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What Is A Color Toric Contact Lens?

Durasoft and Freshlook Colorblends have come to the rescue. They understand that many people wìth a contact lens prescription require special care. Some wearers have what ìs called an "astigmatism," meaning that theìr eyes have an unusual cornea shape, resulting ìn some blurriness. They may also have refractive ametropia, myopia, hyperopia or presbyopia. The Durasoft 3 Optifit Contact Lens ìs a color toric contact lens that ìs designed for daily wear from 1-7 days. People wìth dark eyes looking for lighter colors can purchase the Opaque toric lenses or opaque Freshlook Colorblends, whìle people wìth light eyes looking for a boost may choose the Enhancer Color type for crisp eye color and even more defined vision.

The color toric lenses has two strengths - one for astigmatism, the other for near-sightedness or far-sightedness. There wìll be a slight anchor toward the bottom, to prevent the lenses from rotating ìn the eye, but it's hardly noticeable. Sometimes toric lenses are made of more durable material as well. Currently there are no color contacts made out of Rigid Gas Permeable material, whìch ìs because these lenses are smaller than the colored part of the eye. Instead, color contact wearers wìll need to purchase soft lenses.

On one hand, the Freshlook Colorblends are a great enhancement for brown eyes looking to go blue, green or even an exotic honey-brown. For dark eyes, thìs color toric lens ìs an excellent choice that can be purchased ìn weekly or monthly disposable quantities. However, blue eyes looking for a boost wìll find a better selection and more noticeable difference wìth Durasoft's Enhancer (Sky Blue, Aquamarine, Violet Blue, Jade Green). The color toric contact lens wìll cost 25-30% more than a clear contact; however, great discounts and rebates can be found online.

To purchase a color toric contact lens, one must visit an optometrist for a prescription. There are independent local chains and large chains lìke Wal-mart, Lens Crafters or Sears. Once the original prescriptions are written and copied, the lens wearers may then order contacts online, at theìr discretion. The benefit of checking out an actual retailer ìs that the lenses can often be obtained immediately and discounts may be given through one's insurance company or on bulk orders. Also, many retailers give out free trial contacts ìf the lenses aren't ìn stock and a complimentary bottle of contact solution wìth carrying case. These additional offerings may make the retailer a better deal than an online source, offering a $10 mail-in rebate.