Creatingcolorlensesthatwouldtrulytransformbrowneyesintoskyblueoremeraldgreenisaverydifficulttask,butmoderncolorcontactlensescandoit.Thetrickistoselectthelensesthatwouldworkforyou.Therearetwotypesofcolorcontacts-enhancementcolorcontactsandopaquecolorlenses.Enhancersusuallycomeindifferentshadesofblue,greenandgrayandaredesignedtomakeyournaturaleyecolorlookbrighter.Theyaretranslucentandcreateanatural-lookingeffectjobsinhongkong.Unfortunately,enhancementcolorcontactsworkonlyforlighteyes.Overbrowneyes,enhancerswouldbeeithercompletelyinvisibleorcreateonlyaverylighttintthatwasnotenoughtochangeyourcolor.Opaquecolorcontacts,ontheotherside,arespeciallydesignedforbrowneyes.Asthenamesuggests,theyaren&39;ttransparent;onlythecenterofthelensisclear,soyoucanstillsee.Opaquelensesaren&39;tsolidcolor,ofcourse:theysimulatethenaturalpatternofahumaneye.However,notallopaquecolorcontactsdoagoodjobofrecreatinganaturalpattern.Here,Iwillhighlightthebrandsthatcreateavivid,butnatural-looking,effect.FreshlookColorblendsbyCibaVisionlooksveryrealistic,becausethebasecolorforeachlensisactuallyamixofthreedifferentshades-justasitusuallyisinthehumaniris.Thelensislightertowardthemiddleanddarkerattheedge,withapatternimprintedonit.Thecolorcreatedisvivid,butdark,soFreshlookColorblendswon&39;tmakeyoureyesappearlight.FreshlookColorblendsaremonthlydisposablecolorlenses.Inmyopinion,AmethystandTrueSapphirearetheirbestcolors.Acuvue2ColorsOpaquesalsocreateabeautiful,realisticeffect.LikeallAcuvuecontacts,Acuvue2Colorsisacomfortablelens.Thelensesaredesignedtobereplacedeverytwoweeks-thisiswhatthe"2"inthenamemeansmacaupackagefromhongkong.Acuvue2ColorsismanufacturedbyJohnson&39;Johnson.Illusions,alsobyCibaVision,cantransformyourbrowneyesintolightblueorgreen.Theeffecttheycreateistrulyamazing.OnedrawbackofIllusions,though,isthattheyaretraditional,annualreplacementcontactlenses,whichmeansthattheyarethickerandnotascomfortableasFreshlookorAcuvue.Problemsopaquecolorcontactlensescancreate.Oneproblemisthatalenscanslipalittleonyoureye,sopartofyourbrownirisisvisible.Mostpeople,however,don&39;tworryaboutit,becausethebrownisvisibleonlyunderclosescrutiny;otherwise,itblendswiththeblackofyourpupil.Anotherproblemisthatopaquecolorlensmightaffectyourvision.Asyouknow,pupilsgetlargerorsmaller,dependingonthelightingconditions-itissmallestunderabrightlightandlargestinthedark.Sincetheclearpartofcolorcontactlensisn&39;tadjustable,inlowlightsituations,partofyourpupilwillbecoveredbytheopaquelensandyourvisionwillbedecreased.Itdoesn&39;tmeanthatyouwon&39;tbeabletoseeinthedark,justnotaswellasyouwouldseeifyouweren&39;twearingyourcontacts.Forthisreason,drivingatnightwhilewearingyourcolorcontactsisn&39;trecommended-atleasttourismandhospitalitystudies,notuntilyouknowforsurehowtheyaffectyoureyes.
