With purple contact lenses becoming more popular every day, the question often arises of if they are completely safe to wear? Yes, they are, but there are still some precautions you should take, and some information you should be aware of before you buy or start to wear them.
If you are buying your purple contacts from a reputable dealer with a well-known brand, then you can be sure that they will be made at the highest quality. There are guidelines and FDA rules that regulate how the contacts must be made. The problems usually arise when someone does not take proper care of their purple contacts, or neglects them in a way that their purple contact lenses become unfit to use, but they still do.
The rules are very simple, so following them should be simple as well. These rules are not just specific to purple contacts, colored contacts, but in fact all contact lenses so it’s good to know and understand these rules regardless of style, shape or color of the contact lenses you choose.
When purchasing your contact lenses you should never buy them from a source you don’t trust.
The best place to order them, like I stated before is from a reputable dealer, and buy a name brand. While there are rules on how contact lenses should be made, it doesn’t mean that every company that makes them follows them with the same rigorous methods.
You might run into a good deal on some purple contacts at a flea market or some beauty salons, but don’t let your desire to save a quick buck turn into a problem down the line. The FDA says that only optometrists or contact lens dealers that are fully licenses are permitted to sale them. If you get your purple contacts from a Doctor you might end up paying a decent bit more, so you should probably find a good deal online instead.
If you are the type of person who likes to play it completely safe, then just go with buying them from your Doctor if you can. Not all Doctors sale colored contact lenses, especially purple contacts because they simply aren’t quite as popular as other colors, yet.
If you are wanting to use your purple contacts for vision correction then you need to make sure that the prescription is exactly what you need.
No matter which style of purple contacts you use, whether it be costume style, or color-tinted, you should be able to find the exact prescription for your vision and it’s very important you do so. Using the wrong prescription can cause permanent damage to your eyes.
Do not share your purple contacts with anyone else.
“Hey, those look cool! Let me try them on!”, sounds harmless enough, but that is a quick way to get or spread a serious eye infection and can ultimately lead to some very serious vision complications, as well as other diseases that can spread through the same methods.
Take good care of your purple contacts, using the same methods as regular contacts.
Wear them at the right time, clean them often, replace them when needed. All of the same rules that you use to take care of regular contacts need to be used for purple contacts as well.
Don’t go to sleep with your purple contacts in.
This is a very good way of getting the contacts damaged, ruined or even shifted in your eye where you might have to seek professional assistance in getting them out. Be smart, don’t try it.
If your purple contact lenses become damaged, replace them.
Don’t risk causing damage to your eye just to wear them, because in the long run it’s not worth it.