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It can be a Halloween or a game of your favorite team and if you’re considering contact lenses can be a novelty fun if they are used safely. Some of the special effects that are shown in the movies are done with these special contact lenses costume and may be you are tempted to use one of these lenses because they are really different. One important thing must be considered always is to use these lenses safely and with caution. Some of the styles for which these can be used are;

The various styles and colors of cat’s eyes can be intimidated by using these lenses.

Want to support your favorite NFL team, you can get contacts that will match your favorite team attire. Want to look like a reptile with a cracked lens, than go green with a vertical black. Lens with a whimsical face, and a flower kind of appearance are also quite interesting. Contact lenses with flies featured on them would be a fun for a devil costume. The lenses that can change color when exposed to black light is even more sensitive for club wear. Are you Patriotic: Get novelty lenses with the flag colored lenses; American flag, the union Jack.

There are eye drops that can be used to make eyes appear as if the person is dead. A contact lens used in a novel way will seem scary or just really funky. These are only some of the options and you have to consult your eye care professional.

There is a down side to the use of novelty contact lenses. All costume lenses if put under improper use are considered risky by the FDA for medical devices so a prescription to buy novelty contact lenses is a must. These lenses do not carry any kind of corrective lenses prescription and are considered just a plain pair of glasses with fake lenses in them. The black market of novelty contacts lenses have expanded like never before and these novelty lenses are available at numerous places like a gas station, a flea market or even a lounge. It is highly recommended not to buy novelty contact lenses from somewhere other than a reputable dealer there are chances of falling for serious permanent eye injury. Definitely a caution is to stay away from these lenses because it is not worth putting eyes on that high risk. Another risk is that many lens styles limit the amount of light entering the eye and that affects the peripheral vision which may also be restricted thus causing problems while driving or even walking.

Novelty contact lenses may be safe to use while you follow the guidelines of your eye care professional and these should never be swapped among friends. If the lens doesn’t fit properly they can cause permanent eye injury and will become very uncomfortable. Since contact lens is only used by looking at the comfort factor of the eyes, so the same consideration should be given to the novelty lens and just like other contacts these should not be used while sleeping and swimming. Only after proper prescription from eye doctor and only after purchasing from a reputed source one should use this lens and then only there will fun, drama or scary look possible, as desired from these lenses.