HALLOWEEN LENSES

Many people are asking about Halloween lenses, where to get them (especially without a prescription) and whether they are safe. The FDA issued a warning about these because contact lenses are medical devices and should not be sold without a prescription. However, to be completely honest there is nothing I have done (medically) less useful than a contact lens fitting. I went to a fitting thinking that I would be told my measurements and that once I had that I could request any brand of color lenses that fit those parameters. But the truth is, not only are your measurements not exact, meaning depending on the brand you could have a different prescription due to material and width, but each brand has a limited number of sizes, some only have one. So, you could do the fitting yourself, by buying all these different lens brands and seeing whether they fit you well. If your eyes get red and dry, it may be a sign your lenses are too tight and you need a greater B.C., and if the lenses are sliding too much, they may be too flat and you need a lower B.C., and the diameter should be able to cover your natural iris but not cover too much of your white part of the eye. Maybe you can ask your eye doctor to look at your eyes with the contact in under the microscope and check for air bubbles. Other than that, well, you are stuck with what is available and more likely than not you will be in the average size of 14.0-14.5 D. and 8.4-8.7 B.C.

Back to Halloween lenses, you should watch out for sclera lenses because they deprive your eyes of oxygen, so don't wear them for more than just a few hours. Those are the ones that cover your whole eye. Other Halloween lenses you can find in sites like http://hauntedeyes.com/, www.fxeyes.com, http://www.halloweencontactlens.org/ and many others.