Trick or Treat: Your Halloween Fashion Eyewear Dilemma, Solved!

Should I wear fashion contact lenses?

It’s again that time of the year when wholesale sunglasses take center stage together with other accessories that can complete a hair-raising-show-stopping outfit for Halloween. Let us help you solve that age old dilemma before Dracula gets the best costume award again for the 300 millionth time in a row. 

We’ve put together a simple guide to let you in on the good, the bad and the necessary about costume contact lenses. Read through the list below and get our spooky special verdict below.

Thumbs up for Treats

• -- Change your eye color in an instant
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• -- Get the complete Halloween look that you want from head to toe
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• -- Has clear lens that allows you to see normally
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• -- Readily available – you can get one at the mall, online or even in some beauty salons
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• -- Costs less than prescription contact lenses and eyeglasses

Thumbs down for Tricks

• -- Can dry your eyes
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• -- May cause red sore or gritty eyes
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• -- Without doctor prescription or recommendation, wrong usage can cause serious damage to your eyes like infections, corneal ulcers and abrasions to name a few
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• -- Mistakes in wearing the contact lenses can lead to vision loss since the eyes are very delicate

Safety First: Keeping your eyes safe from fashion lenses

·      Consult an optometrist before anything else. Contact lenses may seem cool and fun but you should remember that they are not for everybody. To ensure your safety, have an eye examination done before hand to know if your eyes have existing conditions that would make wearing a pair of contact lenses unfavorable. Contact lenses may not be the best option for individuals with dry eyes.

·        Buy only the lenses that will suit your needs. This can help you cut costs and ensure your safety

·        Take note of how long you can wear the contact lenses. If the instruction says 12 hours, plan ahead on how you can get the most out of your look without going over time.

·         Don’t borrow or lend your contact lenses to anyone else for hygienic purposes

·      Remove the contact lenses at the first sign of irritation including itching, redness or swelling among others. Consult your doctor or a health care provider at once to address the problem.

THE VERDICT: Is wearing fashion contact lenses for Halloween a Trick or Treat?

Costume contact lenses can surely provide a great twist to your Halloween get up this year. However, it is not worth risking your eye health for. Other safer alternatives like face painting, masks, false eyelashes and make up are options as well.