offering novelty contact lenses you can look around our site to decide which company has the right look for you. The prices will vary based on the brands, so you may find one company is preferable over the other. Take your time to scout out the different brands for the appearance you wish to have, whether it is based on a daily contact lenses or something more permanent like the yearly lifespan.
